Tips to help you eat your vegetables

When it comes to eating vegetables, most of us would rather have that order of fries and gravy or a thick juicy steak. Sure everyone has that one vegetable they will eat anywhere any time, but what about the other hundred or so vegetables out there? Here are some tips to help you eat your vegetables, just like your mother used to tell you. And following these tips can even be fun!

Use flames

Most guys will tell you that fire makes things better. This is also true for vegetables. Take corn on the cob for example. Put it on the BBQ in the husk and turn it every couple minutes with tongs. After a few minutes you will have a smoking good tasty tender cob of corn! And then there are those sweet peppers on the BBQ or flat iron pan. They have so much sugar in them that before they burn they start to caramelize. That's when the sugar turns brown and tastes really yummy. So while you're grilling up your favorite slab of meat, try throwing some vegetables on next to it for fun!

Use the blender

Have you ever gone to a house where very small children are eating? Chances are their meals were prepared in a blender and all their food looks the same. Take a queue from this style, and blend your vegetables. Then you can add them to anything you like - spaghetti sauce, cream of chicken soup, or your favorite cheese sauce even. You will be eating them, but not seeing them or likely even tasting anything close to a vegetable. Plus you won't have to chew your vegetables which is an added bonus!

Use them in a dip

You are about to sit down and watch the game with a couple friends. You open a bag of chips. I bet you weren't planning on getting your daily vegetables at this point were you? But it's easy to do! You can open a jar of salsa for a pre-made dip that is pure vegetable goodness. Or if you are good in the kitchen, you can even prepare your own salsa. Or you can blend up some beans and tomatoes into a bean dip. There are all kinds of options, and even more spices and herbs you can add for variety. So while you're feeding your face waiting for the next points to be scored, you'll be getting your daily vegetables without even knowing it!

So there are lots of ways you can eat your vegetables painlessly - use flames, use the blender, or use vegetables in a dip for your chips. If you do any or all of these, you will feel better and your mom will be happy too.

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