Wednesday, March 19, 2008

60 second seasoning

Do you hate veggies? Do you find yourself mindlessly chewing you veggies because, well, that is about all there is on your plate?
Have no need to fear, underdog is here! (No seriously, how many times have you got to use that in real life. )
Ok,back to vegtables. Did you know that for each extra serving of vegtables you eat a day can drop your risk of heart disease by 4%. Here are some ideas from Diane magazine to take veggies from 'ho hum' to hum dinger!

Steam a bag of fresh or frozen veggies in the microwave, then give their taste a much needed lift by adding or experimenting with new flavors.

Toss some Broccoli with asian style dressing and top with sesame seeds and faster than you can say Ne-how, you have a great side dish.
Toss Cauliflower with olive oil,curry powder, paprika,and parsley and boom you got a tasty and spicy side dish.
Spinach topped with olive oil, walnuts and some blue or feta cheese an voila another fast and easy veggie treat.

Start with your favorite vegtables and mix and match with new spices. You will be suprised at the good tastes that you find with a little bit of experimenting. Go on, give it a try.

1 comment:

Marni's Organized Mess said...

Considering this crappy no sugar diet I'm on... I can't do the dressings, but what I really love is steaming my veggies with butter, salt n spice and some light lemon juice, really brings out the good flavors... if there is any in veggies. :)