Are you tired of eating the same things every week? Would you like to begin eating a variety of foods but aren’t sure how to do it? Here are some simple baby steps to increase the variety of what you eat each week which will also increase the nutritional value of your diet overall.
- Eat one new vegetable a week. 1) Do a simple prep – sauté onions and garlic in olive or coconut oil (or bacon if eating bacon), add diced veggies, add seasonings, and cook til tender; 2) roast several veggies in oven (pick 1 new veggie to add to the mix). Peel and dice veggies and throw in big bowl. Mix in olive oil, avocado oil, or coconut oil, add seasonings, pour into pan or dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 – 50 min til roasted and tender. Yum!
- Fix a protein this week in a new way – grill, sauté , boil, bake, roast, stir fry, use a slow cooker or instant pot.
- Try a new protein this week. One plant based protein is quinoa. Look it up on the internet – lots of new recipes to try. Remember to keep it simple (not more than 5 -6 ingredients and 30 min or less or you’ll quit!).
- Make your lunch with something new such as a salad with a new fruit. Have you ever tried strawberries or blueberries on a salad? Pineapple or grapes? How about dragon fruit or passion fruit? If not on a salad, fruits are great to quench that sweet taste at the end of a meal.
- Pack a lunch for work or if on the run. You’ll already have your lunch if in a time crunch plus it’s much cheaper than eating out.
