I set off on this four-week challenge to eat vegetables every day, hoping to see physical and mental benefits. Savanna Swain-Wilson

I ate vegetables every day for a month to see if it was doable and how it would make me feel.

Once I learned creative ways to sneak veggies into meals, this challenge got even easier.

By the end, I had noticed both physical and mental benefits of eating veggies each day.

We've all heard that we should eat more vegetables , yet the CDC estimates only 1 in 10 US-based adults actually meet the daily recommended serving.

Even as a vegetable lover, I struggle to eat them as often as I'd like, usually settling for the lettuce on a sandwich or shredded carrot in takeout sushi.

As part of my personal commitment to forming good habits , I challenged myself to incorporate vegetables into at least one meal per day for four weeks.

Here's how it went and what I learned.

Before starting, I consulted with dietitians to make a plan and chat about possible benefits

Going from…