tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post2007362173420360035..comments2024-03-20T10:36:19.032-05:00Comments on A Veggie Venture: How to Eat More Vegetables: Tip #14Alanna Kellogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-53915440393397201652011-06-07T11:49:48.413-05:002011-06-07T11:49:48.413-05:00I love this post and so excited to have found your...I love this post and so excited to have found your blog and follow along. I actually just wrote a nice post on this same subject, please do stop by and let me know what you think.<br />I agree with Heidi altho that's just personal preference I suppose. Also, I think protein should most often be the meatless variety.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747994497529954124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-72049858820384056532011-06-04T12:24:37.319-05:002011-06-04T12:24:37.319-05:00I personally think it's better to have 1/2 of ...I personally think it's better to have 1/2 of the plate be veggies; 1/4 protein, and 1/4 grains.<br /><br />Eat fruit separately for better digestion...Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-37469542302372577862011-06-04T11:26:06.309-05:002011-06-04T11:26:06.309-05:00Love these tips! This is such an important topic, ...Love these tips! This is such an important topic, and it's so much easier to implement that people think! I think it's so wonderful that the government is at least making an effort to educate the public about better nutrition. This new plate may not be perfect, but it is a huge improvement over the old food pyramid. I grew up in Kansas City, and even though we always had vegetables, meat and grains were definitely the main portions on my family's plates. I think one of the reasons many people may not eat enough vegetables could be that they don't know how to prepare vegetables in a tasty way. For example, many of my friends say that they don't like beets or cauliflower, but their parents have only ever used canned beets and steamed cauliflower. When I feed them roasted beets and roasted cauliflower, they love it! Familiarizing people with recipes like the ones you have listed on this website could really help make vegetables more common on the dinner table.M. @ V. Recipeshttp://www.v-gourmet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-3260364853200871842011-06-04T10:33:35.588-05:002011-06-04T10:33:35.588-05:00The healthy food plate is an excellent image. It&...The healthy food plate is an excellent image. It's easy to imagine or to actually see a plate with half filled with vegetables and fruits. I think this will help me fine-tune my diet to be healthier. Now if I could just cut out snacks....cube3uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414602617593892238noreply@blogger.com