Root vegetables helping with your five a day quickly, cheaply and easily

I don’t know about you but as a busy working parent I struggle to come up with ideas for evening meals which help towards your five a day. 

One trick is to buy those packs of casserole vegetables most supermarkets have.  You know the ones with some carrots, a swede, parsnips and an onion? Be sure to check the reduced section in the supermarket first, otherwise they are reasonably cheap in the normal section, and grab a bag of potatoes whilst you are there. 

I peel everything except the onion which I tend to keep for another time, but you could add it if you wanted to.  Cook all the vegetables in the same saucepan until soft, then mash them all together with some butter, milk and salt.  This is in fact the same as that posh mash potato you can buy at the supermarket.  I then use some of it for the evening meal with either fish, meat or pie and freeze the rest to use at a later date.

This is also a great way to use up vegetables in the fridge you could do the same with butternut squash, sweet potatoes. Any root vegetables can be cooked and mashed with potatoes it is a great way to make sure you are getting your five a day quickly and easily.