We all hate to admit it, but Mom was right on this one! Eat more vegetables.
I want you to eat vegetables at least four times each day. You should be eating 5-7 meals each day and I highly encourage you to eat vegetables at each and every meal. Vegetables are super awesome. They are high in fiber, water, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, as well as being low in salt and calories. In fact they are so low in calories that on my nutrition plan you are allowed unlimited vegetables. I can assure you of one thing. The increased obesity rates in the US have absolutely nothing to do with people over eating vegetables!
Now here is the challenge with this tip. Don’t mess up perfectly good vegetables with butter, bacon bits, cheese, salt…etc.
Eating vegetables regularly can have many health benefits. They are one of the most natural foods and contain different vitamins, minerals and thousands of other plant chemicals known to provide health benefits. Along with all the many disease-reducing benefits
Vegetables are low in fat and calories, a good source of dietary fiber and provide you with extra energy. All these features help control weight effectively. The presence of many vitamins and other chemicals in vegetables supply the body with nutrients necessary to boost energy production within the muscle cells. This will give you a natural feeling of vitality and the energy to become more active helping to burn more energy each day.
Now keep it fun, since fresh vegetable are the best, visit a farmer’s market whenever you can. Those will be the freshest available. Also you’ll get a greater variety as you’ll tend to be buying the vegetables that are in season. Plus you’ll be helping out your local economy….it’s win, win, win all the way around.
Don’t you just love being a winner?
Now, do as Mom said. And I be back with another tip tomorrow…
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