You can love to eat all kinds of dishes while still treating your body and mind well. So, how do you make healthy food fun?
Use creative containers:
- Fill mason jars with layers of your favorite combination of salad ingredients or make fruit and yogurt parfaits.
- Serve it on a stick. Make kabobs with low fat cheese squares and fruit like strawberries, grapes or melon balls.
- Stuff it. Scoop out the insides of zucchini, squash, mushrooms or, peppers and stuff with ingredients like, cooked ground meats, beans, rice, barley or cheeses.
Get colorful:
- Personal pizza creations on whole – wheat crust with veggies of every color.
- Top your toast. Use spreads like nut butters on whole – wheat toast or rice cakes. Add fruit like strawberry, banana or apple slices.
- Veggie up your cream cheese – Start with light cream cheese, chop and add your own crunchy veggies like carrots, red peppers, celery and scallions.
Entertain:
- Host a tapas party. Small portions are a great way to enjoy different foods, and healthy (but tasty) options. Make baked chicken wings, stuffed mushrooms, fresh salad, roasted vegetables, and more. The options are endless.
It is possible to love food and be healthy.
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” Dale Carnegie