thinking outside thinking outside the box! cook at home the box dietitian approved oven baked crispy-eggplant parmigiana common advice in starting a new diet is to add more fruits and vegetables so achieving and maintaining a healthy eating pattern many americans struggle in achieving the recommended 2-3 cups of vegetables any dish you make and soon you'll be consuming more servings of vegetables without even realizing it another strategy is to consider swapping the animal-based protein in a meal you make often with a plant-based for 12 14 inch thick slices stewed tomatoes tomato sauce preferably whole wheat olive oil cooking spray multi grain or whole wheat the colander in the sink and place a heavy dish or pan towels additional times placing the eggplant slices on top of each remaining bread crumbs spinach a bit and the parmesan will melt page 18