Not so great at getting the recommended daily amount of vegetables? You and just about everyone else! According to Cleveland Clinic’s 2021 survey in partnership with Parade.com and the Ipsos, one in 10 report that they eat leafy greens (10 percent) and fruits (15 percent) only a few times a month or less. Two in five say that they have developed unhealthy habits during the pandemic—overeating, drinking, not exercising—particularly young adults (59% of those aged 18 to 34), those living in the Northeast (50%), and those with children living at home (60%).
If you fall into this category, feel free to consider this your wake-up call. After all, pretty soon we won’t be able to blame it on quarantine anymore—but we all know making healthy dietary choices isn’t always easy In fact, the American Heart Association suggests as little as five vegetable servings per day. That’s a lot of veggies—and that’s the minimum!
Do five servings of veggies per day seem near-impossible? Don’t worry. Here are 125 easy, delicious ways to sneak more vegetables into your daily diet—no kale necessary.
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