VEG TASTE

"In a study on 360 fourth and fifth-grade students (unfortunately I couldn’t find any studies on adults), repeatedly tasting disliked vegetables increased the children’s liking of them. The approach of weekly taste exposures to carrots, peas, tomatoes, and bell peppers was effective in approximately half of the participants. The number of children who reported liking or liking a lot a previously disliked vegetable was greater after eight or nine taste exposures.19"


"Research shows that canned tomatoes have more bio-accessible lycopene and antioxidants which makes them more nutritious than raw vegetables.16 Canned beans are more convenient and digestible when compared to dry beans. You need to soak the latter for at least a few hours to reduce their content of anti-nutrients, while the canned ones are good to eat right away


"Mixed frozen vegetables are one o"Google “cook once, eat all week” for countless dinner ideas that you cook once and eat for days."f the best options for a quick, healthy meal. You already have vegetables in the right proportions, and they’re already cut, so all you need to do is steam them, add some herbs, spices and sauce, and you’re good to go

"Frozen vegetables provide a few big benefits: - you don’t have to worry about spoilage, - you don’t have to waste time cutting vegetables, - you get different vegetables in smaller amounts.

Raw leafy vegetables are best for smoothies. They include: beet greens, broccoli, kale, spinach, collard greens, Swiss chard, or parsley.


"To avoid bitterness, up to 40-50% of your smoothie may come from vegetables. The rest should come from fruits and other ingredients. Switching from a fruit smoothie to a vegetable smoothie accomplishes three healthy things at once: it increases your vegetable intake, makes your smoothie more satiating due to additional fiber, and reduces your intake of fructose, a simple sugar found in fruits.

"Google “cook once, eat all week” for countless dinner ideas that you cook once and eat for days."

If you enjoy jogging and usually follow it with a fruit smoothie, why not mix in some leafy greens like kale or spinach? You probably won’t notice a big difference in taste (or there might even be an improvement), and just like that, you’ve consumed some vegetables with no big changes to your diet." 

"For example, if you often eat scrambled eggs, you can eat them with: - spinach, - a chopped bell pepper, - raw cherry tomatoes as a side snack, - asparagus, - chopped zucchini, - kale. Google the name of your favorite dish and add “vegetables” at the end for countless ideas to upgrade your breakfast.