Dark green leafy vegetables are good for you. There, I’ve said it and I won’t apologize. Not only are dark green vegetables powerhouses of nutrition, but so are vegetables that are deep orange, yellow or red. The more color it has the more vitamins and minerals it contains. I like iceberg lettuce and nothing beats it on a burger or in a BLT, but if I’m going to the trouble to eat a salad, I want more nutritional bang for my buck.
Just because something is good for you doesn’t mean you'll love the taste. I believe that if you are going through the trouble of cooking fresh vegetables from scratch, you should use the ones that have the most nutrition. It’s much better to make deep orange butternut squash than corn. There's nothing wrong with corn, but the squash is more nutritious.
However, I realize that corn is a more familiar, and therefore a comfortable vegetable. Butternut squash cooked in the microwave without water and just a bit of butter and salt is delicious. But if you can’t get your kids to eat this vegetable then let’s make butternut squash fun. Let’s add a familiar taste to it like orange.
When you cook butternut squash in the microwave without any water, it has a dense texture and rich flavor. If you then mash it with a bit of butter and add some sweet orange marmalade, you have easily taken this vegetable and made it taste more familiar. Don’t add so much marmalade that it becomes dessert. Just add enough to give it a sweet orange flavor. Try it on your kids and call it sweet orange squash. Better yet, let them mix in the butter and marmalade. Not only will they try it they will also eat it.
Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes.
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