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Sneaking in fruit and veggies

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Hey! I'm struggling to include fruit and vegetables in my diet at the moment as the taste is bothering me a bit.

Does anyone have some good recipes to sneak some into food? Like sauces, cookies, baking, etc.?
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My dad makes a killer stew that has beef, carrots, tomatos, potatoes, green beans and corn in it. I hate all of these veggies but love it in his stew. I think he found it on AllRecipes.
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Library_Dragon wrote: โ†‘22 Sep 2019, 21:31 My dad makes a killer stew that has beef, carrots, tomatos, potatoes, green beans and corn in it. I hate all of these veggies but love it in his stew. I think he found it on AllRecipes.
Stews aren't a bad idea! I'm gonna have a look into it, thank you :D
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Maple Carrot Rice: chop a carrot into smallish bits, throw them in to cook with the rice, and then when the rice and carrot pieces are almost done add a swirl of maple syrup. I think a "swirl" might be 1-2 tablespoons.

And almost any squash baked in the oven. Just put brown sugar and maple syrup and cinnamon on it before cooking and it will taste great!
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Juliet+1 wrote: โ†‘24 Sep 2019, 22:40 Maple Carrot Rice: chop a carrot into smallish bits, throw them in to cook with the rice, and then when the rice and carrot pieces are almost done add a swirl of maple syrup. I think a "swirl" might be 1-2 tablespoons.

And almost any squash baked in the oven. Just put brown sugar and maple syrup and cinnamon on it before cooking and it will taste great!
Ok this sounds delicious.
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I will often blend carrots, celery, green peppers, and onion and mix it with ground chicken and rice. Bake in the oven 350 x 45โ€. Really good and kids have no idea!
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Browneh wrote: โ†‘15 Sep 2019, 17:59 Hey! I'm struggling to include fruit and vegetables in my diet at the moment as the taste is bothering me a bit.

Does anyone have some good recipes to sneak some into food? Like sauces, cookies, baking, etc.?
Hi! I hope you are well. I usually sneak veggies into my pasta sauces. My current favorite is replacing a traditional bechamel sauce with a cauliflower sauce. I steam cauliflower and blend it with plant-based milk and spices until smooth. ๐Ÿ˜‹
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I think the trick is to have lots of variety. Try different fruit when they are in season. So depending on where you live, it could be berry fruits in summer (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries), stone fruits in autumn (plums, greengages, cherries, nectarines, peaches, apricots), and citrus in winter (oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, clementines).
Use veg that are local and seasonal to you. Use unfamiliar ones and find recipes for them on the internet. Set yourself a challenge to try one new (unfamiliar) fruit or veg every week.

Don't "sneak" them in, celebrate them!
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I love juices made out of them, but I also think that eating them when you get very hungry first might get you into liking them.
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