Hi! If you found this article, I am assuming you know the importance of getting fruits and vegetables in your diet.
In fact …Harvard health shared a study by the journal Circulation, comparing people who ate just two servings of fruits or vegetables each day, to people who ate five servings per day and the ones who had five servings had:
- a 13% lower risk of death from any cause
- a 12% lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke
- a 10% lower risk of death from cancer
- a 35% lower risk of death from respiratory disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
And there are even more studies from living a longer and healthier life and more but I am sure you know the benefits or you wouldn’t be interested in how to get fruits and vegetables in your diet.
So I am going to share some ways for you to get more fruits and vegetables in your diet.
First, think about each of your meals and just adding something extra to what you are already eating.
So if for breakfast, you have cereal, you could add bananas or berries, or if you have eggs, you could add onions or red bell peppers or even celery.
For lunch, most people have sandwiches, so just think about spicing up your sandwich a little with some vegetables. You could add sprouts, tomatoes and lettuce or an avocado.
Many people have snacks throughout the day. Instead of reaching for the chips or cookies, try eating raw veggie sticks or a piece of fruit, like an apple or grapes or an orange.
For dinner it’s always easy to add some vegetables. Whether it’s adding vegetables to your main course, or you can just add a salad and you can throw just about anything in a salad. For dessert you could have chocolate dipped apples or shredded coconut over cut up fruit. There are many different ways you can incorporate fruit into a dessert vs the traditional cookies, and cake. If you have ice cream, you can add bananas and berries or make it even healthier and have yogurt with fruit. But don’t buy the yogurt with the fruit – buy it plain and add the fruit.
One consideration when incorporating more fruits and vegetables is to think about adding more color. The best way to get all the various nutrients is to eat fruits and vegetables of many different colors.
If cost or access is a problem, that can make things more difficult and while canned is not as good as fresh or frozen, it is still an option.
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