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Fitting In More Fruits & Vegetables

By on June 11, 2014
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By The Go Fit Gals

If you find it hard to get enough fruits and vegetables in your day, you aren’t alone. Watch today’s Fit Tip while we give you our own personal insider tips on how we sneak in more fruits and vegetables for us, our spouses and for kids.

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Easy Ways to Eat More Fruits & Veggies

Macronutrients are nutrients needed by the body in large quantities, they are your carbohydrates, proteins and fats and each is needed for the body to function optimally.

Micronutrients are nutrients needed by the body in small quantities and include vitamins and minerals.

Even though they are only needed in small amounts, they are vital for all the body’s systems to function optimally and can’t be made by the body.

Vitamins have to be obtained from eating the plants and animals that make them and are essential for growth and health, digestion, elimination and resistance to disease. Minerals must be obtained from the earth and are helpful in energy production. All this to say – fruits and vegetables are vital to our body to obtain the vitamins and minerals that we need.

The problem is – most people don’t consume enough fruits and vegetables. Not only are they important for obtaining our micronutrients, but they are also an important step in hydrating our body.

One way to make sure you get enough fruits & vegetables in your day is to portion your plate properly by filling half of it up, at each meal, with fruits or vegetables.

And eat your produce first! It will fill you up and they are the most easily digestible. You don’t want them getting stuck behind the slow-poke macronutrients in the digestive tract and rotting.

So how can you sneak more in?

Breakfast as a key time to get in some of your fruits and veggies. Omelets, fruit salads or even topping your yogurt or cereal with fruits works great. Green juices and smoothies can also be quick and easy ways to get some more produce in. You can pre-make, pre-portion and freeze them so all you have to do is take them out the night before to thaw. It’s also great to pre-make a salad for the week that you can eat on the side of meals, as a snack or throw into a whole-grain wrap as a satisfying lunch. And always have vegetables with your dinner. No compromising!

 

Don’t underestimate the importance of these micronutrients. Now that we’ve given you some easy ways to sneak in some more fruits and vegetables, you really have no excuses!

 

The Go Fit Gals are your experts in fitness and nutrition for women from new mommies to menopause. They provide the coaching and the inspiration to get their members strong, healthy and confident through our unique online programs based on eating clean and training dirty.

 

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