Should You Drink or Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables

We live in a fast pace world. Each day it seems we have more things to do than we had yesterday. It really is difficult to even eat on the go all the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables much less carve out time to sit and munch on whole fruits and vegetables. It is no surprise Americans are more and more drinking their fruits and vegetables as juices and smoothies.

Drinking plants does make sense. Whole fruits and vegetables provide fiber, vitamins and a slew of other beneficial plant chemicals. It takes much more time to "munch" than to drink. Fruits and vegetables are healthy in a liquid form so it certainly makes sense to utilize our advancements in technology in the kitchen.

Blenders and other kitchen gadgets help us to get more of the 4 to 5 daily cups of fruits and vegetables while on the go. Using a blender or juicer is a great way to incorporate fruits and vegetables into your diet quickly and conveniently. Some people just will not have the time or patience to sit and munch on 3 cups of fruit in one sitting. You can easily consume more of the recommended fruits and vegetables in a smoothie and at a faster pace. 

Smoothies and juicing also allows you to make some interesting taste combinations. Skip recipes with added sugar, and keep your portions reasonable. Don't try to get all servings you need daily in one smoothie or juice drink. Try one in the morning and perhaps one in the evening.

If you grind your fruits and vegetables with a high-speed blender rather than just extracting the juice you will retain more of the phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals and fiber. Blending in this manner also allows you to combine fruits with vegetables and other healthy ingredients such as yogurt, nuts, seeds and leafy greens you might not desire to consume all by themselves such as "kale."

Experiment a little and come up with your own taste bud recipes. When you add Greek yogurt to your smoothies, you are getting some additional nutrients such as calcium which tends to be low in many people's daily diets.

Eat as many "whole foods" as possible, but if you find yourself pressed for time and also for the benefit of adding fruits and vegetables you might not otherwise eat whole, blending it all into a liquid form certainly fits into a healthy dietary pattern. A healthy blend is great to use in replacement of foods high in refined carbohydrates.

Life's Abundance offers a Greens Blend that fits our face paced lifestyles and incorporates healthy food items most of us would not even find in our local supermarket, and as a bonus, this Greens Blend does not taste grassy. It is a delightful berry flavor instead.

Life's Abundance Greens Blend nourishes your body with a blend of raw, certified-organic grasses plus certified, organic mushrooms.
Our organic raw greens are grown in glacial soil and cut at peak harvest before the jointing stage, so you're getting the best quality greens. Because they are raw, they retain more nutrients than cooked greens.

To boost this formula’s nutrient value, we added a certified organic blend of reishi, maitake, and shitake mushrooms to provide a vegetarian source of iron and B vitamins, and also a great source of phytonutrients and antioxidants.

Life’s Abundance Greens Blend has a delicious-yet-subtle berry flavor and silky smooth texture. It mixes easily with water or into your favorite smoothie. It is one of the best tasting GMO-free greens blends on the market and leaves no "grassy" aftertaste.

At only 25 calories per serving, this nutrient dense supplement is a simple way to help you consume the recommended 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily.

Greens Blend

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Crash Diets Can be Very Dangerous

One of the cornerstones to good health is to achieve and maintain optimal body weight. It can be one of the greatest challenges you ever attempt to achieve. However, with persistence and some knowledge of what to eat and what not to eat optimal body weight can be achieved and maintained. It can be tempting to try the latest diets and dabble in crash diets trying hard to get that weight off rapidly. Don't be deceived. Nothing worth gaining is achieved so quickly. Take your time and realize crash dieting is just as dangerous for your health as carrying the extra pounds.

(above photo: William Banting:. He popularized one of the first weight loss diets in the 19th century)

What are some of the forms of crash diets?

• long periods of fasting
• going on an extreme restricted liquid diet of soup or juice cutting calorie intake to around 800 calories per day

It is possible to lose weight rapidly on crash diets, but try these only if medically supervised and with carefully formulated meals. The biggest concern with crash diets are:

• can you keep the weight off once you stop the diet and remain healthy

A successful weight loss plan includes "keeping the weight off," while still maintaining good health. Unless you have a realistic diet strategy your chances of long term success with any crash diet is very limited.

A crash diet can be extremely disappointing. The quick fix that comes from the crash diet is not effective or sustainable for long term weight maintenance and optimal body composition. There is no real investment in learning new habits and substituting old habits of eating improperly for new habits of eating properly.

Fact is you do need to reduce calories to lose weight, however, just eating fewer calories from low quality foods is not a good long term fix. Always substitute a higher quality food for the low quality food. For example, instead of eating a pastry for breakfast to get a sweet fix. Try adding a warm lemon drink mixed with some raw honey. Add any other favorite fruit as a sweet side.

Check the calories on that pastry against a freshly squeezed lemon and one other kind of fruit. The other fruit can be a banana or dark cherries or strawberries. Mix up a quick smoothie some favorite fruits. If you are a donut or pastry lover, try treating yourself just once a week or even once a month so you don't feel deprived of a favorite treat.

Throughout your day continue substituting healthy foods for unhealthy foods. Your calorie intake will decrease dramatically.

What should you do?

• adopt a healthy overall eating pattern with calories you need as well as good nutrition
• improve the quality of your diet with increases in fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, yogurt and fish
• avoid soda, sugary or artificially sweetened
• avoid sugary sports and energy drinks

Lose fat, not muscle. It is not all about just losing weight on the scales. You want to make your body a metabolically active calorie-burner. You can't build muscles that help you burn calories effectively without enough daily protein. Increase your daily protein by eating quality whole foods as well as the Life's Abundance Plant Protein Powder mix.

Life's Abundance Plant Protein Mix is 100% grain-free, plant-based protein powder is a nutrient-rich blend of clean, high-quality proteins including pea, chia, pumpkin, hemp and quinoa.
At only 100 calories, it contains 14 grams of high-quality protein in every serving. For comparison, one-half of a boneless chicken breast, cooked is about 13 grams of protein and 115 calories.
Life’s Abundance Plant Protein is absolutely delicious and you can feel great about drinking it every day, because each and every ingredient was carefully chosen for its quality and safety.
While other protein powders use sunflower oil, we decided not to use this oil because it is high in omega-6 fatty acids, a fat that is much too prevalent in the American diet. Our Life’s Abundance Plant Protein contains non-GMO coconut oil powder, which is a great source of beneficial fatty acids that are easily absorbed. In addition, this health-promoting oil adds to the delicious taste and smooth texture of our blend.
Life’s Abundance Plant Protein is ideal for pre or post workouts, breakfast or whenever you need a healthy boost of energy from protein or a quick on-the-go snack.
With a superior taste and texture, it mixes easily with water into a silky smooth, rich and satisfying shake. Add to smoothies, pancakes, baked goods, oatmeal and more for a delicious way to increase protein.

Plant Protein Powder

What should you do?

• reduce calorie intake by substituting bad food choices with good food choices for optimum health
• maintain a daily exercise routine
• incorporate weight training into your exercise program at least two times per week
• get adequate protein daily for your gender

Exercise alone will not do the trick either. Some people think they can eat just whatever they want so long as they work it all off at the gym. Regular exercise is good for overall health. Most people are unable to rely upon vigorous exercise routines to lose weight. One reason is it is very difficult to burn enough calories with exercise alone to lose weight. Your best bet is to learn how to eat as healthy as you can and combine your healthy eating patterns with regular physical activity.

One healthy alternative to drinking those sugary sports and energy drinks is to swap them out for the Life's Abundance Minerals and Antioxidant drinks. These drinks are:

• Non GMO
• Gluten free
• Vegan
• Soy free
• Dairy free
• Naturally flavored
• No added sugar
• No artificial flavors
• No artificial colors
• No artificial preservatives

Minerals and Antioxidant Drinks

Give yourself a drink with the bonus of helping you achieve your daily fruits and vegetables with NO added sugar.

This unique mix is made with a variety of freshly harvested sea vegetables and contains approximately 74-plant based, naturally chelated, trace minerals. For an additional nutritional boost, it also contains antioxidants from 11 nutrient-rich super fruits like acai, cranberry, goji, maqui and pomegranate ... making this a high ORAC beverage blend. ORAC stands for oxygen radical absorbance capacity and it's a way of measuring the antioxidant level, which is important because antioxidants are essential to good health.

Once you have eaten as many whole vegetables and fruits you can, you can supplement your diet with Life's Abundance Greens Blend.

Life's Abundance Greens Blend is low in calories and nourishes your body with a blend of raw, certified-organic grasses plus certified, organic mushrooms.

Our organic raw greens are grown in glacial soil and cut at peak harvest before the jointing stage, so you're getting the best quality greens. Because they are raw, they retain more nutrients than cooked greens.

To boost this formula’s nutrient value, we added a certified organic blend of reishi, maitake, and shitake mushrooms to provide a vegetarian source of iron and B vitamins, and also a great source of phytonutrients and antioxidants.

Life’s Abundance Greens Blend has a delicious-yet-subtle berry flavor and silky smooth texture. It mixes easily with water or into your favorite smoothie. It is one of the best tasting GMO-free greens blends on the market and leaves no "grassy" aftertaste.

At only 25 calories per serving, this nutrient dense supplement is a simple way to help you consume the recommended 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily.

Greens Blend

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No products to stock or ship out. Life's Abundance takes care of the entire purchase transaction along with shipping. Life's Abundance customers enjoy fast shipping within 2 business days of ordering.

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DISCLAIMER: THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE. ALL HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.  THE ARTICLE CONTENT IS OFFERED AS A RESOURCE FOR HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES.