Eat your veggies! is my post for Day 10 of Vegan Mofo, a month of vegan food blog posts. Since I am not a food blogger, most of my posts for Vegan Mofo will not be recipes, rather experiences I have with vegan food and sharing people, places and things that have brought me and continue to bring me amazing vegan food.
NOTE: I realize that a post titled "Eat your veggies!" won't get a lot of reads. I still wanted to write it.
I remember those frozen packages of peas and carrots growing up. We had them a lot. And frozen corn. There were years that we had a garden and I remember being excited about my mom serving veggies from the garden.
I don't think I was one of those kids who didn't like his veggies. As much as I love sweets, I love veggies even more these days.
Mike has this incredible garden in our back yard. This year he is growing kale, Swiss chard, butternut squash, potatoes, cheery tomatoes, zucchini and squash. I love all of them.
Kale, who have thought?! I love kale. I have written about it several times. Whether in a smoothie or as a side dish sauteed with garlic, I could eat kale every day. Same with peas, Swiss Chard, spinach and, wow, this could be a long list.
Then there are those veggies that I am just learning about, like the purple bell peppers below. Yes. Purple.
I digress. So eating my veggies is not just something I do because I like them. It's so important, as a vegan, to make sure my body gets everything I need. Nutritionists say anywhere from four to eight servings a day. That may not seem easy but it is.
And adding veggies to any meal, or using them as the main dish, is awesome! Every vegan cookbook has a dozen recipes for dishes like this, and each of them bring a variety of flavors, textures and colors to your plate.
So go for it. And if there is a veggie that you just love, more than any other veggie, let me know!
Thank you for reading!
I could eat avocado 'til it came out my ears. Also red bell peppers - I don't even need anything on them. Mmmveggies.
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