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#ExtraVeg March 2015 – A Simple Way to a Healthier Diet {A Food Blogging Challenge}

Published on March 2, 2015 • Last updated July 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Atia

A healthy food blogging challenge.
Extra-Veg-Badge

There is plenty of scientific research showing that increasing one’s daily consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables reduces the risks of heart disease, cancers, obesity and lowers overall mortality. Government guidelines suggest we should aim to consume five portions of fresh fruit and vegetables to maintain good health, but new advice released last year recommends increasing this to 7 or even 10 portions per day.

Vegetables are naturally high in fibre, filling you up quicker, meaning if you include plenty in your diet you will, by default, eat fewer unhealthier foods.

How do you get Extra Veg into your diet?

In this blogging challenge, developed by Helen over at Fuss Free Flavours and Michelle from Utterly Scrummy (guest hosted by me this month) we hope to share inspirational Extra Veg recipes from around the food blogging world. Helen’s philosophy is:

Forget diets and eat a generous portion of (raw) vegetables with every meal whenever you can.

We are delighted to announce that Wholegood, an organic fruit and vegetable supplier in London, have offered the prize of one veg box for a randomly selected #ExtraVeg entry each month (selected via random.org)! Wholegood vegetable boxes can only be delivered in Ocado areas, so let me know in the comments section if you qualify for entry. Contents of the veg box will change depending on season and availability.

vegetable box contents

HOW TO ENTER

• To take part simply blog about any recipe which includes an extra portion of vegetables.
• Link up your recipes below, grabbing the badge and the blog hop code if you fancy.
• Make sure you link back to Fuss Free Flavours, Utterly Scrummy and me (this blog post).
• Tweet your entries mentioning @TangoRaindrop and #ExtraVeg and I will retweet all that I see.
• By entering you are giving permission for a photo to be used in the round up and pinned to Pinterest.
• Linky closes on the 28th of March.
• Please be respectful of copyright.
• Share with as many other blogging challenges you would like – See the Food Blog Diary for other challenges.



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Comments

  1. Paul Wilson

    March 7, 2015 at 1:09 am

    Great idea. We need to eat more veg.

    Reply
  2. Heather Macklin

    March 6, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    Inspiring – I’ll be upping my veg!

    Reply
  3. Cherished By Me

    March 2, 2015 at 10:32 pm

    I love vegetables so have loads with every meal, I’m not a huge fan of fruit but have a ‘thing’ for green vegetables especially.

    Reply
  4. Emma

    March 2, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    Fab idea for a linky, I will have to try and join in x

    Reply
  5. David Clarke

    March 2, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    The Optimum 600: A New Era in Slow Juicing from Froothie {Review & Giveaway} is great way to achieve on what you mentioned about how to get 5,7,10 portions per day

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      March 2, 2015 at 12:05 pm

      It really is! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kiran at Mummy Says

    March 2, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    Great challenge – I think I have just the recipe! Look forward to taking part x

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      March 2, 2015 at 12:05 pm

      Can’t wait to see what you’ve made! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Rachel

    March 2, 2015 at 10:12 am

    The only joy for me is something like a Shepherds pie where I chuck in all the veg I have lying around x

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      March 2, 2015 at 10:14 am

      Shepherd’s pie is very forgiving when it comes to adding extra veg – do share your recipe if you blog it! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Margot⚓Coffee & Vanilla

    March 2, 2015 at 10:01 am

    I have added the whole iceberg lettuce to our chilli con carne recently (not sure if that counts), it was just lying there in the fridge so I chopped it and added while cooking the mince… no one noticed 🙂

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      March 2, 2015 at 10:13 am

      That’s a great idea! I have half an iceburg in my fridge going off… might do something similar!

      Reply

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