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Making fruits and veggies part of your meal planning is an important step
- even small portions here and there add up!
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HERE ARE SOME SIMPLE
SUGGESTIONS:
BREAKFAST
• Drink 100% juice every morning.
• Add raisins, berries, or sliced fruit to cereal, pancakes or waffles. Top bagels with tomato slices.
LUNCH
• Add extra fruits or veggies to salads
• Layer roasted peppers, cucumber slices, shredded carrots, avocado or salsa to
sandwiches.
DINNER
• Substitute vegetables for meat in casseroles, pasta dishes and chili recipes.
• Be mindful at the salad bar. Pile your plate with veggies and use low-fat or nonfat dressing.
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Even though it may seem a little daunting, eating 5 cups of fruits and veggies a day can be easy. Here’s a tip from the First Lady Michelle Obama:
visualize a plate in which half consists of fruits and vegetables.
This week, let’s focus on “veggifying” your meal choices. Whether you have 3 squares a day or 5 small snacks, it’s all about naturally adding fruits and vegetables so you can eat more healthfully.
In order to complete this challenge, you need to veggify at least 5 meals.
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SNACK CAN OFTEN LACK IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. BUT SNACK TIME IS A GREAT TIME TO ADD MORE VEGGIES AND FRUIT TO YOUR DAY.
Check out the Healthy Eating Tips Section at myinteractivehealth.com/gogiant/tips for easy ideas to help you incorporate fruits and veggies into crowd-pleasing appetizers and snacks. Also, don’t miss our friendly recipes and grilling tips.
Show off your favorite fruit or veggie snack on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and tag it #gogiant.
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veggified appetizer and
snack recipes
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Eating a diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables has been linked to improved health including safeguarding against heart disease, diabetes, cancer, improving digestive health, and more.
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HERE ARE SOME EASY TO DIGEST SUGGESTIONS FOR
GETTING KIDS TO EAT VEGETABLES:
• It takes about 8-15 times before a kid can decide if he truly dislikes a new food,
so be patient and don’t give up on veggies.
• Relaxed, repeated exposure to veggies is an effective way to get a child to love them.
If you show love for veggies, eventually your child will, too.
• Try the game of “no, thank you” bites. Your child has to take at least one bite of a
food (veggies or other) and if they don’t like it, that’s it for that meal.
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