Let’s be real: you would eat more vegetables if you had permission to slather every veggie in your favourite, empty-calorie ranch dip. I mean, at least you’re getting your micronutrients from the veggies, so overall, the dip can’t be that bad, right? We can’t expect to have it all…
I’m here to tell you that you can have it all!
If you’re looking for a way to please your taste buds, while adding nutrition AND a way to eat more veggies… you’ve come to the right place! Check out my 3 favourite and EASY healthy dips. You’ll be eating more veggies in no time.
Spinach-Pesto Dip
Ingredients
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup frozen spinach, thawed
- 1/4 cup pesto
- vegetables for serving
Directions
- Combine yogurt, pesto and spinach in a food processor. Process until smooth. Serve with vegetables.
Beet and Goat Cheese Hummus
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup cooked or canned chickpeas
- 3 small roasted beets
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 cloves garlic
- vegetables for serving
Directions
- Combine chickpeas, beets, goat cheese, lemon and garlic in food processor. Process until smooth. Serve with vegetables.
Chocolate Fruit Dip
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- fruit for seving
Directions
- Combine yogurt, cocoa powder, maple syrup, vanilla extract and cinnamon in food processor. Process until smooth. Serve with fruit.