1. Simmer the tongue in water. Add a coarsely chopped onion, carrots, celery and garlic and simmer all until tender. Remove from heat and leave the tongue in the broth.
Teenage girls from age 14 to 18 should eat 2 1/2 cups of vegetables every day. Teenage boys should eat three cups of vegetables daily. Teens who are active and get at least 30 minutes of exercise every day may need even more. Teens should eat a combination of raw and cooked vegetables.
On average, Americans tend to eat fruit once a day and vegetables fewer than two times daily, the CDC researchers found. State-by-state, the percentage of people who eat enough vegetables ranged from highs of 13 percent in California and 11 percent in Oregon to lows of 5.5 percent in Mississippi, 5.8 percent in Oklahoma and 6.2 percent in Tennessee.