Why is it so hard to eat vegetables???
Why is getting our kids to put a vegetable in their mouth, like trying to negotiate world peace? Each day we make a decision about what to put in our bodies. This decision is not as easy for our children. The decision to eat a vegetable can sometimes be a hard choice. Especially for those little ones that scream bloody murder when you try to get them to eat their squash. Ask my 6-year-old! He would rather starve than touch that stuff!! So I am here this week with another recipe to help you prepare a more nutrition breakfast for yourself and your kids, and all without them even realizing it! Hide the vegetables, skip the fight!
VEGETABLE POWER
What it has taken me so long to understand is just how powerful these vegetables can be in making our bodies run properly! Not only do these vegetables pack awesome nutrients but, as I tell my children, they have magical powers. Trust me, I understand some of these are an acquired taste, which is not one I personally enjoy. So that is why I will mix them in anything I can to hide their taste but get me that nutrient dense punch. Here are some of the crazy and amazing benefits of some of these vegetables.
Mushrooms
- source of vitamins B2 & B3
- improve your immune system
- reduce diabetes
- help build muscle
- help prevent cancer
Carrots:
- great source of dietary fiber, vitamins A, K, and B6, magnesium & potassium
- Improve eyesight
- regulate blood sugar
- prevent muscular degeneration
- reduce risk of cancer and stroke
Spinach
- aids in strengthening muscles (we’ve all seen Popeye!)
- prevents age-related macular degeneration
- helps maintain normal blood pressure
- boosts metabolism and digestive system
Radish
- prevents cardio vascular diseases
- helps lose weight and improve immunity
- reduces pain and swelling
- regulates blood sugar levels in diabetes
Zucchini
- protects against infections and disease
- provides relief from aching systems of rheumatoid arthritis
- helps prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease
Vegetable Turkey Breakfast Sausage
Print recipe| Serves | 8 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 30 minutes |
| Meal type | Breakfast |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable |
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 1 Medium Carrot (finely chopped)
- 1/2 Medium Zucchini (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup Spinach (finely chopped)
- 1 Medium Radish (finely chopped)
- 2 Small Baby Bella Mushrooms (finely chopped)
Spices
- 1 teaspoon Ground Sage
- 1 teaspoon Ground Oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt (To Taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
Meat
- 1lb Ground Turkey
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Put all vegetables in to a food processor and shred on high for approximately 50 seconds or until all pieces are finely chopped. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Take the ground turkey out of the package and put into a bowl. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Next add in the spices to the ground turkey. | |
| Step 4 | |
| After the spices are mixed in, add in all the chopped vegetables. The chopped vegetables should make approximately 1 cup all together. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Mix everything thoroughly together and make the mixed into small patties. the mixture should make approximately 8 patties. | |
| Step 6 | |
| Next put patties into a skillet and cook on the stove, on medium heat until meat is thoroughly cooked, and browned on the outside. | |
| Step 7 | |
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Enjoy! |  |
What They Don’t Know Will Make them Stronger….
As our children grow they will be faced with many challenges. Let us make sure we start them off on the right foot. Let’s start them off with a truly balanced diet that will not only help them grow strong, but keep their brains running smoothly.
We need to try this! Looks absolutely delicious!
Thanks! Would love your feedback once you’ve had a chance to try it!
Wow, I am intrigued! My girls absolutely love sausage and this would make me so happy to have them eat something like this to start their day!
Perfect! I hope you they enjoy it as much as we have 🙂
I’m one of the guys who just loves vegetables, though some of these useful things you’ve written I did not even know. Now i love veggie even more .. Excellent blog post 🙂
Thank you ! Please let me know how you like them:)
I can’t get enough veggies now! But as a kid I was definitely bored of them. This is such a great idea.
What a combination of healthy eating. All the goodness of veggies with sausages.. amazing!!
I love tricks like this. I’m so picky that I still need to trick myself like a child.
I am finding its more common than I ever knew! I’m glad its helping more than just the kids!
Oh, this looks super yummy. I will definitely have to try this. I love trying new recipes!!
Thank you! I hope you like it 🙂
Mushrooms and Spinach are a huge part of my diet but I very much need to start working on the rest. This sausage sounds so yummy!
Yum! I would never have thought to add radish! I’ll try this on the weekend.
Thank you for sharing this recipe! Been trying to eat healthier alternatives and this veggie turkey sausage is right up my alley!
So glad I could help! It’s not always easy finding healthy alternatives these days. Almost everything you buy has sugar in it! It’s no wonder so many people are becoming diabetics these days.
lol let me tell ya it works perfectly well with adults too. I hide my boyfriends veggies into his burgers as well, then i sneak some into his dessert and call it a day
Turkey sausage is very good and my kids don’t really know the difference either which is a win-win. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
My hubby loves turkey sausage, I am going to give the recipe a try and will let you know how it turns out,
We absolutely love vegetables in this house and I have been fortunate enough that both my kids eat them without me having to hind them in food. Now if only I could hide the meat (they almost always refuse to eat that). This looks delicious and sounds like something my hubby and I would really enjoy.
I have to hide vegetables from myself sometimes too! I think I have everything except the radish to make these, and I bet my boys would devour them as well. I’ll have to try these out and see what they think.
Omg, I love vegetables specially carrots, spinach and radish. I remember when I was a kid I don’t use to eat a lot of these, but then gradually I started eating them. Love your turkey sausage! I love the crust of it!! I’ll make this for my family! I’m sure they’ll love it! 🙂
Thank you! It’s funny how our tastes change as we get older. If I didn’t hide the vegetables, my 6 year old wouldn’t touch them with a ten foot pole! Lol one day he’ll come to his senses
I love turkey sausage! Thanks for sharing your healthy and easy to make recipe, can’t wait to try it!
These sound amazing. I’m especially interested in the spice mix. I loooove sausage but it’s so hard to find American style sausage in Korea! I’ll be giving this a try.