Do you eat your veggies? & Trip Recap

I hope your Thursday is off to a beautiful start.

Since I missed WIAW yesterday I figured I would start off by sharing a few of my delicious meals this week. Breakfast has been the same each day, toast with peanut butter, coconut, and flax and a giant assortment of fresh fruit.

Lunch was lentils with some veggies and the amazing fresh salsa.

My workout was a long walk on the beach and arm weights followed by an Amazing Grass green superfood shake for a snack.

Dinner was more delicious veggies, rice, salsa with chips, and a mixed bean salad. I am actually pretty impressed with the food here and have had no problem finding plenty of veggies each day.

When I wasn’t eating I spent my day swimming in the pool

and in the ocean

winning twister competitions

and spending time with my wonderful parents.

Today I have a post for you all from the beautiful Alexa over at Simple Eats a healthy living blog I have been reading for the past few months. I love Alexas outlook on health and the fact that she relies on healthy whole foods as well as splurges in moderation. She has some amazing tips and recipes for you all on how to get more veggies into your diet and how to make them delicious!

Hi, A Healthy Passion Readers! I?m so happy to help out Kate while she is away enjoying a well-deserved vacation! I blog about cooking, baking, fitness and a healthy lifestyle over at Simple Eats.

When it comes to healthy eating, we?re supposed to eat five servings of fruits and veggies  a day, right? Well, it isn?t so easy! I don?t know about you, but bowls full of lettuce and carrot sticks don?t exactly appeal to me all of the time. Although I?d love to eat carbs and nut butter all day long, I?m sure my body wouldn?t appreciate it?plus, I?d never want to get sick of nut butter!

Sometimes, veggies just need a little pizazz, that way, you?ll enjoy them even more. I?ve created a few different recipes involving good ol? veggies that we all probably have lying in our fridge or freezer right this very moment.

A few tips about adding more veggies to your diet:

1. Sautee some bell peppers, onions, carrots before adding them to homemade or jarred tomato sauce. Your sauce will be thick, chunky and packed with veggies.

2. Roast them! This is one of my favorite ways to eat veggies. Through roasting, I?ve grown to love Brussels sprouts, green beans and rutabagas! Here?s my simple roasting recipe. (http://simpleeatsfood.com/?recipes=Roasted_Sprouts)

Green Pea Pesto (http://simpleeatsfood.com/?recipes=Green_Pea_Pesto)

Smoked Provolone Eggplant Stacks (http://simpleeatsfood.com/?recipes=Smoked_Provolone_Eggplant_Stacks)

Questions:

What are some of your tips for getting lots of veggies in your diet? green smoothies & green juices are always my go to when I want to get lots of green fast, I also love stir frys !

Favorite vegetable? eggplant & asparagus.

Dont forget you have until Sunday to enter my giveaway!!

I’m off to the swim up bar for a margarita have a great afternoon!