3 Easy Recipes to Help Anyone Fall in Love with Vegetables

3 weeks ago I bought a rutabaga and it caused a small uprising in the grocery store.  There were befuddled side-glances from my fellow shoppers and a, “I wondered who actually ate those things,” from the stock boy.  Upon entering the checkout line, my root vegetable selection  gave the cashier a borderline panic attack,  “What IS this thing?” she said with absolute wonderment.

She searched for a produce code. There was no produce code. Managers came over staring at it as if it were impossible and mysterious. The precious women in line behind me with her cart piled high with Hungry Man dinners and Cheetos exclaimed, “that’s kind of gross looking, you’re going to put that in your body?”

You’ll be proud to know that the Holy Spirit must have literally grabbed hold of my tongue and wrestled it down to suppress the 8,000 comebacks swirling in my mind into a sweet, “don’t knock it til you try it.”

I feel as though I should be canonized for this. I used to teach improv comedy. I have quick quippy comebacks in spades.

Once home, I put a polite version of this interaction on facebook. That thread still cracks me up. I love my funny people.  But all of this vegetable drama, firmly underscored one thing:

People are intimidated of vegetables.

The produce section at the grocery store makes me smile with all it’s beautiful colors and textures, shapes and sizes. God is such a creative artist.

And yet, I get it, food in it’s raw form can appear a little daunting.  It’s seems much simpler to open a bag or a can of food that’s already set for you. I’ve been there.

Confession Time:

• Once, I brought previously frozen fruit to my Italian in-laws house as a side dish… for Thanksgiving. #jesustakethewheel.
• I didn’t chop a head of leafy greens until I was 25. I always just bought bagged or boxed greens. Wash my own lettuce? That’s madness. Was I living in the colonial period?
• And tragically, there was a time when frozen vegetables were the only vegetables to be found in our house.
  

Over time, I developed a love for all things veggie. And now, the weirder the better. And lucky for you, I love figuring out how to make them taste good too. See, veggies make us all win.

So, to make your Dr, your lifespan and your insides happy I’m bring you 3 veggie recipes today; 3 recipes that contain the magical superpowers to turn a veggie #hater into a lover. Niece-tested. Husband-approved. Ready Freddy? Let’s jump in.

First up, what if I told you you could make veggies taste like candy and do it in under 10 min!

(THIS product is the secret!)

Don’t give me that look.  I’m so serious right now.  Check it out for yourself.

When you’re ready to take your love of veggies to the next level, this is the perfect recipe for you. Zucchini. Crust. Veggie. Pizza. This recipe will take you longer than 10 min. But it’s not hard and TOTALLY worth it. Especially if you’re looking for a healthy allergen-free alternative to your usual “pie.”

Lastly, a new one for you. And kids buckle up, because this is the most requested thing to come out of my kitchen.  It’s become a mainstay at family BBQs. And Food Network once featured it on the cover of their magazine.

No they didn’t. That’s a lie. But they’re totally missing out man, see for yourself.

Sweet & Savory Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges

• *Heat up your grill
• *Pierce 1 Sweet Potato multiple times with a fork. Go crazy. Get out your agressions.
• *Microwave Sweet Potato for 1 Min
• *Spray 2 rectangles of Heavy Duty foil with cooking spray. Regular foil will whimp out on you.
• *Split Sweet Potato evenly longways and slice each side into 1/2 circles
• *Place Sweet Potato on one piece of the foil.
• *Add 1 tsp of coconut, olive or grapeseed oil.
• *Sprinkle generously with Cinnamon & Chili Powder and just a pinch of Sea Salt
• *Get all up in there and mix together with your hands
• *Cover with other piece of foil and fold into a flat-ish packet.
• *Place on grill for 20 min total. 10 min per side
• *Careful when opening your foil packet. You will get a Sweet Potato steam facial.

See that wasn’t hard was it? You can totally do this vegetable thing. Your life isn’t small; you were designed to do some amazing things.  So choose to add some health, length and energy to your years. Crossover, become a veggie lover, you’ll like it here.

Is there a veggie you’re intimidated to cook up?  Tell us in the comments below, we’d love to do a post or a FB Live video on it!

Until next time,

Meg

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