Skip to main content

Kale Yeah! Let's talk vegetables for the busy lifestyle

V is for Vegetables


Hi everyone!

Here is the link for this month's podcast:

As discussed we have a recipes about taking frozen vegetables and turning them into roasted vegetables. Plus some sauces to add to this!

  • Spray baking sheet with cooking spray, thoroughly.
  • Spread out frozen vegetables on tray.
  • Before pre-heating the oven, put the tray of frozen vegetables in the oven.
  • Begin preheat to 400°F. As it preheats the vegetables defrost and begin cooking.
  • Once oven is at 400°F, let vegetables cook for 20 minutes.
  • If adding any sauces or spices, add and mix up vegetables on tray and cook for another 3 - 5 minutes.

Balsamic Glaze Sauce:

1 TBSP of olive oil
2 TBSP of Balsamic Syrup (reduced balsamic vinegar)
1 TBSP of Honey

Mix these three ingredients together and toss roasted vegetables in and you are good to go.
Now for the balsamic syrup. This is a product you can buy and it will be right near the other balsamic vinegar. You can make your own balsamic syrup or reduced balsamic vinegar by cooking 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar until it boils up and then let it cool until sticky and syrup-y.

Another sauce is really simple garlic and butter.
1-2 (or really however much for garlic-y you want it) cloves of garlic, chopped
2 TBSP of butter

In a pan melt butter and add chopped garlic. Heat until you can smell the garlic. Add on top of roasted vegetables. Done, that is literally it.

And for some dips for cold cut veggies. It is really just as easy as we said in the podcast.

Have one serving size container or one cup of plain Greek yogurt or cottage cheese. Add in a couple teaspoons of either dry ranch seasoning or french onion soup dry mix. Mix it together and BAM instant, delicious fresh vegetable dip.

Here are the links to those good nutrition focused websites I was talking about.
These are great, science-based nutrition tools.

https://www.eatright.org/

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/tools-resources/nutrition.htm


Thanks for tuning in! Stay up Beet!




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mending your relationship with food

Mending your relationship with food  Did you know intentionally trying to lose weight results in weight gain 95% of the time? Frequent dieting is one of the top predictors of weight gain and the top predictor of eating disorder development.   This is because your body doesn’t know the difference between dieting and starvation . All your body sees is that it is not receiving the amount or the type of food that it wants at the time it wants. Therefore, it thinks that you must not have enough food around you and there must be a famine.   When your body goes into starvation mode, you experience increased cravings and hunger, “uncontrollable” eating, and a slowed metabolism. Your body wants to conserve as much energy as possible because it thinks your access to food is limited. Food insecurity can actually have this same effect on the body.   Here are the 10 Intuitive Eating Principles that help you to mend your relationship with food. Intuitive Eating is a ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Fad Diets

  Adkins. Keto. Paleo. Intermittent Fasting. Raw Diet. Carnivore Diet. The list goes on and on and on ! There is a new diet out there every day! It can be very challenging for those who are on a health and wellness journey to decipher which one is the best! Worry no more! This blog and podcast are going to discuss the biggest fad diets right now and why they are good and why they may not be the best for our health.   Be mindful that all this information is bias free . I have taken all the evidence-based information and compiled it into this blog! Is there more information out there? YES! However, you are an advocate for your health and you need to make the decision on what is going to work best for you! Let’s start at the beginning though…. What is a fad diet?   A fad diet is a way of eating that typically restricts certain foods, has crazy health claims that are “to good to be true” and will have a spike in popularity and then feather off months or years later. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

How can we get in more fruits and vegetables?

Hello! Today we're focusing on how we can get more fruits and vegetables in that day! We are not perfect and we all can improve on getting in more fruits and vegetables (yes even dietitians)! Here are some good tips to get in more fruits and vegetables in the day: • Pre-chop your ingredients so it is quick and easy to grab for a snack or put in a dish! • Have your family help choose the fruit or vegetable of the week. If they are all included, it may help with their consumption • Buy in season to save the most on fruits and vegetables  • Do not be afraid of frozen or canned items • Make it fun and tasty..... it does not have to be bland!  If you want to learn more and get helpful tips from registered dietitians, listen to our mini-podcast here . All 4 of the dietitians at Crossing Healthcare and our dietetic intern Emily will provide helpful tips on getting in those fruits and vegetables!  And to help you out, we've got 5 fun and tasty meals for you to try for family meal...
Post a Comment
Read more