National Eat Your Veggies Day is June 17th. This holiday may not be as exciting as National Chocolate Day or National Vanilla Milkshake Day but it’s still a great way to make an average day exciting.
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June is the perfect time for National Eat Your Veggies Day because there are ample veggies at their peak. When produce is in-season they are at their most nutritious, tastiest, and cheapest.
In June be sure to taste:
- Corn
- Zucchini
- Beets
- Cucumber
- Rhubarb
- Green Beans
- Kale
- Leeks
- Peas
- Radishes
- Avocado
- Lettuce
There’s sure to be something you love from that extensive list!
Celebrating National Eat Your Veggies Day
Take the ordinary to extraordinary by making National Eat Your Veggies Day a part of your holiday calendar. There’s so much more you can do than just wishing your friends and family a happy day.
Try A New Veggie
There are more than 1,000 species of vegetables. Do you think you’ve tried them all? Celebrate National Eat Your Veggies Day by trying something new!
Go to your local market and peek at the produce area. Take your time to walk up and down the aisles. Read the descriptions and learn about more about it. Hold it. Smell it. Really look at it. Try to find something you’ve never had before and get excited to try something new!
When you get home research the typical way to have it. If you just want to go for it and have it your own way, do it!
Host A ‘Eat Your Veggies Day’ Party
Who can resist a party? Everyone can bring a veggie heavy dish to share. When everyone arrives there will be a large variety for everyone to much on.
Go around the group and discuss everyone’s favorites and least favorites. You can even talk about everyone’s favorite way of having their favorites.
One way to make it more exciting is to have everyone bring recipe cards of their dish. Then everyone can go home with a whole recipe book full of veggie-packed recipes!
Don’t Enjoy Fruit or Veggies?
It would be hard to celebrate a produce-packed day if you don’t enjoy veggies. There are a ton of different ways to become more accepting.
Cooking Method
One way to mix up your everyday produce is by cooking it differently. Instead of roasting your broccoli maybe you would enjoy it steamed.
You could try:
- Air-frying
- Steaming
- Roasting
- Broiling
- Griddling
- Boiling
- Grilling
- Raw
The way a food is cooked can dramatically alter its taste and texture. This change may be just the adjustment you need to fall in love!
Give my Air Fryer Zucchini Bites, Honey Butter Sweet Potatoes, or Air Fryer Parmesan Green Beans a taste.
Add in Sauces, Spices, and Dips
Not a fan of any fruit or veggie without something with it? That’s okay! You don’t have to have them plain in order to have the benefits.
Take it from a nutritionist, a piece of broccoli with a little cheese is better than no broccoli at all! Plus, the cheese adds in some calcium and protein so unless you’ve got some tummy issues with dairy it’s a win-win.
Consider using things like balsamic vinegar, cheese, yogurt-mix, hummus, ranch, olive oil, salt and pepper, tajin, salsa, guacamole, garlic powder, or lemon juice to add some extra flavor. Have something you love with fruits and veggies? Share it in the comment section below so everyone else can give it a taste as well!
Process it Differently
The way it is cut can change your whole eating experience.
You can use small cookie cutters to easily slice your produce into fun little shapes. Not only is this great for kids to be excited it works on adults too. I mean who wouldn’t want to pop in a heart-shaped cucumber?
Another way to cut it differently than you typically would is by using a crinkle cutter. Think of what a crinkle french fry looks like. This tool can help you achieve the same result with your veggies. I mean a potato is a veggie so I’m not saying you can’t make homemade crinkle cut french fries either.
Sneaking in Your Veggies
Sometimes it take having your veggies without knowing you’re having veggies to be more accepting of them! If you know someone that could use a hidden push to amp up their veggie consumption then I have a few ideas for you!
You can make a veggie lasagna. It can have meat but be sure to pack in the veggies, too. Another italian dish with extra veggies is a blended tomato sauce. Make a homemade tomato sauce but add additional veggies. Once it is done plop it into the blender. This will turn the sauce into an even consistency and red color. Only the cook will know they’re having a veggie-packed sauce!
Celebrate National Eat Your Veggies Day However You Like!
Basically, just try to make the most of National Eat Your Veggies Day in whatever way that looks like for you! No matter what you’ll be having more veggies and maybe trying something new so no matter what June 17th will be a great day!
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