Eat More Veggies in London ON

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I’m a busy chiropractor at LifeHouse Chiropractic in London, ON, and it can be hard to find the time to get all the vegetables I need and want in a day. It can be easy to say, "I'm going to eat more vegetables." But when it comes down to it, many of us fall short of our daily needs. Pack in the veggies, and the flavor, with these 11 creative ways to boost your veggie intake. These ideas are so delicious, that even people who don’t like vegetables will ask for more.

Eleven Creative Ways to Eat Your Veggies in London ON

1. Raw – cooking can destroy the nutrients in some veggies, so eating them raw maintains all of the goodness. Other vegetables need to be cooked to make them easier to digest. For a list of what and why you should eat some veggies raw and others cooked, look here. [4]
2. Juiced – Juicing vegetables can be an efficient way of getting in more nutrients from lots of vegetables [5].
3. Fermented – another way to consume raw veggies, as well as, deliver beneficial bacteria that promotes digestion and immunity [6].
4. Sprouted – nutrient-packed, inexpensive [7].
5. Powdered – use greens powder to augment your veggie intake, add greens to smoothies, drinks, Greek yogurt, etc., energizes & alkalizes [8].
6. Souped – vegetable soup, hot or cold, is good for your health [9].
7. Blended – add a handful of spinach or kale to your favorite smoothie to gain access to bioavailable nutrition while preserving your precious digestive fire [10].
8. Sneaked – try shredding veggies and sneaking them into your favorite recipes, think zucchini or carrots in spaghetti sauce, chili, lasagna, or zucchini in your muffins.
9. Spiralized – a delicious and healthy trend right now is spiralizing vegetables. A spiralizer is a kitchen gadget that is designed to cut vegetables into long thin slices that can then be used to replace pasta in your favorite recipes. If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can cut them by hand or use a vegetable peeler [11].
10. Crisped – turn your veggies into crispy chips. You can purchase store-bought veggie chips, but if you make them at home, they are not only more economical, but you can make them with healthy fats, and skip any undesirable additives. Try thinly slicing veggies, like sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, parsnips, zucchini, taro, and yucca root. Sprinkling/spraying them lightly with healthy oil, like avocado oil. Then baking them on a baking sheet until they are crispy, and sprinkling them with your favorite seasoning. Check out this website for lots of creative ideas [12].
11. “Fried” – everyone loves fries, how about cutting some veggies, like zucchini, sweet potatoes, or green beans into strips, lightly coating them with healthy oil, like avocado oil, and baking them in the oven until they are crispy. Serve them with homemade dips. Here are 10 vegetables that can be transformed into fries [13].

References

1. http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-organic-foods-20140715-story.html
2. https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php#.WnjL5K6nGUk
3. https://www.ewg.org/apps/
4. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raw-veggies-are-healthier/
5. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/04/19 /juicing-benefits.aspx
6. http://articles.mercola.com/fermented-foods.aspx
7. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/08/eating-sprouts.aspx
8. http://draxe.com/green-powders/
9. http://org/blog/food-thought/vegetable-soup-fights-cell-damage
10. https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8715/is-your-green-smoothie-actually-healthy-and-balanced.html
11. https://downshiftology.com/spiralizer-beginners-guide/
12. https://blog.paleohacks.com/veggie-chips/  
13. https://paleoleap.com/10-vegetables-transform-into-paleo-fries/