As you probably already know, an easy way to make your meals more nutritious is by incorporating fresh vegetables into your favorite meals. Vegetables are incredibly nutritious and have the highest NuVal scores at the supermarket.
Some of my favorite ways to get more veggies into my diet are by adding shredded spinach (NuVal score: 100), carrots (NuVal score: 99), or zucchini (NuVal score: 99) to chili, soups, and meatloaf. I also like to add sweet potato (NuVal score: 96) or canned pumpkin (NuVal score: 94) to baked breads and cakes.
One of my favorite veggie trade-ups is adding mashed avocado (NuVal score: 89), instead of a slice of Kraft Singles American Cheese (NuVal score: 18), to my sandwich. Besides increase the nutritional value of my sandwich, it also jazzes up the flavor!
What veggie trade-up have you made recently?
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Instead of a regular carb like bread or rice I have been grilling fresh corn on the cob! I do the same thing with the avacado like you too!
For pasta and marinara sauce I just load up on veggies like zucchini, broccoli and spinach, and go light on the pasta. It works for me, but doesn’t fool my carb / meat lovin’ fiancee!
When I have marinara sauce in pasta (like sweetersalt) I use a LOT of pasta-sized veggies and use just a tiny bit os pasta. So yummmmmmmmy
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I agree!! I think avocado is a much better addition to a sandwich over cheese. But sometimes I just can’t resist a warm sandwich with melted cheese, hehe! What else did you put on that avocado sandwich? Is that cream cheese??