Fruits and Veggies

[rcbrad]

I try to get my 5 a day.  I usually make it.  There is food everywhere to tempt us.  The food companies want us to eat and eat and eat.

[dmalsbury]

I love fruits and veggies, but I love being a carnivore too! Yum! PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals! I just have a hard time with people that are vegetarians because they don't like hurting poor animals. Veggies and fruits have feelings too! Don't they? I 've said my piece.

[Angelbot]

Now... i love my veggies and my fruit and will take them raw or cooked over alot of fast food places ANYDAY! but what i hate is people who see over weight people and think, gee that person doesnt eat their fruits and veggies or eat healthy now do they?! i know im overwight by 100 lbs but i eat more fruits and veg than meat and fast food. ill take salad or whatever is healthy over the greasy stuff.I think the fast food joints should start making more veggie burgers etc than the greasy crappy burgers they sell... at least they would be somewhat healthier than the ones they have

[ajann1983]

I love fruits and veggies, but I love being a carnivore too! Yum! PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals! I just have a hard time with people that are vegetarians because they don't like hurting poor animals. Veggies and fruits have feelings too! Don't they? I 've said my piece.

that's funny!!!!!!!!  meat is very tasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mommagoes]

It's so expensive to eat healthy, though!  Buying fruits and veggies is hard because it costs so much, it can be hard to pick the fresh ones, they don't stay fresh long, and it takes time to prepare them (unless you ALWAYS eatraw foods).  I wish there was a way to eat healthier that didn't cost an arm and a leg!!

while i completely agree that produce and other healthy foods are expensive, i offset their cost by making other foods at home. my husband loves protein bars in his lunch but they can be anywhere from $1 to $2 a piece. so i make them at home and can usually make 2 dozen for about $4. so the $20 i just saved can go towards fruits and veggies. the other things i save money by making myself are granola bars, bread, pop-tarts, potato chips, and crackers. i save serious money by making them myself, and my homemade versions are always waaaay healthier than the store bought items.

[mgint]

I like fruits and vegetables but love meat also  eat a home cooked meal 6 out of 7 days a week most weeks.

[kellie90]

We quit eating out at any fast food restaurants and have chosen a healthy diet made up of lots of fruit, vegetables, fish, chicken and turkey. We feel much better because of it.

[karenkpc]

I agree with the making whatever you can at home and putting that money toward the more expensive yet vitally necessary fruits n veggies.  I adopted that practice many years ago.  I get at least 5-7 fruits n veggies in every day...raw/canned/frozen, however I can get them...and I'm on food stamps.  the only way I get to eat out at this point is if I have a gift card I've earned online.  I'm saying it's possible to make it happen, even in reduced circumstances.

[kareena77]

I love all kinds of fruits and veggies.But I do indulge in fast food once a week like pizza or a good burger.

[Valerie1979]

We quit eating out at any fast food restaurants and have chosen a healthy diet made up of lots of fruit, vegetables, fish, chicken and turkey. We feel much better because of it.

it is amazing when we can FEEL the difference....

[angie828]

who wouldn't prefer McDonalds over fruits and veggies.  I would I know that.  But I do love some fruits and veggies and if I ate McDonalds all the time I would get sick of it I am sure.

[dell9031]

Watch the movie Food Inc.

[jmtalboo]

I'm a vegetarian. To all those that are hooked on meat, please give Morningstar Farms products a try. They can be found at many stores.

[hischild]

It is a shame that we opt to eat the most fattening stuff for our bodies.  This year I have vowed to change my eating habits in order to lose weight I have gained over the years from pregnancy and just getting older.  It is amazing the weight that comes off just making a few minor adjustments.

• change from white to wheat - wheat may have more calories but it gives you more energy, the sugars burn faster, and raises your metabolism which helps you to burn more fat.
  eat more fruits and calcium products - every morning I start my day with a blender full of fruit smoothies, 1 cup of OJ or apple juice, 2 cups of your favorite fruit, 16 oz. plain non-fat yogurt, and I add 2 Tbl of wheat germ for fiber.  You get your fruit servings for the day, your calcium intake and fiber all in one.  And all of these great ingredients help raise your metabolism too.
  Start a pilates program. I have a great beginners pilates tape which really helped me to kick off exercising this year.  Pilates works on your core muscles (abs) which if strengthened helps to burn fat all over and improves your poster.
  
  Hope this helps to kick start healthier habits.
  
  God Bless!

[hischild]

Fact:  Kids who perform better in school have a sit-down meal with their family almost every evening.

It is mandatory in our house to sit down for meals together except for breakfast.  It provides a time to really find out what is going on and a time to enjoy each others company.

Stop letting your kids run around from one activity to the next and yourselves and sit down with your family to eat. It is amazing what will happen.