What are simple ways to add more vegetables to meals?
One of the easiest approaches is to sneak vegetables into dishes you already make. Add spinach or kale to smoothies, stir diced zucchini or carrots into pasta sauce, mix cauliflower into mashed potatoes, or toss extra vegetables into soups, stews, and casseroles. Omelets and scrambled eggs are great vehicles for peppers, onions, and mushrooms.
You can also swap or supplement ingredients, like using lettuce wraps instead of bread, replacing half your rice with cauliflower rice, or adding a handful of greens to sandwiches. Roasting vegetables with olive oil and seasoning makes them more appealing if you find plain vegetables boring. Keeping pre-cut vegetables in the fridge makes it easier to grab and add them without extra effort.