Monochromatic Meal

Septemer is Bean Month at Veggie Buds Club and we are excited to bring you this super green recipe from Katie at Eat Pretty Darling! You can find more recipes and tons of fun bean activities in our "Bonkers for Beans!" eBook, check it out here.

Let’s face it, we don’t all have access to farm stands and gardens year round to source our fresh produce each week. Most of us have to count on the grocery store to fill our bellies, but there’s still a fun way to get the kids involved!

Each week me and my sons head out to the grocery store with a color to find! We stick to the produce section and try to pick 4-5 items that fit our color. Sometimes it’s the color on the outside, sometimes it’s the color on the inside. Let your kids pick the items out. Getting kids involved every step of the way can help your picky eater become a little more adventurous!

Now go explore your grocery store and try a monochromatic meal! Make a meal consisting of only your color of the week. Here we picked green to feature the veggie of the month, beans, and paired it with two of our favorite green foods, green grapes and cucumbers. A meal made of one color makes it more fun!

Green Food Ideas

• Beans
  
• Celery
  
• Grapes
  
• Peppers
  
• Herbs
  
• Lime
  
• Kiwi
  
• Honeydew
  
• Zucchini
  
• Cucumber
  
• Lettuce
  
• Green onion
  
• Apples
  
• Kale
  
• Broccoli
  
• Sprouts
  
• Avocado
  
• Spinach
  
• Okra
  
• Asparagus
  
• Cabbage
  
• Artichoke
  
• Pears
  
• Peas
  
• Brussels sprouts
  
• Collard greens