{"id":47722,"date":"2023-01-01T00:53:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T00:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/?p=47722"},"modified":"2023-01-28T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T11:39:11","slug":"getting-partner-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/getting-partner-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Your Partner to Eat More Vegetables\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You expect that once you have children, you\u2019ll be undertaking the constant battle of encouraging them to eat their vegetables. But, how many of you thought you\u2019d have to do it with your partner too? It\u2019s an ongoing struggle in our house trying to find new ways to sneak vegetables into dishes so that my partner doesn\u2019t end up with a vitamin deficiency.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I do have to hold my hands up and say i\u2019m not the best with vegetables either. There are very few that I love and it is a mammoth task trying to make me eat a new one, but I eat them. My partner on the other hand acts like the world is going to end when you try to feed him a grape or a carrot. Obviously force feeding is not the way forward, but I have had to find some ways to encourage him to pursue a more balanced diet. Let me tell you, it hasn\u2019t been easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Smoothies<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is less for vegetables and more for fruit. However, there are plenty of vegetables that you can blend into smoothies, such as;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kale\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/chilled-lentil-spinach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spinach\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carrots\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/chilled-beet-and-cucumber-soup-recipe\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beetroot\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/chilled-avocado-melon-lemon-and-mint-soup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avocado\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cucumber\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celery\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The secret is to balance out the savoury and possibly bitter flavours of the vegetables with sweeter fruits. Some great fruits to balance out with these vegetables include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banana\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mango\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pineapple\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/chilled-cherry-tomato-and-blood-orange-soup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orange\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/blackberry-raspberry-fruit-soup-recipe\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raspberries\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/chilled-melon-strawberry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strawberries\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/blueberry-microgreens-soup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blueberries\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1837 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0502-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"soup_apple_beetroot_fennel_recipes\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0502-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0502-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>Looking for a sweet and savory soup recipe?<br \/>\nTry this <a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/apple-fennel-beetroot\/\">Apple Fennel and Beetroot soup<\/a> recipe here!<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Stews and hot pots\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another great way to incorporate more vegetables into your diet is by basically covering everything in gravy. Hot pots and stews are the best way to go about this because you can jam pack the dish with meat and vegetables, all the nutrients are still there, but the vegetables are now soft and taste like delicious stock and gravy. The best vegetables to include in a stew are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/creamy-carrot-coconut\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carrots\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/creamy-potato-kohlrabi\/\">Swede<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/creamy-vegetarian-potato\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onions\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/mushroom-yellow-lentil\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mushrooms\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/creamy-tomato-greens\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomatoes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/potato-greens-turnip\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potatoes\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-439 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tomatoPNG-150x150.png\" alt=\"recipe-roasted-tomato-avocado-soup\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tomatoPNG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tomatoPNG-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>Try this <a href=\"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/recipes\/roasted-pomodoro-avocado\/\">Roasted Pomodoro Tomato and Avocado<\/a> soup recipe here!<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Put them in an omelette<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone likes eggs right? The excellence in this idea is that this is a fantastic way to get vegetables in at breakfast, already putting you one step ahead of everyone else. You can pretty much put anything in an omelette, and if you want to hide the taste of the vegetables, then why not add cheese, chilli flakes or plenty of pepper to the dish? If you can get at least two vegetables in your morning omelette then it\u2019s a weight off your mind trying to cram vegetables into the last meal of the day. My personal favourites are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red pepper\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mushrooms\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onion\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomatoes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spinach\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asparagus\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you got a fussy partner at home? Share your tips on filling them up with vegetables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published March 6, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re having difficulty getting your partner to eat more fruits and veggies, Simply Souperlicious contributor, Eryn Barber shares some tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_aioseo_title":"","_aioseo_description":"If you're having difficulty getting your partner to eat more fruits and veggies, Simply Souperlicious contributor, Eryn Barber shares some tips.","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[157,51,496,70,415,47,46,534,359,384,395,75,532,66,161],"class_list":["post-47722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soup_and_soul","tag-asparagus","tag-carrot","tag-eryn-barber","tag-mushrooms","tag-nutrition","tag-onion","tag-potatoes","tag-smoothie","tag-soup","tag-soup-and-soul","tag-soupsoul","tag-spinach","tag-stew","tag-tomatoes","tag-turnip"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47722"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49073,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47722\/revisions\/49073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}