Fruits and vegetables have unique sets of disease fighting chemicals and phytochemicals. Incorporating a variety of colourful fruits and vegetables into your meals ensures that you obtain a great range of micronutrients needed for optimal health. Below are some suggestions for adding more fruits and vegetables into your day:
- Add fresh fruit such as bananas and berries to your cereal for extra flavour
- Add mushrooms, onions or peppers to your breakfast omelette
- Put vegetables such as cucumber, tomato or avocado on your sandwich and add apple chunks, grapes or raisins to your tuna or chicken salad
- Top your baked potato with steamed broccoli, beans and salsa
- Keep raw veggie sticks such as green and red bell peppers, celery, carrots in the fridge for easy snacks
- Make your own trail mix. Add dried fruit such as raisins and cranberries
