Get Your Veggie On: It’s National Vegetarian Day

What better way than to kick off the last quarter of the year than with National Vegetarian Day!!

 

Celebrate all things veggie today.

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  • Take advantage of National Vegetarian Day and reset your dietary pattern.
  • Swap out a sugary snack for a veggie snack (sweet potato with salsa, celery with hummus).
  • Try a new veggie – at every meal.
  • Cook a meal you’ve never cooked before.
  • Have fun with your food.

What’s the big deal about vegetables anyway? 

  • These gems taste fabulous!!!
  • There are so many veggies that if one (or more) doesn’t suit your fancy, just set it aside. There are many more options to choose from.
  • Veggies provide us with fiber. Fiber makes us feel full so that we’re less likely to overeat. Fiber also keeps everything moving through our system. AND so much more.
  • Vegetables are more nutrient dense and generally less caloric than animal foods. That means you can actually eat more food without becoming heavier when you’re following a whole food, plant-based diet.
  • These powerhouse plants can help prevent and even reverse disease.
  • Veggies boost energy – rather than slowing us down.

Take the challenge:

  • Hop online to find a recipe or go to your favorite indie bookstore and buy a cookbook featuring vegetarian fare. (Check out a few of my cookbooks pictured below.)

Celebrate the veggie today and every day!

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Get Your Veggie On: It’s National Vegetarian Day was last modified: October 1st, 2020 by Deb Nelson