Have fun with these summer nutrition tips:
Summer is a great time to add a vast variety of available fruits and veggies to your diet while they are plentiful and easily accessible. Our family just signed up for a Workplace CSA (community supported agriculture) offered through our place of employment. We get a box of fresh fruits and veggies delivered to our workplace one time per week. Most communities have some type of local farm offering where you can purchase fresh fruit and veggies right from the local farmer. Check out www.localharvest.org for options.
Along with supporting our local farms, we are adding in fresh organic fruits and veggies to our meals that we did not have available this winter. We are making more fresh smoothies, making snacks that include less processed items - replacing them with fresh items, and adding fun color and flavor to our meals.
Tip 1: Try a smoothie that includes berries, ice, protein powder, fresh greens (like kale and spinach), yogurt and even your liquid vitamin supplements or liquid glucosamine and chondroitin supplement, for a great morning, afternoon meal or snack. Have a picky eater? Smoothies are a fun way to add new items into their diet. At your evening meal try adding fresh berries and nuts to a fresh green salad. Fresh herbs such as basil, make a great addition to roasted chicken, baked tofu, sauces and fresh wraps or salads.
Tip 2: Try sitting out a variety of cut fresh veggies and fruit at your office this summer instead of the notoriously popular candy dish. Watch the energy level change from eating something good for you and from getting rid of that ugly sugar crash you and your coworkers get after the candy high wears off.
Tip 3: If you have left over fruit and veggies you know won’t be used before they go bad, consider chopping them up in to smaller pieces and freezing them for a time when they are not readily available and then add them to a sauce or smoothie straight from the freezer!
What do you like about the changes in your summer diet?
Summer is a great time to add a vast variety of available fruits and veggies to your diet while they are plentiful and easily accessible. Our family just signed up for a Workplace CSA (community supported agriculture) offered through our place of employment. We get a box of fresh fruits and veggies delivered to our workplace one time per week. Most communities have some type of local farm offering where you can purchase fresh fruit and veggies right from the local farmer. Check out www.localharvest.org for options.
Along with supporting our local farms, we are adding in fresh organic fruits and veggies to our meals that we did not have available this winter. We are making more fresh smoothies, making snacks that include less processed items - replacing them with fresh items, and adding fun color and flavor to our meals.
Tip 1: Try a smoothie that includes berries, ice, protein powder, fresh greens (like kale and spinach), yogurt and even your liquid vitamin supplements or liquid glucosamine and chondroitin supplement, for a great morning, afternoon meal or snack. Have a picky eater? Smoothies are a fun way to add new items into their diet. At your evening meal try adding fresh berries and nuts to a fresh green salad. Fresh herbs such as basil, make a great addition to roasted chicken, baked tofu, sauces and fresh wraps or salads.
Tip 2: Try sitting out a variety of cut fresh veggies and fruit at your office this summer instead of the notoriously popular candy dish. Watch the energy level change from eating something good for you and from getting rid of that ugly sugar crash you and your coworkers get after the candy high wears off.
Tip 3: If you have left over fruit and veggies you know won’t be used before they go bad, consider chopping them up in to smaller pieces and freezing them for a time when they are not readily available and then add them to a sauce or smoothie straight from the freezer!
What do you like about the changes in your summer diet?
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