Eat more veggies: keep them on hand

Eat more veggies: keep them on hand
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According to medical weight-loss specialist Dr Adrienne Youdim, prep is everything. “Spend a Sunday grilling your favourite veggies. Make them in abundance so that they can be incorporated into your salad or lunchbox,” she says.

Starting from scratch is always best, but if you do have to buy prepared foods, don’t be fooled into thinking just because there are fruit and vegetables in it that it is good for you. Check out these foods that appear healthy but aren’t.

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Eat more veggies: get one serving per meal

Eat more veggies: get one serving per meal
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“Adding colour and variety to your daily meals with at least one serving of fruit or vegetables per meal can be as easy as thawing out a bag of frozen green beans, slicing up an apple or adding a bowl of colourful berries,” says Sauer.

 

Eat more veggies: buy frozen

Eat more veggies: buy frozen
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“Many people avoid fresh vegetables because they go off before they get a chance to eat them,” says clinical oncology dietitian Crystal Langlois. “Buying frozen vegetables is a great alternative that is convenient and easy. If all the prep work and chopping scares you, many supermarkets carry pre-chopped items in both the frozen and fresh produce areas.”

And if you still have that inner-kid kicking and screaming to avoid eating your veggies, blend your veggies into shakes or smoothies. “The taste of vegetables is easily masked in shakes or smoothies by using fruit and fruits juice,” says Langlois. “Small diced mushrooms can be incorporated into hamburgers or Bolognese, as well.”

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Source: RD.com

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