Get More Fruits and Vegetables Into Your Diet
Everyone says you need more fruits and vegetables but old habits die hard. Here’s how you can teach yourself to eat better.
Start with a Salad
If you begin every meal with a salad, then you won’t have much room for the other stuff. Filling up on greenery first is a good thing, since vegetables and healthy carbs are supposed to be the bulk of the human diet. The other great thing about salads, besides their healthiness is their versatility. You can put almost anything in a salad, lettuce and spinach are just the beginning.Make sure that your salad consists of more than just leafy greens and dressing. Keep this practice at home, as well as restaurants.
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Snack on fruit.
Instead of carrying potato chips or some other bagged and boxed snack, take fruit. You can carry pieces of fruit like apples, oranges and bananas or you can dress natural fruit up. Have sliced peaches with honey or vanilla yogurt, for example. You can also have dried fruit- it like candy.
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Bottom’s Up
You can also drink your vegetable servings. Kids usually like smoothies as much as they like milkshakes- it’s easy to get whole bananas, peaches and strawberries in there. If you are a smoothies Do it yourselfer, then you can get really creative- and really healthy, too. It may also be a good idea to invest in a juicer.
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Raw Fruit For Dessert
Some of the simplest desserts are also the healthiest and the most delicious. Fruit pairs well with decadent things like chocolate, honey, whipped cream and mascarpone cheese.
Stick With Tradtion
Modern food is a pain- it may be simple but in the long run, it isn’t cheap. A general rule of thumb for someone who wants to eat healthier: the less modern the meal, the more likely it is to be healthy. This is true in many different cultures. Black American “Soul” food for example is full od sweet potatoes, collard greens, green beans and okra. Italian cooking is full of fresh herbs, olive oil, garlic and tomatoes.Even thought
Get Colorstruck
Your plate should look like a Fauvist painting- vibrant with brightness and life. Color is a good indicator of how healthy your meal is.
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lillyrose | Oct 4, 2009 | Reply
very good article! I love salad and have fruit (especially strawberries)on mine along with olives and cashew nuts!
NutriSystem Reviews | Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
At first i don’t use to fruit and some stuff which were benefiting. Now it seem very important for me to correct my mistake. Its a good blog.
Jo Oliver | Oct 12, 2009 | Reply
Good advice. As a pregnant woman, I especially need to get more healthy fruit and vegies in.
Vikram Chhabra | Oct 16, 2009 | Reply
Good tips. I have often considered going vegetarian…
Ruby Hawk | Oct 16, 2009 | Reply
Very good advise, I’m vegetarian so I eat lots of veggies and fruits.
Sexyhood03 | Oct 17, 2009 | Reply
This is cool we think alike I have been thinking a lot lately about writting a similar article .I read your profile and i see it’s very true people do have the same thoughts I love chocolate and dr peper too.I have a video on how to make home-made jamba juice.
VegeFruitsLoverz | Nov 26, 2009 | Reply
I had never used salad with meal before I faced some complaints to my digestion system, I used to do exercise and very conscious about my daily diet, but no improvement ! Then one of friend advised me to add salad to my regular meal , now I am fit and use salad instead of meal some times, it also increases my hunger.