{"id":35868,"date":"2023-08-07T15:58:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boredmom.com\/?p=35868"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:59:35","slug":"getting-your-five-a-day-in-creative-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/?p=35868","title":{"rendered":"Getting Your Five-a-Day in Creative Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting your five a day can be hard sometimes, yet it is the recommended amount of individual fruit and\/or vegetable portions for a varied and healthy diet. From using up the beans at the back of the cupboard to making mouth-watering stews on lazy afternoons, here are some tips.<\/span><\/p>\n

Healthy Desserts and Puddings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Believe it or not, you can make healthy desserts. Not all desserts must be full of sugar and bursting with calories. And they can be an excellent way of pushing your four of a day into the five. And you can even get the kids involved when making things like this apple fritters recipe <\/span>you can make at home<\/span><\/a>. Other examples include frozen vegan strawberry yogurt, fair trade chocolate blueberry muffins, and homemade vegan cream rice pudding with raisins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using Tasty Beans and Lentils for Five-a-Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are countless store cupboards with neglected beans and lentils hiding at the back all over the world. The reasons aren\u2019t that they aren\u2019t loved, but that people generally don\u2019t know when to use them. But they make a great alternative to meat while counting towards your recommended RDA of vegetables; 80 grams, to be precise. Beans are excellent for vegan chili-con-carne, and you can put your spices to good use within hearty Indian lentil dishes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Using Hidden Gems<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This works great for fussy kids who don\u2019t like to eat vegetables. Vegetables can taste too strong for children, but the taste is masked when you hide these vitamin-packed gems in other dishes. For instance, you can pack a Carribean rice dish with peas and spices to hide the taste. And why not add broccoli to the blender when making pasta sauce? Adding vegetables to dishes in this way almost guarantees that children won\u2019t notice and will even love these recipes too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweet and Fruity Breakfast Recipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Breakfast is the most important meal for many people, and kids especially. But rather than reaching for the choco puffs and soy milk, you can <\/span>jazz up breakfast<\/span><\/a> with these simple dishes:<\/span><\/p>\n