I’ve also turned a bit of a corner with the amount of vegies I’ve realised my family and I need to be eating. I’ve found it really helpful as you say, not to think of them as a “side” with meals but to form the bulk of the meal. My plan is to eat fish on Friday, white meat Saturday and red meat on Sunday for dinners only. The rest of the week I’m aiming to plate up vegetarian meals. It just makes sense that Australians are getting fatter, sicker and we’re not prioritising eating veggies. I’m sure a lack of exercise and increased amounts of sugar also contribute to this too.

Well done on putting in the time and effort to find what is right for your body. It’s worth that investment!

I find it hard to find lunchbox recipes with veggies (that the kids will eat), but otherwise we do ok.

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  • • june11 replied
    • 31 May 2016 , 6:42 pm

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  There is a recipe site called taste.com.au which may help you with ideas. For anybody will food allergies, intolerances etc. you can search for recipes. I have family members who can’t have gluten or lactose. I have managed to find some helpful recipes. I can’t remember the name of the site but Sanitarium also has recipes with recipes that may be helpful and healthy.

We get a good balance of all foods and we love fruit and veggies and all whole foods. MoMs does offer lots of different recipes, including lots of vegetarian and vegan options. Some of these are now much loved in our household.

I love veggies too but I also love meat.
My toddler and I often have veggies and fruit as snacks

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 23 May 2016 , 7:14 pm

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  We like a good balance of food too.

I love veggies too and I don’t eat a lot of meat. I do enjoy a nice steak from time to time and a chicken parmigiana is a soft spot for me too

I love vegetables too. But I admit that I enjoy eating meat sometimes.
Sweet potatoes are really versatile. I love capsicums. That’s one vegetable I couldn’t live without.
Which vegetable do you like most?

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  • • june11 replied
    • 09 Jul 2016 , 2:45 pm

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  I prefer carrots. A few private schools allow young pupils to eat “brain food” during lessons if they get hungry as they reckon it improves their concentration.
  They are allowed fruit and vegetables. Carrots can prepared as sticks or slices as can celery. Some children go to school without breakfast, sometimes it is a parental issue but I do one one child who flatly refuses to eat breakfast no matter what he is offered.