Tips for eating more vegetables, can you reach those 250 grams?
Why is eating vegetables so important?
Of course, it's good to know why you're adding more vegetables to your meals. This can give you extra motivation, because after all, everyone wants to live longer, right? A study by the Population Health Research Institute shows that a daily serving of 375 to 500 grams of vegetables, fruit, or legumes reduces the risk of mortality! And besides this major benefit, eating more vegetables reduces the risk of disease, is a source of potassium (which lowers blood pressure), helps you lose weight, makes your skin glow, and allows you to eat plenty of them. Even prehistoric humans ate 500 to 1000 grams of vegetables per day!
If you really want to get the most health benefits from eating vegetables, it's best to eat a large portion raw. Vegetables lose 20 to 50 percent of their vitamins if you cook them too long or too hot.
Make it nice and easy for yourself
New Year's resolutions work best when they don't require too much effort. And with this resolution, it also helps if you enjoy eating vegetables. So first, decide what you like. Do you like grilled vegetables? Or do you prefer a fresh salad? Do you love eggplant? Or do you love carrots? Write down which vegetables you like!
Next, consider your favorite vegetables and decide what you can make with them. If you really don't like vegetables, you can still disguise them in a spicy curry, a delicious soup, carrot cake, pasta sauce, or even on your pizza. The possibilities are endless. Grilling vegetables can also enhance their flavor, which you can easily do in the oven. Have you ever thrown sliced carrots, eggplant, and zucchini in the oven with a little oil, salt, and pepper? With a good oven, the kitchen will soon smell delicious. You can then roll these vegetables in a wrap, put them on a sandwich with some hummus, or toss them in a salad. It can be that delicious and easy!
Put it on your shopping list
When we go to the supermarket, we often pick up whatever we're craving at that moment. And that doesn't often mean vegetables. That's why making a grocery list is so important! So pack that list of your favorite vegetables in your shopping bag.