10 Tips for Adding More Fruit and Vegetables to Your Diet

Can you remember the last time you tried a new fruit or veggie? What was it?

It’s so easy to get stuck in a rut of whizzing round the supermarket, picking the same foods week in, week out. It’s certainly much quicker that way!

But, to get maximum benefit from a healthy diet, it needs to be varied.

Today’s challenge is to experiment with fruits and/or vegetables

Remember, fruits and veggies in season will be more economical. You should also try out some of the frozen or canned varieties, which are a great option when you’re stuck for time.

10 ways to add more fruits and veggies to your diet today:

1. Have grilled tomatoes and mushrooms with wholegrain toast, and a glass of whole orange juice for breakfast.
2. Top your breakfast cereal with a banana, or a handful of dried fruit.
3. For lunch have a leafy salad with, or in, your sandwich.
4. Take a piece of fruit, or fruit salad for your mid-morning snack at work.
5. Prepare sliced raw vegetables with a healthy dip, as your mid-afternoon snack.
6. For dinner have two vegetables (fresh or frozen) with your meal.
7. Add extra vegetables to your favourite dishes in place of some of the meat, for example stews, soups, curries, or casseroles.
8. Grate or finely chop veggies into curries, soups or stews, or mash white beans into minced beef.
9. Experiment with different styles of cooking – for example BBQ, or roasted vegetables. Or, how about poached pears?
10. Serve a fruit based appetizer or dessert.

Have you tried any new fruit or vegetable recently?