Try This Simple Trick to Eat More Veggies With Less Stress
Looking to eat more veggies with less hassle? Here’s a simple—and yummy—solution that has you cooking once and eating a variety of healthful, plant-forward dishes all week long.
Roast a sheet pan full of veggies at the beginning of the week and then have them on hand to:
Eat as a side dish for dinner
Enjoy for breakfast with a poached, fried or scrambled egg
Add to a quiche or frittata
Toss in a salad
Nest in a wrap with some tuna, turkey, or chicken
Use as a pizza topping
Add to a pasta dish
Make a “bowl” by adding a whole grain (brown rice, farro, quinoa, or bulgur for example), your protein of choice, and some crumbled feta or goat cheese
Use as a savory oatmeal topping along with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, roasted pumpkin seeds, and crumbled goat cheese (or a dollop of part-skim ricotta)
To prepare the veggies, chop them up into similar-sized pieces, toss them with a generous drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper, and roast at 400° until they’re tender and slightly crispy. Be sure to stir them occasionally while roasting. There are lots of ways to switch up the flavors too, including:
Sprinkle them with different spices
Switch up the oil—try avocado, walnut, or grapeseed (all heart healthy oils)
Drizzle with balsamic vinegar, or even tastier, a balsamic reduction, after cooking
Add different fresh herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, mint, basil, or oregano
I use whatever combination of veggies (and sometimes fruit) that I have on hand, but here are some great pairings to try:
Carrots, parsnips, and fennel (one of my favorites!)
Cauliflower; broccoli, onions, mushrooms
Butternut squash, carrots, onions
Acorn squash, Brussels sprouts, red grapes
Cherry tomatoes, asparagus, shiitake mushrooms
People often tell me that they get overwhelmed trying to figure out what to eat or how to fit healthy meals into their busy schedules—or that they are bored with eating the same foods over and over and need help getting more variety into their diet. This simple meal prepping solution addresses all of these common struggles!
I’d love to hear how this idea works out for you. And if you’re struggling to eat well or you’re simply curious how to choose foods and build habits that can improve your health, increase your energy, enhance your moods, and help you feel GREAT about your body, be sure to reach out! I’ve got loads of other ideas and solutions to make eating healthy easier (and delicious). Just shoot me an email—let's get to know each other and chat about your goals!