The ancient spice known as "red gold"
A green smoothie that doesn't look or taste like one.
A light coating of panko bread crumbs and 20 minutes in the oven can transform green beans, zucchini, carrots, or various other veggies into fries.
Vegetables at breakfast? They'll never know.
Grilled cheese is a staple in any home with kids (or kids at heart), and if you spread butternut squash blended with spinach and garlic on the bread, it's just as irresistible.
This delicious crust is not only concealing cauliflower, but it's also a low-carb alternative that gives spotlight to the toppings.
Or zoodles, if you really want to impress the kids. Use a spiralizer or julienne tool with other vegetables too, like squash, carrots, or asparagus, and skip the pasta altogether.
Carrots, zucchini, and bell peppers go undercover in sloppy joes, which are all the childhood nostalgia and none of the malnourishment.
Vegetables and pancakes? Pumpkin and squash purée are extremely versatile when it comes to nutritious sweet dishes.
Frittatas can really just be vegetables hiding in eggs. It's a great way to incorporate veggies in the morning.
Add cocoa powder, coconut milk, vanilla, and maple syrup, then thank us later!
Sure, putting kale in guacamole might be a sin in the eyes of many, but dire times call for dire measures.
The vegetable masquerading as pasta is the epitome of sneaky, tasty nutrition.
Mix in some apples, walnuts, and cinnamon, and you'll forget the veggies entirely.
Blend various fruit with spinach, freeze them into popsicle shapes, and tell no one.
Tomato sauce already counts as a veggie, but you can easily sneak in puréed carrots or squash, as well as finely chopped peppers, onions, greens, celery, carrots, leeks, etc.
Lettuce makes a surprisingly fun stand-in for wheat wraps, and you can also use tougher greens like collards, kale, or chard.
You can add carrot purée or chopped mushrooms and peppers to ground beef, or go for the portobello mushroom burger instead.
Pizza can actually be the perfect vehicle for vegetables, especially since you can essentially pile on a salad and it still counts as a pizza.
It's just two ingredients, but it completely changes zucchini into something of a treat.
Carrot, sweet potato, or butternut squash make hearty additions to any chili recipe.
Creamy, buttery mashed potatoes just got a little bit healthier, without sacrificing taste or texture.
Zucchini bread is a clever way to get a serving of vegetables while satisfying your sweet tooth.
These rolls are perfect for sneaking in all kinds of veggies.
The bright color isn't exactly covert, but it is enticing.
To take it one step further, you can even blend butternut squash and mix it into the cheesy goodness.
This savory Japanese pancake has cabbage tucked into the dough.
Grating vegetables and putting them in meatballs will make them more delectable, and even picky eaters will want more.
Leek and shrimp is a great combo for this Japanese dish, known as gyoza, but you can also add all sorts of grated veggies, from cabbage to mushrooms and more.
While everyone's caught up on the bacon and cheese, they won't notice the corn, carrots, zucchini, and finely chopped broccoli.
Use cauliflower mash on top instead, and add veggies in the ground beef.
This childhood classic does a fantastic job at concealing all view of vegetables.
With all that cheese, are they really going to notice the veggies?
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Pesto is already green, which makes it the perfect vessel to hide other greens. Go one step further and serve it on pasta with peas.
If you're like most people, you're surprised every time you hear the recommended amount of vegetables we should be consuming every day, which varies across sources but tends to fall around three cups per day. Even for people who like eating vegetables, that can seem like a challenge. Then, when there are picky eaters in the mix (and we're not just talking about children), it can seem even harder.
But fear not! There are various clever ways to incorporate vegetables into dishes without sacrificing an ounce of flavor. Click through to see some sneaky meal ideas that either do a fantastic job at hiding veggies or transform them into something much more appetizing.
Interesting ways to sneak vegetables into meals
Even avid meat eaters would love these ideas
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If you're like most people, you're surprised every time you hear the recommended amount of vegetables we should be consuming every day, which varies across sources but tends to fall around three cups per day. Even for people who like eating vegetables, that can seem like a challenge. Then, when there are picky eaters in the mix (and we're not just talking about children), it can seem even harder.
But fear not! There are various clever ways to incorporate vegetables into dishes without sacrificing an ounce of flavor. Click through to see some sneaky meal ideas that either do a fantastic job at hiding veggies or transform them into something much more appetizing.