Make the Time!!!!! Fruits and Veggies

Yesterday I posted about making time for you.  Put whatever you need to get done on the calendar:  workouts, date with the husband or wife, time with kids, power hours.

So, what about the things we need to make time for that can't be put on the calendar...  such as making the time to eat fruits and veggies!!!!!!!!!

Fruits and veggies are such an important part of your diet.  They provide tons of natural vitamins and minerals that your body cannot generate on its own or you can get anywhere else.  They help to clean your system out to renew it and they give you energy that you might not normally have.

So how do you find time to prepare fruits and veggies?

1.  Buy bags of pre-washed veggies or pre-cut fruits so you can toss them into a salad on a moment's notice or use as snacks.

2.  Grapes and blueberries are delicious frozen!!  They make a great treat.  Keep them in your freezer all the time and you'll have a QUICK, handy snack.

3.  In the mood for soup?  Make a rather large batch of vegetable soup on the weekend (crock pots are great for this!!!!).  Freeze your leftovers so you have a fast lunch or dinner when you're in a hurry!!

4.  Keep fruit in a basket on your desk at work.  Bring in five pieces of fruit on Monday and as you go through the week, eat one for a snack every day.  The fruit in the basket looks pretty and you'll eat more of it when it's in your line of sight!!

5.  Spread some peanut butter on an apple or a banana for a high protein snack.

6.  Take a half hour every weekend to cut up some fruits and veggies to have in containers for the week.  Every day, just grab your container from the refrigerator and you're on your way!!