What Are the Best Vegetables to Eat Since March is National Nutrition Month
Do you struggle how to eat your greens? March is National Nutrition Month AND St Patrick’s Day, making it a great time to feature the best vegetables to eat! I love to serve green vegetable recipes on the March 17th holiday, and it is the perfect excuse to eat green all month long. You know they are good for you – your momma always told you so! In fact there are so many green food choices – green apples, kiwi, lime, pears, avocado, asparagus, artichokes, broccoli, kale, green peppers, green beans, spinach, zucchini, and green cabbage – just to name a few! With a variety of important health benefits – there is no excuse not to dig in! Especially if you use my easy healthy cookbooks!
5 Ways of How to Eat Your Greens – My Favorite the “Avocado”
If you know me, then you know my absolute favorite way of how to eat your greens is with avocado! Since March is National Nutrition Month I am going to include avocados in just about everything I eat. I have so many recipes with avocados. Avocado are technically a fruit, I am breaking the best vegetables to eat list rules! Rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated (good) fats, avocados are high in fiber and, ounce for ounce; top the charts among all fruits for folate, potassium, vitamin E, and magnesium, making them one of the most nutrient-dense foods. Give this mouthwatering Guacamame Dip a try from Eating Well to Fight Arthritis cookbook. Combining avocado with edamame to create a wonderful easy creamy dip with good-for-you ingredients.
Think About Eating More Green Vegetable Recipes – March is National Nutrition Month
Dig Into Spinach Artichoke Dip from Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook
By eating foods with a variety of color (like GREEN!) you will automatically be choosing healthfully. The different colors in foods are evidence to important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. You know spinach is one of the best vegetables to eat because of its rich color. The deep green in my savory, delicious Spinach Artichoke Dip with creamy brie and Parmesan from Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook. Proof that this leafy green contains a great source of vitamin K, carotene, folate, calcium, vitamin C and fiber. Looking for some more quick spinach recipes.
You Know It is Good For You When My Kale Recipe is Featured On WebMD
Kale is all the rage these days, and I was so excited when WebMD featured my recipe for Tasty Kale and White Beans from my trim&TERRIFIC Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle At Any Age cookbook. WebMD selected this easy kale recipe for their slide show on “13 Ways to Eat More Greens” So you know it is one of the best vegetables to eat! Kale, from the cabbage family, is very nutritious with powerful antioxidants. Italian country cooks have simmered greens and buttery white beans together for years, but you will love my easy, healthy updated Tasty Kale and White Beans recipe on how to eat your greens! Don’t look any further because I have more delicious kale recipes.
Bell Peppers Come in Variety of Colors and Recipes
Bell peppers come in a variety of colors along with a variety of uses. They may just be the best vegetables to eat yet, and add nutritional benefits to all sorts of recipes. From this Shrimp and Cheese Grits with Peppers breakfast to casseroles like this Easy Stuffed Bell Peppers Casserole both from my anti-inflammatory cookbook, Eating Well To Fight Arthritis– 1 cup of bell pepper provides 200% of your daily recommendation of vitamin C.
How About Using Green Spinach Pasta for Green Food Recipes!
Have fun with food this March for National Nutrition Month. I LOVE my Crawfish Fettuccine recipe from Gulf Coast Favorites so I picked up some spinach pasta to serve it with. Turn your favorite pasta recipes into green food too easily with green pasta. The whole family will enjoy this easy crawfish recipe. Who doesn’t like pasta and crawfish? Move over Dr. Seuss as I have the green colored covered. Call it your St. Paddy’s Day pasta!
How To Eat Your Greens With Green Vegetable Recipes- March is National Nutrition Month!
Remember, cooking is creative so try turning your favorite dishes into green vegetable recipes. How? Spinach is the easiest way to eat more greens because you can toss spinach into a salad mixture or add to a pasta dish. Avocado also goes well on a sandwich or is a must in every salad I make. I top sliced avocado on my Chicken Tortilla Soup all the time. I probably have a recipe for your green vegetable favorite but, if not, include all these great green food choices – green apples, kiwi, lime, pears, avocado, asparagus, artichokes, broccoli, kale, green peppers, green beans, spinach, zucchini, and green cabbage in whatever you are eating. We also can’t forget about green smoothies for the perfect on the go green recipe.
| Servings 10 |
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate graham crackers crushed
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 1/4 cup pistachios chopped
- 1 quart fat free vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt fat free vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt
- 1 (4-serving) instant pistachio flavored pudding and pie filling
- 1/2 cup chocolate fat-free fudge topping warmed
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven 375°F.
- In 9-inch pie plate, stir together graham cracker crumbs, and butter, press on bottom and up sides. Bake 8 - 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, quickly combine the pistachios, ice cream, and pudding until well mixed. Transfer mixture into cooled crust. Freeze, covered, for at least 4 hours or until firm. Serve with warmed chocolate fudge topping on each slice.
Per Serving: Calories 261, Protein (g) 5, Carbohydrate (g) 50, Fat (g) 6, Calories from Fat (%) 21, Saturated Fat (g) 2, Dietary Fiber (g) 1, Cholesterol (mg) 9, Sodium (mg) 353, Diabetic Exchanges: 3 other carbohydrate, 1 fat
Terrific Tip: Take a short cut and use a commercially prepared chocolate crust from the grocery.
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Delicious Green Dessert Too!
Yes there is such thing as green dessert! Since March is National Nutrition Month I like to celebrate with a few fun dessert recipes. Dessert may not be the healthiest recipes of how to eat your greens. However, when you cook trim and terrific it is better for you than the traditional version! Add a little green food coloring to my No Bake Oreo Chocolate Truffles Dipped in White Chocolate for a rich, satisfying yet so easy sweet treat! Or, just because it isn’t king cake season doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a green king cake!
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