The gold standard for fruit and veggie servings is 7 to 9 a day. I admit that upon first reading that my jaw dropped and I couldn’t fathom making it happen, but slowly with time and sneaky vegetable tweaks I found myself easily hitting that goal daily.
And yes, I found that I was hitting my goal even while traveling.
Since many of the folks participating in one of my Clean and Lean Challenges are looking for more ways to up their veggie in take, I gathered up some of fantastic recipes that will increase your veggie intake without a single salad in sight.
Hopefully these recipes make it easier for the family to transition to clean eating and add some variety to meals.
21 ways to eat fabulously and get in a few more veggies!
Sneaky Vegetable Recipes
Hitting 7-9 is much easier with these tasty treats and main dishes, making them more filling and healthier at the same time. Sometimes we sneak them in to breakfast, sometimes to dinner and when we’re really good…dessert!
Let’s just start with dessert because we’d all prefer to eat that first anyways!
Chocolate Covered Fudge Bites (with beets) from Purely Twins
Fudgey Kabocha Squash Brownies from Ingredients of a Fit Chick
Spinach and Lemon Bars (Crazy, but works!) from Sneaky Veg
Cinnamon Sweet Potato Ice Cream from A Whisk and Two Wands
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins from Yellow Bliss Road
Sneaky Dinner Ideas
Ok so you need more than sweets to fuel your life, let’s look at how to get more veggies in to dinner!
Green Pizza: Pesto, Feta, Artichokes and Broccoli from Hello Little Home (pictured below)
Creamy Cauliflower Baked Macaroni and cheese by Healthy Food For Living
Roasted Carrot Grilled Cheese by The Law Students Wife
Homemade Snap Pea Chips {yup like the kind you buy!} from Cotter Crunch
Healthy Spinach and Artichoke Dip from Peas and Crayons
Vietnamese Fresh Rolls with BBQ Pork Meatballs by The Lemon Bowl
Portobello Parsnip Sweet Potato Stew by Peachy Palate
Oven Fried Pickles by Paleo Leap
Bang Bang Buffalo Cauliflower by Carrots n Cake
Hearty Chicken Veggie Soup by RunToTheFinish
Loaded Veggie Grilled Cheese from The Dreaming Foodie
Sneaky Breakfast Ideas
One of the places we least often consider veggies is breakfast. But if we start the day with that veggie focus it’s a lot easier to hit our goals!
Carrot and Apple Muffins from Retired Cardio Queen
Acorn Squash Strawberry Bread by Clean Eats Fast Feet
Vegan Sweet Pea Smoothie by Kiss My Broccoli
Roasted Beet Orange Smoothie by Sprint2TheTable
Spicy Kale and Potato Breakfast Hash by A Saucy Kitchen
Hidden Green Sweet and Salty Chocolate PB Oatmeal by The Big Mans World
Still need more ideas to add veggies without testing out a whole new recipe? I’ve got you covered — >> 10 more creative ways to incorporate veggies in meals.
Do you have a sneaky vegetable recipe?
Do you hit the gold standard of 7-9 servings fruits and veggies daily?
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