Do your New Year's resolutions include losing weight, lowering your blood pressure or cholesterol, or simply eating healthier? If so, one of the best moves you can make for your health is to eat more fruits and vegetables. Studies have shown that tracking food intake helps us to eat healthier. So start your new year right! Enter your fruit and vegetable intake on the new fruit and veggie tracker for the following month. Simply click on fruit or vegetable, the type of fruit or vegetable and the number of servings. You'll earn a point for each serving of fruits and/or vegetables you eat. Not only will you be eating better, you'll be earning prizes!
So what's a serving?
1 cup raw fruit or vegetables 1 medium piece of fruit
1/4 cup dried fruit 1/2 cup fruit juice
1/2 cup cooked vegetables or fruits
50 point prizes:
Fruit and veggie tattoos-child Adhesive note pads (pencil not included)-adult
150 point prizes:
No Mess Fruit and Veggie Paint Book-child Mouse pad-adult
350 point prizes:
Kids pouch-child Cutting board-adult
Get the whole family involved! Schools, churches, workplaces, and other groups can get in on the fun as well and make it a friendly competition. Register as a group and see how many points you can accumulate together. Go to "my group". Click on "start a group". Name your group (ex: the Carter family). Click on fruit and veggie under group category. Fill in your goals, challenges, and motto. Then enter your ZIP code. You can allow other members to join automatically or require your permission to join. Then click update. Your group is created!