Tips to Help Meet Your 5 A Day Goal

Eating fruits and veggies is a state of mind! Let’s make a habit of thinking produce when deciding what to eat for our meals and snacks. Below are some fast, easy and tasty ways to “pump up the produce punch” that your diet delivers.

• Go for the dunk! Dip apple slices in low-fat yogurt or carrot and celery sticks in fat-free ranch dressing.
• “Blend” in. Blend fruit, pour into popsicle molds and freeze for a tasty, refreshing treat; or mix fruit in a blender with ice, juice, fat-free milk and/or low-fat yogurt for a “smooth” snack.
• Make “fruitilicious” pancakes for breakfast or snack. Add berries, apple chunks or mashed banana to pancake batter.
• Do the “veg-egg” thing. Mix veggies into scrambled eggs and omelettes.
• Get “cerealous!” Smother hot or cold cereal with sliced fruit.
• Go out on a limb. (That’s where a lot of the good fruit is!) Be adventurous and try new and different fruits and vegetables. Most supermarkets carry a large variety of produce including exotic types.
• Accessorize! Dress up your sandwich with leafy greens and tomato slices.
• Be a salad head. Eat a salad with your lunch or a large salad as lunch. (Don’t forget the low-fat dressing.) Be sure to use low-fat cheese, hardboiled egg whites (no yolk) and hold the bacon please!
• Be a “healthy preppie.” Use quick and healthy preparation methods such as steaming, stir-frying or microwaving.
• Soups on! Eat a hearty bowl of vegetable soup.
• Take fruits and veggies to work. Carry a banana, apple, orange, box of raisins, carrot and celery sticks or a box or can of fruit or vegetable juice in your briefcase, purse or knapsack.

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