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2012
Make Half Your Plate Veggies

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Nicole
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A simple technique to improve your diet is to follow the half plate vegetable (non starchy) rule. If you can’t get a half plate of veggies, then at least include some fruit on half of the plate.

This is my number one recommendation to all of my patients. It’s easy to remember and easy to do once you start implementing it!

Ex: Half a plate of asparagus and mushrooms, 1/4-1/3 plate sweet potato (starch/carbohydrate) and 1/4 of the plate an organic breaded chicken patty (protein).

This plate rule helps to keep you full and satisfied with fiber and meal balance. It helps to make sure you get the vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that you need. And keeps the calories in check!

Easy side dish: Add asparagus and mushrooms to saute pan with 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Add seasonings, and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Then, add a splash of white wine. Reduce the liquids, and you are done!

Are you making half your plate vegetables?

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3 Comments

  1. GiGi Eats Celebrities's Gravatar
    GiGi Eats Celebrities
    April 7, 2012 at 11:22 pm • Permalink • Reply

    You’ve got NOTHING on my 8 pounds of veggies at dinner! Holy crap! Ah ha ha ha!

  2. Whitney Gigandet's Gravatar
    Whitney Gigandet
    April 8, 2012 at 6:58 pm • Permalink • Reply

    Hi! Asparagus and mushrooms are two of my favorite veggies, and this combo looks divine. Is it possible to substitute the white wine with something else?

    • Nicole's Gravatar
      Nicole
      April 8, 2012 at 9:10 pm • Permalink • Reply

      Yes, you don’t even need the white wine! I have used balsamic vinegar and lemon juices instead in the past.

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