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    Home » Protect your health!

    Protect your health!

    Published: Mar 3, 2018 · Modified: Jul 22, 2018 by Pinch of Wellness · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

    The health benefits of fruits and vegetables are numerous. Fruits and veggies are packed with vitamins, minerals, phytochemical and antioxidants--disease fighting agents that will help protect your health!

    Often, it is challenging the meet the recommended serving size of fruits and vegetables. Experts recommend 8-9 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. This number may sound high, especially if produce is not usually on the daily meal plan. Here are some tips to help add more fruits/vegetables into your daily routine.

    1. Increase your intake gradually. If you don't eat fruits or vegetables, make it a goal to add 1-2 servings of fruit or vegetables per day. If you are already doing this, increase your intake to 3-4 servings of fruits and vegetable per day.
    2. Choose fruits and vegetables for side dishes at all meals. Look for frozen vegetables that are sold in microwavable bags-this makes for quick and easy preparation.
    3. Buy vegetables that require minimal preparation. Choose pre washed carrots, pre washed lettuce, or grape tomatoes.
    4. Base your meals around vegetables. For example, try vegetable stir fry with chicken on the side, chef’s salad with grilled chicken or vegetable wraps.
    5. Incorporate vegetables into snacks-try hummus with carrot sticks or apple slices with peanut butter.
    6. Fortify your main dishes with vegetables. Add several spoonful’s of canned vegetables to your next soup. Or incorporate frozen spinach to your next lasagna dish.

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    Savory Stuffed Peppers

    • Servings: 4-6
    • Time: 1 hour
    • Difficulty: easy
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    A combination of ground turkey, feta cheese and spices create a healthy, delicious and simple dinner!

    Ingredients

    -4 bell peppers, tops and seeds removed

    -1 pound 93% lean ground turkey

    -1 tablespoon olive oil

    -½ onion, chopped

    -1 cup chopped mushrooms

    -1 cup zucchini, finely chopped

    -1 cup crumbled feta cheese

    -1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained

    -1 cup quinoa, cooked

    -1 tsp Italian seasoning

    -½ tsp Garlic powder

    -½ tsp black pepper

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    2. Fill a large sauce pan with water and bring to boil.
    3. Rinse peppers. Remove the tops and seeds from peppers. Add peppers to boiling water and cook 5 minutes. Remove from water.
    4. In large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground turkey until browned and temperature reaches 165 F. Rinse, drain and set aside.
    5. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat.
    6. Combine onion, mushrooms and zucchini. Cook until tender.
    7. Add the cooked ground turkey, cooked quinoa and feta cheese.
    8. Mix in the tomatoes.
    9. Add garlic powder, italian seasoning and pepper. Mix well.
    10. Slice peppers in half and place face up in 9x13 inch baking pan.
    11. Divide the skillet mixture amongst the six peppers and fill each pepper to the top with mixture.
    12. Bake in oven for 15 minutes. Serve warm.

     

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