More Ways To Eat Veggies

Hey everyone! Hope you all are doing well. Texas is blessed with colder weather now. I am grateful. Winter weather makes me cook cozy, comfort food. What is comfort food for you? Soup with a nice baguette is one of my favorite meals. Let me share multiple ways of adding a variety of vegetables in your everyday diet.

Let me start with my favorite Vegetarian soup. Italian Minestrone Soup. Most Italian restaurants serve Minestrone on their menu. Traditionally, this soup is cooked with wine. I make it minus the wine. I love that this meal has pasta, beans, leafy greens and fresh vegetables all in one bowl.

My husband and I love soups. But my kiddo doesn't. The 2nd way of eating multiple vegetables is Indian Mixed Vegetable Paratha. Parathas are usually stuffed flatbread. My kiddo doesn't like stuffed ones. So, I make the Gujarati Thepla. Thepla is made with Fenugreek or Methi leaves. Over the years, I have modified it and my kid calls it Pink Paratha. Click on the pink link and see for yourself.

Another way our family loves eating vegetables is Sandwiches. Let me share our favorite - Grilled Chicken Pesto Panini Sandwich. Basil pesto goes well with any kind of meat or tofu or paneer in my opinion. Do give it a try and let me know.

The next one is more like a snack. Cutlets or Croquettes. Mix in veggies of your choice with or without meat and most picky eaters will love this snack. Do try my version. Airfried Vegan Nuggets.

The last one is a popular Indian curry. Palak Paneer. Spinach or Palak is one of the healthiest vegetables. You can make a sauce or gravy with any other greens of your choice - Mustard Greens, Kale, Fenugreek leaves and so on. Paneer can be substituted with a protein of your choice - tofu, shrimp, boiled eggs, mushrooms.

Do share your way of adding veggies to an everyday meal.

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