by Kathy H

Created on: August 24, 2006   Last Updated: May 04, 2007

I must confess I am a sneaky cook . I can persuade almost anyone to try one of my concoction at least once. sometimes I reveal the secret ingredients and sometimes I do not.
there are all sorts of ways to boost vegetable consumption most of the times without others even knowing it.

Soups

Soups are one of the easiest ways to sneak in the veggies. you can always simmer vegetables in a broth and

Remove the vegetables and use the vitamin enriched broth in the soup
Puree the vegetables and broth together then add it to the soup
pureed vegetables can be added to creamed soups, add some cheese and who is going to know
You can camouflage some vegetables in soup too, such as slicing up broccoli stalks thinly and claiming it to be celery, adding spinach and saying yes when they ask if it is lettuce, and adding sweet potatoes and swearing they are carrots

try serving them deep fried

Tempura batter recipes are available just by doing a search on recipe sites. You can stir up one of these batters and dip chunks of vegetables in them then deep fry them. They can be served with a hidden whipped vegetable dip

juice
If you have a juice machine, you can whip up all sorts of concoctions. You can combine vegetable and fruit juices to make a delicious drink
By the way V 8 splash is a vegetable fruit juice combination available on your grocery shelf. The main ingredient is carrot juice. So you can serve this chilled, or make it into ice Popsicles and even add it as the cold liquid when making gelatin, as you can most vegetable/fruit juices

A raw vegetable platter

I'm sure the vegetable haters eat some vegetables. one way to encourage them to eat more vegetables is to put together a raw vegetables platter with a dip for them to dip them into. This is best served after school or work and before dinner. this is the time of day when they are most hungry, and if they really are hungry they'll eat the vegetables. Most vegetable platters are served with ranch dressing. You can also serve this platter made up of steamed vegetables with your main meal.

The best of vegetables to make the raw platter with are sliced cucumbers or zucchini squash, cherry tomatoes, broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, celery and carrots sticks, pea pods, and green pepper slices.

Another possibility for raw vegetables slices is to dip them in a cheese fondue

The steamed platter could consist of zucchini, broccoli , cauliflower, pea pods, carrots, and sweet potato slices. You could drizzle a little garlic butter

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