Easy, nutritious additions to your burger, hot dog, salad or bowl:

*grilled, spiced carrots

*steamed kale (steam in veggie or chicken broth and add salt, pepper and a splash of lemon for extra flavor)

*stirfried shiitake mushrooms (add soy sauce and sesame seeds for extra pizzazz)

*roasted eggplant (generously salt and pat dry with paper towels prior to cooking to reduce water)

*sunflower or pumpkin seeds

*soaked and toasted walnuts and pecans

*grilled zucchini and squash

Use local, grass fed, and/or hormone and antibiotic-free meat when possible. If shopping at Whole Foods, Step 4 is their best quality meat. Enjoy!