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Here are tips from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases on healthy ways to get more vegetables in your diet while limiting the fat:

  • Serve vegetables raw or cooked, but skip the butter and high-fat dips.

  • Use low-fat or fat-free dressings on salads.

  • For extra flavor, add chopped onion or garlic, or your favorite herb to a cooked vegetable.

  • Another flavor trick: Use a bit of vinegar, or lemon or lime juice.

  • When cooking vegetables, stir in a small piece of lean ham or smoked turkey for flavor instead of butter.

 

Online Medical Reviewer: Daphne Pierce-Smith, RN, MSN, FNP, CCRC
Online Medical Reviewer: Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer: Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Last Annual Review Date: 6/11/2009