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Heather Mangieri, nutritionists and public relations of the American Dietetic Association (USDA), provides 6 easy tips to be able to eat more vegetables and fruits in their daily diet.
1. Start early
To get the amount of vegetables and fruits recommended that 5 times a day, start to eat earlier in the day, when the breakfast. Try to insert a banana on cereal, or vegetables in an omelette is eaten at breakfast, Mangieri said.
2. Do not hide fruit
If you have a stock of fruit or vegetables, do not just keep it in the refrigerator or pantry. Make sure they "look" stimulating to eat. You can put fruit on the dining table or living room, and do not hesitate to make the fruit as a snack menu.
3. Frozen was good
By freezing vegetables, you will always have stock at home, Mangieri said. In addition, frozen vegetables are also easy to be recycled and can be stored for a long time. Fear of reduced nutritional value? Keri Gans, who also stated that the public relations of the USDA, frozen vegetables usually have the same nutritional value of fresh vegetables.
4. When eating, focus attention on the vegetables first, rather than protein
Try to fill half of the plate with vegetables and fruit. The rest just fill with carbohydrates and protein.
5. You can drink fruit and vegetables
Today many available drinks juice fortified vitamins to meet daily needs. According to the USDA this product may be drunk, but not every day. Because the sources of vitamins and minerals are best still come from fruits and vegetables fresh. Do not forget, fresh fruits and vegetables contain fiber which is part of a healthy diet.
6. Make fruit as dessert
Mangieri suggest adding fruit as a dessert after a big meal for the ice cream. The form can be processed like an ice jam or fruit without added sugar. In addition you can also make fruit into smoothies, coupled with yogurt, instead of sugar. "The sweetness of the fruit is enough for our sense of taste, so no need to add sugar anymore," he said.
