A free food means the food has no nutritional value like water or mustard. These are a great addition to your shopping list.
How about one better? A food that has low nutritional value that causes your body to burn more calories to digest it than the calories within the food. These are supermarket must haves!
Fruits are so easy but it usually takes a little more prep-work (or convincing) to eat the veggies. Asparagus and zucchini are great to toss on the grill with some Mrs. Dash. Spinach seems easier to eat in a salad or in an omelet or mini-quiche. Carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes are often seen Broccoli and cauliflower taste great steamed!
Since fresh vegetables can be expensive and sometimes go to waste, we buy frozen vegetables and steam them at least 5 nights a week. I just use my Tupperware Microsteamer, fill the bottom with a little water, put some frozen veggies in the other chamber, put a lid on it and pop it in the microwave for 5 or 6 minutes. I've had this my black & red steamer since 2005, it is dishwasher safe and hasn't shown a lick of use =) The newest one is red & white and can be found at Tupperware.com for $29.99.
Sometimes I even do a cauliflower mash...similar to mashed potatoes. I started slow with half potatoes and half cauliflower to ease my taste buds into it.
I highly suggest investing in some Parkay spray butter to try your veggies. After all, we still live in the South where butter makes everything better!
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