Oh c'mon I did give you a head's up that Veggies would be our Hellthy Habit this week!
So, how did you do on lowering your portion size? Any tips you found useful in helping curb your portion sizes? Did smaller plates & bowls help? Hopefully you're well on your way to smaller portion sizes!
So, now we're going to switch gears and I'm going to open it back up again with eating your vegetables. Eat, eat, eat (and how often are you going to see that when you're trying to lose weight?) As mentioned in the last post, they are a great way to add fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants to your diet. They are low in calories: one cup of raw spinach is 7--THAT's RIGHT, SEVEN--calories! But watch out how you serve them--a 1/2 cup of creamed spinach is 70 calories!! And if you over cook them--particularly if you're boiling them--you can cook out a lot of the nutrients!
Well then, what's a girl (or guy) to do? Grill'em, roast'em, , eat'em raw, add'em to soups & casseroles...possibilities are endless! Over the next week or so, I'm going to be sharing not just why you should eat them, but also some of my favorite recipes to dramatically increase your vegetable servings!
Aim for at least 5 1-cup servings a day and when you've reached that goal, try to for more. Your body will thank you for it!
~a little salt for your tequila and lime, served with a small side salad--dressing on the side!
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