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Q: What are some food prep shortcuts? A: Family members can help with the prep by washing, peeling, and chopping vegetables and measuring ingredients for recipes. With some dishes, it will save time to use a slow cooker, a rice cooker, or an air fryer. And whoever does the grocery shopping shouldn’t be embarrassed to buy precut fresh or frozen produce or a deli rotisserie chicken to make dinner prep easier. coming up with other questions. (See chapter 5 for more games and suggestions.) 7. Use more vegetables. Sneak vegetables into meals that the family already likes. For instance, on pizza night, arrange bowls of mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, chopped peppers, spinach, artichokes, and basil to let people choose their favorite pizza toppings. Swapping vegetables for sausage and pepperoni makes pizzas healthier without forcing family members to leave their comfort zone. Or you might mince vegetables and combine them with ground meat in recipes. 8. Snack on vegetables instead of junk foods. Have raw vegetables washed and cut into strips or sticks in the fridge. Store them in glass jars so that they are easy to see and can be grabbed quickly. Place a healthy dip (hummus, salsa, or yogurt) beside the jar of vegetables for a more tempting snack. 9. Cook one meal for the entire family. Don’t try to keep picky eaters happy by cooking different foods

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Eating Healthier as a Family