How to get your husband to eat vegetables. Tip #3 Be organic where it counts

Okay, so my husband does not eat salad but I do!  If you are lucky enough to both enjoy salad be sure to go organic wear it counts!  Organic tomatoes are a must!  The taste better, are a rich red color, and no nasty pesticides. I try and buy all of my vegetables locally or organic.  When it comes to fruit I have a new hobby of picking them myself at local U-Pick farms (organic strawberries are a must here! Strawberries carry the most amount of bacteria and nasty pesticides).  In my favorite salad I add lettuce (whatever is on sale), organic tomatoes, organic sprouts, avocados from Mexico, organic garlic dressing, and low fat cottage cheese.

How to get your husband to eat vegetables. Tip #2 Honey + Butter= love love!

I know what your'e thinking...doens't this defeat the purpose?  Well, I start off by adding lots of butter and honey to carrots (make sure to get real honey or raw honey and olive oil reduced fat butter) and slowly decrease over time.  You should have seen this dish 5 years ago when we first got married... :) 

How to get your husband to eat vegetables. Tip #1 Introduce Vegetables in Small Quantities

It took me almost 5 years of being married to convince my husband to at least try spinach.  Tip #1 says introduce vegetables in small quantities.  As you can see, hubby's meal is on the left: angle hair pasta with creamy alfredo sauce, grilled shrimp scampi, and spinach cooked in extra virgin olive oil and garlic. I dish a portion to equal about 2 tastes, while my plate on the right has about 1 cup.