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We're all familiar with the Plate Method, right?

½ plate non-starchy vegetables (NSV), ¼ protein, ¼ starch, and some healthy fats.

But how do you apply this to recipes that already include these components? How do you know if you need to add more vegetables to hit that ½ plate of NSV?

Let's put on our math hats. For example, let's take HSN's Greek Chicken & Veggies recipe. It includes 3 carrots and a 15-oz can of artichoke hearts for non-starchy vegetables. The recipe serves 5.

There are about 2 carrots in 1 cup (you can easily look this up online!) and a 15-oz can is about 1.5 cups. So, all in all, there are about 3 cups of vegetables in the recipe that serves 5. Should you add more vegetables to the meal? YES!

We want about 2 cups of veggies per adult, so I'd recommend adding a side salad or roasting some broccoli to complement the recipe.

Now, what if a recipe includes little to no vegetables, but you want to make it a one-pot meal? Again, just look at how many cups of NSV are included per serving. If it's less than 2 cups per person, figure out how many more cups you'll need to add in.

Let's take HSN's White Bean Chicken Chili, a favorite of many of my clients. This recipe includes about 3 cups of NSV for 8 servings. If you didn't want to add veggies on the side, you could add a bag of frozen mixed veggies to the crockpot about ¾ of the way through the cooking time, and end up with a full Plate Method meal.

Now it's your turn. Take a look at a couple of your favorite recipes and assess whether they include a full 2 cups of NSV per serving. If not, get creative by adding extra veggies on the side or cooking them into the recipe to add valuable volume and nutrients!

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