Breakfast

  • Toss chopped banana into a bowl of whole grain cereal.
  • Blend fresh or frozen berries with your favorite milk to make a fruit smoothie. Add a handful of spinach or kale for an extra boost!
  • Add diced tomatoes, red peppers and baby spinach to an omelette.

Lunch

  • Add sliced tomatoes, cucumber, grated carrot and spinach leaves to whole grain sandwiches and wraps.
  • Toss leftover grilled vegetables into a green salad.
  • Have a bowl of vegetable soup with your sandwich.

Dinner

  • Use dark green lettuces such as romaine in salads.
  • Add quick cooking greens such as spinach, kale, rapini or Swiss chard to soups.
  • Fortify pasta sauces and casseroles with grated zucchini and carrots.
  • Bake a sweet potato instead of a white potato – you’ll consume more beta-carotene and fiber.

Snacks

  • Carry fruit with you such as an apple, pear, plums or grapes.
  • Pack single-serve unsweetened applesauce in your car, backpack or briefcase.
  • Prepare snack-size bags of dried fruits and nuts.
  • Prepare bags of prepared veggies to grab and go: carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper strips, broccoli florets and mushroom caps – add an herbal dip on the side!
  • Eat slices of banana, apple or pears with almond butter.