Have you had trouble getting five servings of fruits and
vegetables on a daily basis? If so, you may find that if you take a
moment to plan accordingly and ensure five servings find their way into
your body every day, a healthier life will emerge.
Since
you are interested in this topic, that must mean you want to improve
your nutrition for health reasons or possibly to help lose weight.
Regardless of your reasons, if you are truly ready to focus more on
developing healthy eating habits then by planning out the food you will
eat each day can truly work wonders.
Everyone has a daily schedule
that is unique and different there isn't a generic answer that will
hold true for everyone. However, if you take the following ideas and
adjust to fit your own personal situation, then it is readily attainable
for you to include five fruits and vegetables in your daily menu.
Start With Breakfast
Here is the perfect opportunity to have at least one serving of
fruit with your morning meal. A banana with cereal, raisins with
oatmeal, yogurt and strawberries, or even a fruit smoothie which can
pack upwards of two or three fruits in a great tasting beverage. Don't
miss out on this chance to start the day on a healthy note. When you do,
you will be more inclined to continue with the healthy trend for the
remainder of the day.
Snacks During the Day
Your snacks between breakfast and lunch, and also between lunch and
dinner offer you two other opportunities for you to take in a fruit or
vegetable. If you are away at work for the better part of the day, be
sure to pack fruits/vegetables in your travel lunch container so when
break time comes, you can simply whip out your apple, peach, banana, box
of raisins, bag of grapes, celery and carrots, or whatever else you
fancy. Not only will you be taking in one or two servings of fruits and
vegetables during your breaks, but these snacks are only around 100
calories each! Follow that up with plain, purified drinking water and
you have just consumed the perfect snack. A hundred times healthier than
a bag of Doritos and a soda.
Lunch
If you haven't developed the habit of packing a lunch to take with
you to work, you are missing out on the perfect opportunity to control
every bit of food that makes it into your mouth while you are away at
work. Travel containers with dinner leftover make perfect, easy meals
you can take with you for the next day. If you do not have any dinner
leftovers, then frozen healthy meals made by Lean Cuisine or Weight
Watchers provide low calorie tasty options and usually come with a
serving of vegetables. Or you can always make a simple ham or turkey
sandwich (using pita or whole wheat bread) including lettuce and tomato
and instead of a bag of potato chips, a bag of cut carrots or celery and
you will be all set.
Dinner Choices
So far if you've stuck with the game plan up to this point, you have
eaten 3-4 servings of fruits or vegetables by the time your get home.
At dinner it is generally your last chance to take in the remaining
fruits and vegetables to reach your goal. This is the most opportune
time to include a hearty serving of vegetables since you will be at home
and often have more time to cook and prepare this meal. When planned
out accordingly, you could essentially get two servings of vegetables at
each dinner if desired.
Gregory L. Gomez, M. Ed, has been teaching 5th grade in the LAUSD
for 12 years and has recently embarked on a journey to lose weight, eat
healthier, and finally get in shape! Follow his progress on http://HealthyChoicesInLife.com
as he strives to lose 60 pounds through dedicated exercise and eating
healthy. From healthy eating guides to a step-by-step manual to help
tackle the process of losing weight, readers will find the latest
information to combat the rising obesity epidemic and start getting into
shape at http://healthychoicesinlife.com/lose-weight.
No comments:
Post a Comment