Week 3 Challenge: Eat lots of produce! (5.14.12 – 5.20.12)
Our challenge this week is a little bit easier than the last ones I think. Our challenge is going to be to fill up half of our plates at each meal with fruits and veggies.
According to MyPlate, each of us should try to make ½ of each meal fruits and vegetables. This is important because these produce items have many nutrients our body needs. Try to eat the produce raw as much as possible because heat can destroy a lot of the beneficial nutrients. Juicing is another good option just keep in mind that a lot of nutrients oxidize rapidly upon contact with air so drink the juiced produce immediately! When you are picking out your fruits and veggies try to pick a large variety as different items have different nutrients.
Again, let me know how you guys are doing with this challenge!
As you know this challenge is a lot easier for me than the first two! Slowly but surely my diet is changing for the better. Thanks for the push to change my ways. I have been juicing with diet pepsi so I guess that does not count but i have been eating a lot of fruits and veggies to make up for it!
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