Healthy Monday: Believe in Your Buds

Popeye-SpinachWe all had that one vegetable we refused to eat as a child, but times (and taste buds) change!

Don’t let the past prevent you from getting the nutritional benefits of asparagus, lima beans, peas, Brussels sprouts, or your personal veggie villain.

Our flavor profiles vary greatly with age: you may just find a new favorite in your former foe. Embrace your adulthood this week by trying a vegetable that you wouldn’t have touched as a child.

Start slowly by adding it to a favorite dish. If it’s still not love at first bite, congratulate yourself for giving it a try anyway.

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