Focus On Veggies Not Fruit
It's well known that you should be eating two servings of fruit, and five servings of veggies. But it seems like people are much more willing to meet their fruit servings than their veggies.
Fruit is great, don't get me wrong, and you should try to have a piece or two of fruit a day, but there's no need to exceed this. Fruit gives you lots of vitamins and positive benefits for your body, however it also contains a significant amount of sugar so eating more than a couple of servings of fruit a day is actually not the best thing for you to be doing for your body. Instead, where you'd normally reach for another apple for your afternoon snack, reach for some carrot sticks.
It's been suggested again and again that juices and smoothies can actually lead to you exceeding your fruit serving for the day, which is not necessarily harmful but it's certainly not needed. What is needed is more vegetables. CNN reported 87% of Americans fail to eat the right amount of vegetables. Yes, they're less appealing than the juicy goodness of an orange or the candy-like raspberries you have waiting in your fridge, but they provide more nutrients and also have valuable vitamins and anti-oxidants for your body. They also contain less sugar and are better if you're wanting to lose weight.
Some easy ways to incorporate vegetables into your meals is to carry snacks like carrot and celery sticks or try these eggplant chips. Make sure you have a side of asparagus, beans or zucchini with your dinner, add some rocket to your eggs in the morning and consider having a roast vegetable salad for lunch. Not only are these options easy, they're really cheap.
So don't stop eating fruit, just try and focus more on your veggie intake. They're a great complement to any dish and will have you feeling like a rock star.
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