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Eat Your Veggies!

Screen Shot 2013-02-20 at 9.46.46 AMMost of us have heard those three dreaded words at some time in our lives: “Eat your vegetables!” If you had to hold your nose to get those peas and carrots down you’re probably in good company.

For now, though, we want you to set those childhood food memories aside and enjoy learning something new. We’ve found more than enough unusual vegetable and vegetable recipe lenses to fill a super-sized platter.

See if you can find something that you’ve never eaten before then be brave and give it a try.  Or at least a read.  Bon appétit!

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I Love Brussels Sprouts : 5 plus 2 Fabulous and Tasty Recipes

1. I Love Brussels Sprouts : 5 plus 2 Fabulous and Tasty Recipes

Looking for the very best, fabulous and tasty 5- star recipes for preparing brussels sprouts so that everyone will love them? Here are THE most delicious, best- ever recipes for fixing brussels sprouts a number of different ways! Brussels sprouts are great…

Butternut Squash Soup - Quick and Easy Recipe Made With Love for Mothers Day

2. Butternut Squash Soup – Quick and Easy Recipe Made With Love for Mothers Day

This Butternut Squash Soup recipe is healthy, and very quick and easy to prepare, so it is suitable for beginners. As it is really a butternut squash puree soup, you will need a food processor, blender or juicer to make it properly. Butternut Squash Soup h…

How to use Celeriac- a wonderful vegetable.

3. How to use Celeriac- a wonderful vegetable.

Celeriac , also known as celery root, is an unattractive looking but wonderful vegetable. Celeriac has been called The Ugly One! Even its own mother wouldn’t call it handsome, yet celeriac has beeb hailed ‘the unsung hero of the vegetable world’ Beauty is…

Make Friends With The Rutabaga

4. Make Friends With The Rutabaga

Rutabagas deserve more praise that they get. It’s a wonderful root vegetable that gives you lots of fiber and taste , to mention only those two qualities for now. Recipe Here Rutabagas are also known as : swede, yellow turnips,and Swedish turnips. They hav…

Mom, My Potato is Purple!

5. Mom, My Potato is Purple!

Yes! Purple Potatoes. – Hello :) I’m MelanieKaren, and thank you for visiting this page. Before we go any further, let me share a little story of what inspired me to write about and share all- things- purple- potato. I was at a local grocery store that I l…

Fresh Beet Smoothie

6. Fresh Beet Smoothie

In my effort to increase my vegetable intake I have resorted to adding them my smoothies (blended fruit, juices, and ice) on many a recommendation. I have had a successful run of adding kale, collards, spinach, and swiss chard to my smoothies and have now…

Tasty, Healthy and Hearty Edamame Recipes

7. Tasty, Healthy and Hearty Edamame Recipes

Have you heard of edamame? Pronounced e- da- ma- mei, the Japanese name literally means ‘twig bean’ and refers to young soybeans in the pod that can simply be boiled with a little salt and then eaten as is or mixed in dishes or salads. Aside from Japan, ed…

Cooking Turkish Style Leeks

8. Cooking Turkish Style Leeks

Turkish cuisine is famous for its wonderful olive oil based recipes. Many of these dishes are eaten cold (usually at room temperature) as appetizers or mezes. But I have tried serving some of them slightly warmed up as side dishes as well, and it worked qu…

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  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/LadyDuck LadyDuck

    Nice lens, I did not find the lens love widget to like your lens!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/jeanniebean jeanniebean

    I love celeriac and the fresh beet smoothie. Great lens with lots of good suggestions for a health diet

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/JPMswag JPMswag

    purple potatoes o.O

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/BCAMarketing BCAMarketing

    I really love Celeriac root. Makes a great fake mashed potato

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/webmavern webmavern

    As a veggie these lenses will give me some new recipe ideas, thanks!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/LubosLabik LubosLabik

    Butternut squash soup is the tastiest :)

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Connyjasper Connyjasper

    I love brussel sprouts with garlic and olive oil!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Connyjasper Connyjasper

    I love brussel sprouts with garlic and olive oil!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/TopReviews4U TopReviews4U

    It is recommended to eat 5 serves of veges and 2 of fruit as far as I know… which I find hard some days. Will check out these great lenses to give me ideas!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/MMcGrath MMcGrath

    All the foods I dislike or haven’t been brave enough to try. lol

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/MMcGrath MMcGrath

    All the foods I dislike or haven’t been brave enough to try. lol

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/getmoreinfo getmoreinfo

    I love to eat veggies.

    • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/yashpalaegis yashpalaegis

      http://bit.ly/YxSADP – ya it’s a very testy and spicy…..

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/ilovehaagendazs ilovehaagendazs

    the veggies are healthy and nice. I love them all!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/ilovehaagendazs ilovehaagendazs

    the veggies are healthy and nice. I love them all!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/BodyLanguageExpert BodyLanguageExpert

    Gotta’ love greens!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/mia143jessica mia143jessica

    i love spicy recipe…………… your work is owesome!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/OrgyofLife OrgyofLife

    Veggies are great if cooked with imagination!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/OrgyofLife OrgyofLife

    Veggies are great if cooked with imagination!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/OrgyofLife OrgyofLife

    Veggies are great if cooked with imagination!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/earnu2 earnu2

    Yes veggies are delicious most of them and good for you.Good hubpage.

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/asohenry230 asohenry230

    i already eat vegtebles when i was 4

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/yashpalaegis yashpalaegis

    http://bit.ly/YxSADP – i like this…..

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/westpalmmover westpalmmover

    Love this!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/lorlinda lorlinda

    yum yum looks good

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