Healthy Habit 2 - Eat at Least Five Fruits and Veggies a Day

Our new habit is to eat at least five fruits and vegetables everyday.

If you're following Weight Watchers:

Fruit counts as zero points if there's no added sugar. Go for fresh or frozen with no additional sugar or fruit canned in fruit juice. (Drain off the juice.) Dried fruit such as raisins do have a point value.

For veggies to count as zero they shouldn't be cooked in butter or covered with a sauce.

See the WW material for a complete list of fruits and veggies that are zero points.

A few ideas:

• Good For You Fruit Smoothie
• Chop an apple and cook it with your morning oatmeal
• Don't buy fruit flavored yogurt. Use plain yogurt and add lots of fresh strawberries or peaches.
• Pack a snack to take with you. Carrots and celery travel well.
• Add lettuce and tomato to your sandwiches.
• Don't forget to count cooked veggies such as tomatoes in the chili or spaghetti sauce.
• Grate carrots and yellow squash in with the ground beef when making meatloaf. Add nutrients plus make the meal moist.
• Use thinly sliced zucchini or eggplant in place of lasagna noodles in you favorite recipe
• Don't forget mushrooms. Eat them raw in a salad or saute them in a little oil and garlic. I've heard that mushrooms will absorb impurities from the body. I'm not sure if that's true but they are tasty and zero points! (not counting the oil)

 Don't forget to keep up working on Habit 1-your journal.

What's your favorite way to eat fruits and vegetables?