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    Home » Eat More Vegetables & Easy Ranch Dressing Recipe

    Eat More Vegetables & Easy Ranch Dressing Recipe

    Published March 6, 2014 2 comments >>

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    Learn the simple trick that gets your family eat more vegetables… it works with kids and adults!

    Get your kids to eat more vegetables and healthy with this simple trick from BrenDid.com. Plus a bonus ranch dressing recipe with no MSG!

    Healthy Eating for Kids

    How much attention do you pay to the food pyramid for kids? I’ll admit it’s not the top priority in our house. I try to get my kids to eat lots of healthy food like raw fruits and vegetables. However, if you do the actual math you’ll see that elementary age children should be getting 14 cups of vegetables in their diet a week!

    It’s hard to get 5-7 serving of vegetables into kids each day. Heck, I love vegetables and it’s hard to get 5-7 servings into me when I am busy.

    The Secret Tip to Eat More Vegetables

    Early in  our marriage I discovered one easy way to make sure we eat more vegetables.

    It’s a simple healthy eating tip!

    When you come home from the grocery store or farmer’s market make a big veggie tray that will last all week. Use all your favorite vegetables. and replenish as needed.

    Keep the tray in your fridge and pull it out at every meal. That’s it!

    Why this Trick Works

    It’s the easy availability of healthy vegetable that makes you eat more vegetables.

    PERIOD

    You don’t have to think about what to eat, you don’t have to  see what’s in the vegetable drawer, you don’t have wash and peel anything.

    Just open and dig in.

    Get your kids to eat more vegetables and healthy with this simple trick from BrenDid.com. Plus a bonus ranch dressing recipe with no MSG!

    Healthy Lunches are a Snap!

    The always ready veggie tray makes it easy to pack healthy lunches!

    I don’t have to peel and cut up vegetables every morning, I simply grab the vegetable tray and let the kids pick their favorite.

    It’s also a healthy snack assistant; I let the kids pick one “desired” items such as crackers or a granola bar and then pull out the vegetables to round out the snack.

     

    It’s Proven to Work

    We’ve been making veggie trays for nearly 17 years and we are sold.

    On weeks I forgo the veggie tray we eat less vegetables. This fact alone keeps me in the habit.

    I make one each week and refill the vegetables as they run out.

    Healthy Dips

    I serve our veggie tray with healthy vegetable dips like homemade hummus and Greek yogurt ranch dressing dip. It’s an easy ranch dressing recipe that does not include MSG or tons of sodium (like the store-bought version).

    There is something about dipping vegetables  that kids love!

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    Get your kids to eat more vegetables with this simple trick from BrenDid.com

    Easy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip and Dressing

    ★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
    • Author: BrenDid.com
    • Prep Time: 2 minutes
    • Cook Time: 5 minutes
    • Total Time: 7 minutes
    • Yield: 5 1x
    • Category: Salad
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Easy Ranch Dressing and Dip Recipe


    Ingredients

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    • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
    • 1/3 cup sour cream
    • 3/4 tsp dried parsley
    • 1/8–1/4 tsp dried dill weed
    • 1/8 tsp garlic salt
    • 1/4 tsp onion powder
    • 1/4 tsp dried onion flakes, crushed (or use extra onion powder)
    • 1/8 tsp black pepper
    • 1/8 tsp dried chives, crushed

    Instructions

    1. Combine all ingredients and let chill for several hours. I like to use a blender to get all the ingredients finely crushed (like “real” ranch dressing). If you like a thinner dip, or would like to make this recipe into salad dressing add 1/2 cup milk.


    Nutrition

    • Calories: 47

    Keywords: easy ranch dressing

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    Tip:  I try to add a new veggie (or unpopular choice) to our vegetable tray every week to expand  our kids’ palate. The availability (and healthy veggie dip) encourages them to try the new item and they sometimes decide they even like the “new” vegetable!

     

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    It's hard to get 5-7 servings of vegetables into kids each day. Get your kids to eat more vegetables with this simple trick. Plus a healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch dip recipe.

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    1. Stephanie

      March 14, 2017 at 9:36 am

      My kids love ranch dressing. It’s the only way to get them to eat veggies. I can’ wait to try making my own!

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    2. Dawn @ Reveal Natural Health

      March 06, 2014 at 10:23 am

      I love your veggie tray idea! I am going to start trying this. Thanks for the ranch dip recipe. I love using Greek yogurt.

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