12 Simple Ways to Make Your Familys Meals Healthier

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12 Simple Ways to Make Your Familys Meals Healthier

12 Simple Ways to Make Your Family's Meals Healthier
As a mom, I know that it's extremely important to provide wholesome food for my family. Luckily, I've found that it doesn't have to be difficult to make healthy meals at home. Here are some easy substitutions to implement in order to get a better nutritional impact from each meal, while keeping it tasty and pleasing those picky eaters.

Rethink white rice. There are a lot of options out there to substitute for regular white rice that are tastier and much more nutritious. Try brown rice, quinoa, or bulgur, for starters.
Replace regular pasta with a whole-wheat variety.
Replace hamburgers with turkey burgers or veggie burgers. There are many tasty veggie burger options out there, and they provide an easy way to sneak some additional vegetables into the meal.
Try replacing at least half of the cooking oil in baked recipes with unsweetened apple sauce.
Also in baked recipes, replace half of the white flour with a whole-wheat variety.
Use toasted wheat germ or crushed whole grain cereal instead of dry bread crumbs.
Use whole-grain sandwich breads, buns, and rolls instead of white.
Use olive oil instead of butter or margarine (but only in savory dishes).
Replace bacon and sausage with turkey or veggie varieties. My toddler actually likes veggie bacon better than the real thing.
Use low-fat or non-fat dairy products in recipes, instead of the full-fat whole varieties.
Try other green leafy vegetables in place of iceberg lettuce in salads or sandwiches. Some possibilities are: romaine lettuce, arugula, radicchio, endive, and chard.
Add a couple of tablespoons of ground flax seed to baked recipes.

These are just a few suggestions that will help to make your family's meals more nutritious. Be creative and experiment, and you may just hit on some new family favorites!
Teresa Kolvek and her husband, Tony, are the proud parents of a beautiful and spirited girl. Visit Teresa's website at http://www.toddlerdish.com for great information, tips, and recipes for toddlers.

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