An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This is true, not only for you, but for your companion animals too. In
fact, providing your dog or cat with a variety of nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables can help him live a
healthier, longer life, even reducing the risk of certain diseases, including cancer.
Choose orange, red, yellow, and other brightly colored fruits and vegetables to support your animal
companions’ daily diet. Buy organic produce whenever possible, and say “no” to dyed, waxed, irradiated and
genetically engineered items. This is particularly important because the skin on fruits and vegetables is
usually the most concentrated source of nutrients, so you don’t want to have to remove it.
Our animals do not have the necessary enzymes to break down cellulose walls, which are indigestible
carbohydrates found in the outer layers of fruits and vegetables like apples, broccoli, green beans, and
carrots. We have to break down the walls for them, so these power-packed foods become as bio-available
as possible. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways:
• A food processor, blender, or grinder can quickly create a wonderful purée for your feline and canine
family members. Most fruits just need a fast spin in a processor.
• Cooking and steaming vegetables will also break down the cellulose walls.
• Juicing produces lots of fantastic pulp. Visit your local organic juice bar or health food store, and ask if
you can have some of their extra pulp. The pulp freezes beautifully, so you always have something on
hand when you can’t do the work yourself, and you can use it as a base for wonderful frozen treats and
biscuits.
How to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
You can include more fruits and vegetables in your diet in countless ways. Try some of these practical
tips that don’t require a lot of changes to the way your family eats:
• Pack portable, easy-to-eat fruits and veggies in your work or school bag, and avoid vending
machine temptations.
• Add frozen peas or broccoli to rice when it’s almost done cooking.
• Add extra veggies to soups and stews.
• Try a meatless meal once a week. Think vegetable lasagna, Portobello mushroom “burgers” or
grilled veggie kabobs.
• Fill out a sandwich with fruits and veggies. Try sliced or shredded vegetables like beets, carrots,
celery, cucumbers, onions, peppers, radishes, tomatoes and zucchini and/or sliced fruits like apple,
avocado and pear.
• Keep frozen and canned fruits and vegetables on hand for when you need to throw together a meal
in a hurry. Compare food labels and choose items without sauces and too much sodium.
• Work fruits and vegetables into your family’s favorite dishes.
• Make adding fruits and veggies to meals a snap by cutting them up and keeping them in the fridge.
They’ll also be handy for snacking!
• When eating out, ask if you can substitute a fruit cup or side salad for fries and other less-healthy sides.
• Top yogurt, oatmeal and cereal with berries or sliced fruit.
• Make fruit popsicles. Freeze 100 percent juice in an ice tray or popsicle mold.
• Add spinach, peppers or mushrooms into scrambled eggs and omelets.
• For snack time, keep fresh fruit and pre-chopped or no-chop veggies (such as baby carrots, cherry
tomatoes and sugar snap peas) on hand, as well as single-serve containers of raisins or applesauce.
Your kids are more likely to grab fruits and veggies over other items if they’re readily available.
• Enjoy fruit for dessert most days and limit traditional desserts to special occasions.
• Make it fun for kids to try new fruits and veggies. Let them pick out a new fruit or vegetable in
the grocery store each week, and figure out together how to cook or prepare it. You might end up
expanding your palate as well!
• Eat the rainbow: A fun and tasty way to make sure your family is eating a good variety of fruits and
vegetables is to eat as many different colors as you can each day.
• Keep a bowl of whole fruit handy on the desk, table or countertop.
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