We’re mixing it up a little bit the next few weeks throughout February with the WIAW posts, and I’m super stoked about it! Jen, the founder of WIAW, challenged us to “veg-ify” our posts throughout the month of February to really emphasize eating and LOVING vegetables. I love my vegetables, so I have no problem promoting some veggie love!
Today’s WIAW post will be featuring yesterday’s eats. I’ll also be adding in a few tips here and there to help you “sneak” vegetables into your snacks and meals.
breakfast
overnight oats
(1/3 C. oats, 1/3 C. vanilla soymilk, 1/3 cup water, 1/2 T. flax seeds overnight + half sliced banana & ~1 T. peanut butter added in the morning)
mug of coffee
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mid morning snack
chocolate banana protein smoothie
1/2 ripe banana
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2 C. 1% milk
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
handful of fresh spinach
Tip: I almost always add in a handful or two of fresh spinach to my smoothies. It may sound gross and/or turn your smoothie a weird color, but it truly is tasteless. I love finishing off my delicious smoothie knowing that I got a serving of vegetables in without even tasting them!
lunch
blackbean veggie burger & a hard boiled egg over a bed of spinach and romaine; topped with ketchup
I used Brittany’s Chickpea Burger recipe as a base for my veggie burger, but I used black beans instead of chickpeas. T’was delicious!
Tip: Salads make for endless possibilities when it comes to lunch and dinner options which prevents them from getting too boring. They are an easy way to get in several servings of vegetables too!
roasted sweet potato dipped in ketchup
Tip: Sweet potatoes are considered a super food that are packed with nutrients! Roasting them is my favorite way to eat them.
mid afternoon snack
gala apple dipped in “healthy” peanut butter cookie dough dip
dinner
shrimp & veggie stir fry over brown rice
Tip: A stir fry is an incredibly easy and delicious way to pack in vegetables for a dinner option.
evening snack/dessert
Vitalicious Apple Crumb Vitatop topped with ~1 T. peanut butter
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Lipton Cranberry Pomegranate Green Tea
Questions:
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How do you “sneak” vegetables into your meals?
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What are your favorite veggies?
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I still haven’t tried adding spinach to my smoothies! It’s not that I’m concerned about the taste, I just always forget to do it! I’ll definitely need to pick up some spinach at the store this coming week & finally give it a try.
I add spinach in my smoothies too! Such an easy way to sneak extra veggies in, even my husband will drink it!
I like to add salsa to eggs to get some veggies in at breakfast!
i love salsa on my eggs too! heck i could eat salsa by the spoonful!
oh gosh, that stir fry looks delicious!!!! I also love sneaking spinach into things like smoothies, you really don’t taste it! One new veggie idea I tried was cauliflower “rice”, it was really easy to make and was great to put veggies, protein and sauce on top of, just like normal rice!
oh yes, i still want to try cauliflower rice! i’ve heard of it, but still have yet to try it out. great to know that it was good stuff!
Your stir fry looks delicious!! I like to sneak veggies in by roasting a huge batch and eating them with pretty much everything!
i LOVE roasted veggies! definitely my favorite way to eat them!
I like to just eat almost everything that can be eaten over spinach with some spinach. I LOVE it – it’s definitely my favorite vegetable. And luckily stir fry is one of the few foods that my boyfriend likes, because that’s one of my favorite meals to include lots of veggies in!
spinach is one of my favorites too!
I love salads, but when I’m out of fresh veggies, I’ll grab some from my freezer and add them to everything–canned soup, eggs, pizza, you name it! I also love roasted root vegetables–sometimes I make a big batch and eat them all week! YUM!
frozen veggies are always a great option! i actually used frozen veggies for my stir fry. it’s so easy because i didn’t have have to chop anything either!
i love spinach in smoothies! its been a while, but that is always a good easy one for me!
my favorite veggies are broccoli green beans! mmm!
I love spinach in smoothies too!! Makes ‘em so delicious and awesomely packed with veg. Great post! Makes me EVEN more excited to eat veggies today
Veggies and shrimp stir fry is a staple in mi casa! Such a quick and healthy dinner. I’ve yet to get the vita tops – too pricey!
the vita tops ARE pricey – the company sent them to me for free to review. review post coming soon!
Swwet potatoes with ketchup- yum!! My favorite ways to sneak veggies in is stirfry. Everything tastes good when it’s all mixed together like that.
Nice job on getting those veggies in! I used to HATE spinach in smoothies but I love it now! I just have to remember to add a sweet potato or banana in to mask the flavor and make it creamy
yummm seriously great eats! i didn’t realize this month was love your veggies, that’s fun! I focus on veggies at every meal and it just makes things more colorful!
Such delicious eats all day! Your dinner looks amazing! I love making stir-frys, they are so quick, but such an easy way to get loads of veggies in as well!
I have always wondered about spinach in smoothies, I thought they would make it taste weird so I’ve never tried. Good to know, I’ll have to throw a handful in next time! Thanks for the tip
the stirfry looks so good! i’m in college and need some cooking inspiration for healthy one-person meals, i’m curious as to how you make it/flavor it!
I love making chopped salad! It is much easier for me to eat veggies when they are miniature!
Yey! I’m so glad you used the burger base and like it. You can pretty much use any type of bean
i loved it!
LOVE your eats – stir-fries are my favorite foods – I just wish I had more time to make them!
I don’t really need to try and sneak veges into my meals, I truly love them and make sure I always include them. My favourites are probably brocolli and asparagus. Unfortuntately asparagus can be pretty expensive over my neck of the woods so we rarely have them. Love the look of your stirfry!
that’s great that you love veggies so much!
Any type of soup is a good way to incorporate veggies it’s a meal. I also love roasted vegetables and so does Brandon, so I do a lot of roasting.
And I usually have a spinach salad with almost all of our dinners. He just puts a bunch of French dressing on it, and then he’s happy.
oh soup IS a great idea to get in veggies! i also love roasted veggies – it’s one of my favorite ways to eat veggies. spinach salads often accompany our dinners too! my husband gets sick of them every once in awhile though, so i try to mix it up sometimes.
must. make. that. burger!!!! everyones been gabbing about blackbean burgers on twitter — i think i’m going to make up a veg-loaded one soon so i can burger it up! =)
happy wiaw Ashley!!!!!
fav way to sneak veggies in? I plan my meals around vegetables and let the rest of the food groups be the after though — this way i almost always get veggies and beans in first and the rest follow! =)
ohhh it’s delicious! make it for sure! happy WIAW to you too jenn!
I add grated carrots to lots of things like chili and soups. I also add fresh spinach, kale and or tomatoes into pasta dishes and soups. I am a big fan of mushroms, peppers and onions so many of my meals thru the week include those. I like blackbean veggie burgers but have yet to attempt making my own. Oh and Ashley…you put ketchup with weird things. Sweet potato’s? Veggie burgers? ewe
LOL! noooo ketchup is SO good on sweet potatoes and veggie burgers! i love ketchup though…
and making the homemade blackbean burgers is really so easy! you should try it!
i looove a sweet potato with honey!
today is my 20th WIAW too!!