The recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake are now nine to eleven per day.
How can you get more of these into your daily diet? I have a list of 10 ideas:
1. add vegetables to your omelets for breakfast
2. top your breakfast cereal (hot or cold) with fruit: raisins, blueberries, bananas
3. drink pure fruit or vegetable juice instead of other beverages (orange juice, tomato juice, V8 or V8 splash)
4.have a bowl of vegetable soup for lunch or as a snack
5. make desserts with fresh fruit, like an apple crisp or peach cobbler or pumpkin bread
6. cut up vegetables and keep them in a bowl of water in your fridge so they are visible when you open the refrigerator door; grab some for a snack whenever you feel like munching
7. when you order a pizza, top it with mushrooms, green pepper, olives, onions, or pineapple instead of sausage and pepperoni
8. serve a salad with supper. Not just lettuce: add tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli and cauliflower
9. add vegetables to some of your favorite dishes, like pasta, or meatloaf, or casseroles
10. make a fresh fruit smoothie: freeze fresh fruit slices, then add with skim milk to your blender for a fat-free, low cal healthy tasty treat!
Think of 3 of the above techniques you can start employing this week!
How many more fruits and vegetables can you add every day? Give yourself a goal and go for it!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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1 comment:
I love these tips Laurie. It gives me a few ideas on how to make healthy living simple. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us!
Chrissy :)
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