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Get More Fruits and Vegetables Into Your Diet: "
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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(Via HealthMad.)
