Easy Add-ins

Hands slicing banana over a breakfast bowl with berries, oats, chia seeds and pomegranate seeds on a kitchen counter.

Simple ways to eat more fresh foods with every meal

Eating fresh can be as easy as adding a handful of berries to your oatmeal or sprinkling some spinach on your pizza. Small changes add up, and every fresh food you add provides more nutrients to your body.

Breakfast

  • Add sliced bananas, berries, or dried fruit to cereal, pancakes, or oatmeal
  • Mix diced peppers, onions, or mushrooms into egg scrambles or omelets
  • Stir fresh berries, sliced cherries, or pineapple into yogurt

Lunch

  • Add a layer of cucumber or tomato slices, spinach, or shredded carrots to your sandwich
  • Mix some fresh fruit into your salad for some extra sweetness. Apples, grapes, and mandarin oranges are all good options.
  • Stir a cup of frozen veggies into canned or homemade soup

Dinner

  • If you already have a hot oven going for dinner, add in a sheet pan of veggies — think broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, or sweet potatoes
  • Double the amount of vegetables called for in any stew or stir-fry. This is also a great way to use up leftover veggies like carrots, corn, peas, or Brussels sprouts.
  • Veg-ify your sauces by mixing in a cup or two of blended or grated carrot, kale, spinach, or zucchini

Beverages

  • Add a splash of 100% tart juice like cranberry or pomegranate to your water or lemonade
  • Stir some sliced strawberries, cucumbers, lemon, or lime into your water to give it some flavor
  • Add fresh fruit slices or herbs like mint, basil, lavender, or rosemary to the water in your ice trays for an infusion of flavor in iced drinks