TIP OF THE DAY: Vegetables On A Stick
The easiest way to make vegetables attractive to veggie non-enthusiasts is to put them on skewers. Serve them as snacks or with lunch or dinner.
Bamboo skewers are very inexpensive: six-inch skewers are $1.00 for 50, and you can wash and reuse them. (Make sure you get skewers with pointy ends, not flat popsicle sticks.) Then, cut whatever veggies you have into a large dice: bell peppers, brussels sprouts, carrots, celery, cucumbers, green beans, sugar snap peas, and zucchini; whole or halved broccoli and cauliflower florets; cherry or grape tomatoes. You can get creative, adding anything from grapes to olives; but the objective here is not to make appetizer or dessert skewers but to get people to eat more veggies. |
The plainest food exudes glamor on a stick. Photo by Matthew Bowden | SXC. |
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March 28th is National Something On A Stick Day. Find more vegetable ideas and dip ideas. |