Get three portions of veg if you can!

Aside from eating enough multigrain, eating vegetables is one of the things I find easiest to fulfil because we eat vegetables every night. Of course, all vegetables are different and the biggest rule when trying to eat enough veg is to ensure that you are getting a range of different colours - a veritable kaleidoscope of vegetable if you will.

Here are some tips to help you to build sustainable healthy eating habits so that you don't need to second guess if you have eaten enough veg every day!

1) Soup!!

Soup is a wonderful way of ensuring you get not just your veg for the day, but also a variety of veg! Try to choose soups that use different veg (for example vegetable soup haha). I also tend to make soup out of whatever is hanging around in the refrigerator, providing it isn't something leafy or too weird. It normally works out really well! We always eat soup once a week.

2) Frozen Veg
Yeah - I know it isn't the best, but I am not above using frozen veg! I will frequently prepare and then freeze veg myself, which is perfect for soup making or some casserole type dishes where the veg is a little more hidden.

3) Pasta Sauce

As well as soup, we eat pasta once a week too. I make a mean chunky vegetable sauce packed with the most delicious and healthy of vegetables. I bulk cook it in the slow cooker and then freeze it to make it a bit easier.

4) Extra Toppings

Frozen veg also comes in handy (as with those leafy greens) for when you are making a pizza and you can just chuck a handful on top, just to make it at least a little healthier!

5) Make One Day A Week Vegetarian

If you take away the meat then you will suddenly realise that the vegetables can actually be the main course! Stuffed mushrooms or pepper, vegetable casseroles - vegetables don't have to be the side dish.

6) Substitute With Veg

Making fries? Why not make them with parsnips? Craving crisps? Why not thinly slice carrots and bake? Need spaghetti? Why not noodle a courgette? There are so many tasty ways to substitute vegetables for less healthy alternatives.