Eat Your Vegetables Day

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By Chef Terry

Eating your Veggie Day is always celebrated on June 17^th and was strategically created in the middle of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month; this day is the perfect opportunity to re-introduce a healthy portion of vegetables into your diet. No doubt about it, Eat Your Vegetables Day was created to promote a more healthy diet.......for life! 

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Eat Your Vegetables: 15 Tips for Veggie Haters (from WebMD):

• Tip No. 1: Add veggies you almost like to dishes you already love;
• Tip No. 2: Try them in soup;
• Tip No. 3: Slip them into salads;
• Tip No. 4: Serve them raw;
• Tip No. 5: Take raw vegetables skinny dipping;
• Tip No. 6: Sneak them into spaghetti and pizza;
• Tip No. 7: Drink your vegetables;
• Tip No. 8: Increase the fun factor;
• Tip No. 9: Grill, baby, grill;
• Tip No. 10: Know how to cook the stronger flavored veggies;
• Tip No. 11: Try them where you least expect them;
• Tip No. 12: Be sensitive to textural turn-offs;
• Tip No. 13: Even fast-food vegetables count;
• Tip No. 14: Don't reward your kids (or yourself) for eating vegetables; and
• Tip No. 15: It's all about the cheese.

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Remember parents – we set the example for our children by our actions!!  Ensure you make vegetable an important part of your meals and snacks.  Along the way, you tell your kids a little about the importance of vegetables for a long and healthy life.

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The next time you think you don't have the time to eat properly, remember that vegetables are among the most convenient foods around. You can cook most vegetables in just a few minutes if you steam, stir-fry, or microwave them.

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Good links:

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/eat-your-vegetables-and-other-234079.aspx

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/eat-your-vegetables-15-tips-for-veggie-haters

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