Try a Green Salad

Salads are a great addition to any meal. They can be a side dish or a main entrée. They can be plain

or loaded with toppings. Salads can be a great way to add servings of veggies to your day.

The Base

Most salads start with a lettuce base, like romaine or iceberg. Usually the darker green a leafy vegetable is, the more vitamins it has. A great way to add nutrients to a salad is to substitute half the lettuce with another green vegetable. Try making a chopped salad with romaine lettuce and spinach. You can try iceberg lettuce with arugula. Even better, make your own combination!

Add-Ins

After choosing the base of your salad, it’s time to add veggie toppings. There are lots of other green vegetables that are great additions to salads.

Try these add-in’s:

• Green onions
• Green bell peppers
• Edamame
• Asparagus
• Broccoli
• Brussel sprouts
• Celery

Hot or Cold?

Most salads are cold, with the vegetable toppings raw. Cooking vegetables is a great way to make your salad feel like the main course. Try roasting green bell peppers and Brussel sprouts for your next dinner salad! Combining warm and cold food make a dish interesting.

Kids Can Help

Making a salad for a side dish or main meal doesn’t have to be a one-person job. Let the kids wash vegetables like lettuce, peppers and celery. Kids can even help with chopping, but be sure to give them a plastic knife. Learn more about letting kids help in the kitchen here:

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