30 Ways To Eat Vegetables – 30 Days Of Vegetables For Kids Challenge

30 Ways To Eat Vegetables

Welcome to the first day of the month long challenge “30 Days Of Vegetables For Kids“. A challenge to inspire you to prepare and enjoy more vegetables with your family. There are no serious rules to this challenge, but rather an invitation to try new vegetables or explore new ways to enjoy your favorite vegetables.

Eating a rainbow of fruit and vegetables will nourish you with a host of vitamins & minerals and here are 30 Ways To Eat Vegetables to give you veggie inspiration:

1. Breakfast – there are so many ways to incorporate vegetables into breakfast. It’s a great way to start the day ahead of the veggie game! A favorite of ours is a breakfast fry up – eggs cooked with either one or a combination of asparagus, peppers, onions, mushrooms, spinach or tomatoes. Or even a nourishing Shakshouka. 
2. Lunch – from enjoying a giant leafy salad filled with exotic vegetables to offering vegetables in an exciting way in your kid’s lunch boxes. There are so many ways to incorporate vegetables in lunch. Here are 20 Ways!
3. Dinner – whether you enjoy a meat free meal packed full of veggies or make a giant side salad (such as this Multi-Coloured Carrot and Cabbage Salad) try and include even more vegetables in your dinners than ever before!
4. Snack – pack a healthy vegetable filled snack box to munch on the run or make a rainbow vegetable salad plate for the kids to snack on until while you cook dinner. Including more vegetables in your snacks is a great way to up your daily veggie intake.
5. Seasonal Salad – make the most of in season vegetables and prepare a seasonal salad. (Bonus: in season vegetables are usually in abundance and cheap!) Try an Autumnal Roasted Pumpkin and Brussel Sprouts Salad or a Beetroot and Lentil Summery Salad. 
6. Fruit and Vegetable Salad – mixing fruit and vegetables together is a genius way to introduce a new vegetable to kids. (Or picky grown ups!) Try Orange and Tomato Salad or Kiwi and Cucumber Salad.
7. Hidden – I openly and honestly serve my kids vegetables as much as possible, but sometimes I’ve been known to conceal a veg or two… Which brings us to number 8:
8. Scrambled Eggs – you can conceal a number of vegetables in scrambled eggs. Including pumpkin, carrot, zucchini and even broccoli. Learn how to do it here!
9. Drink it! Smoothies are a delicious way to get more leafy greens into your family’s diet. Try this Minty Chocolate Green Smoothie – it’s a sweet intro to the world of green smoothies.
10. Roast – works best with root vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, parsnips and pumpkin. Don’t let that stop you from roasting a rainbow of other vegetables such as broccoli or peppers which are also delicious roasted.
11. Steamed – works best with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and zucchini.
12. Fermented Vegetables – such as Sauerkraut is simple to make, delicious and good for you! Give Purple Sauerkraut a try. 
13. Grilled – on the barbecue or grilled in the oven, try grilling peppers, corn, zucchini or eggplant.
14. Muffins – vegetables often go undetected in muffins and make a great breakfast or lunch box inclusion. Try Sweet Potato and Chocolate Chip Muffins or Zucchini and Banana Muffins.
15. Frittata – cooking a frittata full of vegetables is a cheap, easy and healthy way to up your veggie intake.
16. Chips – beetroot, sweet potato, parsnips and other root vegetables can be thinly sliced and roasted to a chip.
17. Noodles – a spiralizer can transform vegetables into noodles! Try carrot, sweet potato and Broccoli Noodles.
18. Soup – cooler days call for soup to warm and nourish. Try one of these family favorite soups packed full of veggies.
19. Sticks and Dip – Slice a rainbow of vegetables (Carrots, Peppers, Celery) and serve with tzatziki, hummus or another yummy dip.
20. Spreads – Increase lunchtime veggie intake by spreading sandwiches with Avocado & Spinach Spread or Sweet Potato Spread.
21. Pita Pizzas – using a pita as a pizza base is a cheap and healthy way to cook a family favorite. Top with veggies of your choice. 
22. Gratin – cooking vegetable covered in a bechamel sauce and cheese is not only kid friendly but a delicious comfort food too! Try either mushroom, brussel sprouts or zucchini mixed with sliced potato. If dairy is a no go, cook the vegetables in your favorite stock in the oven instead.
23. Mash – incorporating a vegetable into a traditionally potato dish is a simple way to get your kids to try a new vegetable. Try with parsnip, cauliflower, beetroot or pea.
24. French toast – Try Sweet Potato French Toast or Pumpkin French Toast.
25. Hash Brown – Try Potato and Leek Hash Browns
26. Zucchini Fritters – by mixing grated zucchini through potato you can create delicious Zucchini Fritters.
27. Kebabs – thread a rainbow of vegetables onto skewers for rainbow vegetable skewers.
28. Pancakes – Try Mini Beetroot Pancakes or Sweet Potato Pancakes.
29. Loaf – vegetables can be grated or concealed into a loaf which makes great lunch box fare.
30. Frozen vegetables – keep frozen peas, corn, broccoli and even onions in the freezer so you always have vegetables at your fingertips.

Now you have heaps of ideas to eat a rainbow of vegetables for 30 days.

I really hope this post has inspired you with ideas to include more vegetables in your meals through November and beyond… pick and choose a couple (or more) ways to enjoy vegetables every day to keep the kids (and you) excited with all the different delicious ways you can consume vegetables.

I’d love to hear from you – what’s your favorite way to enjoy vegetables? Inspire us!

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