6 Ways to Sneak Superfoods into Everyday Dinners
Andie Mitchell, memoirist, blogger and author of Eating in the Middle: A Mostly Wholesome Cookbook, shares her secrets.
By Lynn Andriani
Carrots and Other Root Vegetables
Superfood Credentials: These underground growers are generally high in vitamins C, B and vitamin A, and carrots, in particular, are a great source of beta-carotene, which supports your vision.
How to Add It to Your Life: Mashed potatoes with a cauliflower makeover may be all the rage, but other vegetables can be pureed just as nicely, and offer unexpected color and flavor. Mitchell likes to stir roasted carrots, turnips, parsnips or butternut squash into mashed potatoes (so the mixture is about half potato and half other vegetable). You still get a fluffy side dish, but it's got more good-for-you ingredients.
Get the recipe: Sour Cream and Chive Mashed Potatoes
How to Add It to Your Life: Mashed potatoes with a cauliflower makeover may be all the rage, but other vegetables can be pureed just as nicely, and offer unexpected color and flavor. Mitchell likes to stir roasted carrots, turnips, parsnips or butternut squash into mashed potatoes (so the mixture is about half potato and half other vegetable). You still get a fluffy side dish, but it's got more good-for-you ingredients.
Get the recipe: Sour Cream and Chive Mashed Potatoes
Published 02/04/2016