WEBVTT - Easy ways to eat more produce

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is about little tweaks you can make to

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<v Speaker 1>achieve that common New Year's goal of healthier eating. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that the exact definition of a healthy diet

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<v Speaker 1>is not settled science. If you want to see the

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<v Speaker 1>sparks fly between the low card people and the whole

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<v Speaker 1>grain people, try asking whether eating something like keenwa is

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<v Speaker 1>a great idea or not. But most people would benefit

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<v Speaker 1>from eating more produce. Fruits and vegetables tend to have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of water and fiber and nutrients, and when

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<v Speaker 1>our stomachs are filled with these things, there's less room

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<v Speaker 1>for stuff that's more questionable. So over the past few months,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been trying to get myself up to the five

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<v Speaker 1>to nine servings per day that the U s d

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<v Speaker 1>A recommend. And this seems like a lot of fruit

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<v Speaker 1>and veggies, but it hasn't felt too difficult. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>my strategies might be helpful for other people too. My

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<v Speaker 1>first tweak always eating a serving of fruit or veggies

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<v Speaker 1>at breakfast. Since I'm generally cooking at home, I mix mushrooms, peppers,

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<v Speaker 1>or spinach into my eggs. But fruit is more convenient

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<v Speaker 1>for people on the go. Grab an apple to eat

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<v Speaker 1>with your coffee. Lots of coffee shops sell bananas right

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<v Speaker 1>next to the register. You can grab one and add

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<v Speaker 1>a serving with close to zero effort. Once you've started

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<v Speaker 1>doing that, double down by adding one produce based snack

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<v Speaker 1>to your repertoire daily. If you're in an office, you

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<v Speaker 1>could bring a pack of baby carrots or cut up celery,

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<v Speaker 1>or there's little snack sized peppers or cucumbers and hummus

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<v Speaker 1>for a mid afternoon pick me up. I put a

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<v Speaker 1>fruit bowl on the island in the kitchen next to

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<v Speaker 1>my home office. Now I see apples every time I

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<v Speaker 1>walk in there, so I tend to grab one and

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<v Speaker 1>the peanut butter when I'm hungry, or maybe one of

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<v Speaker 1>those little oranges that make for very tasty snacks. Next,

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<v Speaker 1>take yourself to the master's level with this fruit. For dessert,

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<v Speaker 1>frozen bananas and strawberries make a great smoothie when blended together.

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<v Speaker 1>Mangoes and blueberries too. I snack on frozen grapes, which

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<v Speaker 1>are quite tasty, or combine sliced bananas with chocolate chips.

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<v Speaker 1>Pineapples are sweet enough to eat on their own. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>to eat lots of produce, you need to have lots

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<v Speaker 1>of produce accessible, and in the past I've bought pineapples

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<v Speaker 1>and then watched them rot on the counter because chopping

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<v Speaker 1>them up seems like a lot of work. Then I

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<v Speaker 1>realized that grocery stores sell pre cut produce. Yes, it's

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<v Speaker 1>more expensive, but in the grand scheme of things, it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably better to pay five dollars for something you'll eat

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<v Speaker 1>than three dollars or something you'll throw out. We now

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<v Speaker 1>generally have packages of cut up fruit sitting in the fridge.

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<v Speaker 1>Another great hack frozen veggies. With these in the freezer,

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<v Speaker 1>a stir fried dinner with tons of produce is as

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<v Speaker 1>easy as cutting up and sauteing a protein. If you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have frozen veggies, well, then you might come home

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<v Speaker 1>from work, decide there's nothing to eat, and order pizza

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<v Speaker 1>or take out that doesn't involve a lot of produce.

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<v Speaker 1>In general, frozen veggies can be thrown into various convenience

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<v Speaker 1>foods to make them modestly more healthy. Last night, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>I added a serving of frozen peas to some soup. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that every January many people resolve to avoid

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<v Speaker 1>unhealthy foods. The problem with this is that it sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like it's going to require a lot of willpower and

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<v Speaker 1>isn't much fun. But adding something to a diet seems

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<v Speaker 1>relatively indulgent, and I'm all in favor of solutions that

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<v Speaker 1>sound easy. If you've managed to add more fruits and

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<v Speaker 1>veggies to your diet, I'd love to hear how. You

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<v Speaker 1>can email me at Before Breakfast podcast at i heeart

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<v Speaker 1>media dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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