I found this good advise in article on http://thesop.org/
Something many of us can use to improve our diet.
Elizabeth Pivonka is a registered dietitian as well as president and CEO of Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), the nonprofit entity behind the Fruits & Veggies-More Matters® national public health initiative. She says, “Eating fruits and vegetables is important to maintaining a healthy weight and may reduce the risk of many diseases, but adding more to your diet can sometimes feel like a challenge.”
Pivonka has several tips to help consumers add more fruits and vegetables to meals and snacks.
- Instead of a pasta or rice based side dish, serve a leafy green salad
- Make sure to add lettuce or spinach along with plenty of sliced veggies to your sandwich
Serve fruit as a dessert - Add frozen or canned veggies to soups and stews at that last minute for a boost of nutrition and flavor
- Keep dried fruit on had in the car or at your desk at work for a quick, healthy snack
- Drain and rinse any kind of canned beans and add them to your salad for added fiber and protein
- Add diced veggies to meatloaf, meatballs, and hamburgers
- Keep a bowl of fresh fruit out on your kitchen table or counter for grab-and-go snacks
- Next time you eat fast food, try fruit and vegetable menu items such as salads, sliced apples, mandarin oranges and baked potatoes
- Make breakfast smoothies with fresh or frozen fruit, low-fat yogurt, and 100 percent juice
Pivonka says, “Adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet is easy when you remember that all product forms count; fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100 percent fruit and vegetable juice. Every step taken toward eating more fruits and veggies helps, so try to fill half your plate with them at each meal.”
