I’m challenging myself to eat a more healthy diet this month. You can check this post for more information, but essentially I am turning to the USDA’s food pyramid for inspiration. This week’s goal is to hit or surpass the daily recommended allowance of veggies.
Here is a chart from MyPyramid.gov with the recommended allowances -
Since I’m a woman in my 20s my goal will be to eat at least 2.5 cups of veggies each day this week. The pyramid divides the veggie requirement into 4 subgroups – dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, dry beans and peas, and starchy vegetables - I’ll try to spread my consumption across all four groups.
Here are some examples of what “1cup” of means for the common veggies-
The website has good tips for including mores servings into your diet. Just like last week with fruit, I’ll being give my own ideas for squeezing in vegetables as well.
[All images and facts in this post sourced from http://www.mypyramid.gov]
Hi Emily, I’m glad you survived the wind
I think I’m going to join you on the veggie challenge this week! I do like vegetables, but I definitely don’t eat enough daily (or weekly…or ever, sad). Though I’m looking in my lunchbox and don’t see any green foods, guess I better start thinking up dinner!
My problem is that veggies get redundant really quickly, and that I seem to prefer raw veggies over cooked! Maybe I’d better start looking up some recipes! (maybe something like the Wegmans garlic eggplant!)
Yay, glad you are joining me! I don’t see anything wrong with eating a bunch of raw veggies, but I agree that if you try some new recipes you’ll probably find something you love. I didn’t even think about making the eggplant at home, but I think Wegmans does post all of their recipes! You should also try the nut-butter parsnip fries from my lunch post, holy yum!
it can be hard at first to add veggies into a diet.. but once u find the best way to enjoy them its so easy and tastes great too! good luck<3