Real Advice from Real People
Last week my friend Tina posed a question as to whether it was really possible to get the full benefit of fruits and vegetables by drinking a beverage claiming to have equal nutrition to seven fruits and vegetables. I saw Tina later that night, and she told me she knew my answers was going to be what it was.
But I left the blog as a “to be continued. . .” and today’s message is the continuation. Tina is not alone. Many of us, myself included, struggle to get in enough fruits and vegetables each day. We work, we have kids to get to and from school, to and from activities, through their homework, dogs to walk, dinner to make, laundry to do, bills to pay. .. the list of what we need to accomplish and to worry about in a day goes on and on. Fitting in healthy eating isn’t always first on the list.
So today, I’m launching a new feature on my blog: Real Advice from Real People. I’ll post some ideas for Tina to get more fruits and vegetables into her days, but I ask you to comment with your ideas as well. Let’s see if we can get 50 ideas for Tina to try.
Here are my top ideas:
- Always get a fruit in at breakfast (whole fruit, not juice). My favorite options are kiwi or raspberries stirred into non-fat Greek yogurt (with one Equal).
- Cut up veggies on the weekends and put them in little bags so you can grab them on your way out the door to work in the morning as a ready-made snack for later in the day.
- Try roasting veggies for a different taste. I love to cut up peppers, Brussel sprouts, onions, and zucchini and throw them on a cookie sheet with a drizzle of canola oil.
- Always put veggies on sandwiches – tomatoes, basil, peppers, onions, cucumbers.
- I really dislike cutting up cauliflower and broccoli, but I like eating both. So I always buy the precut ones. The convenience makes me more likely to eat them. I can eat them raw with a bit of dip as an afternoon snack or steam them at dinner time.
- To get my son to eat more nutritious veggie options, I sometimes mash sweet potatoes or rutabegas half-and-half with potatoes.
- Asparagus in scrambled eggs is delicious.
Now it’s your turn to submit your ideas as a part of this Real Advice from Real People feature.
Then, Tina, it’s up to you. You have to share what options you’ll try, what’s working, etc. We can’t wait to hear from you.