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There are so many ways to health-ify our food choices.
Play with some new (or old) recipes. Make them cleaner and leaner by cutting back on saturated fats and sodium. Go meatless one (or more) day(s) a week. Aim for 7-10 servings of fruits and veggies a day. (What's a serving? For most veggies, about 1/2 cup; 1 full cup for leafy greens. A serving of fruit is usually one piece - like a small apple, while cut fruit - like melon - about 1 cup is considered a serving. For dried fruit, a serving is 1/4 cup. So a big salad could actually count as 3-4 servings of veggies and fruit, or more.) Replace or cut down on white foods: sugar, white rice, white flour, white potatoes. With the summer and fall produce now available, it's easy to make every meal a colorful one.
Our breakfast options don't seem to change much at all.
The same 4-5 meals are always in the rotation.
Lunches and snacks don't seem that exciting either.
I do try to keep a larger rotation of meal options for dinner. But just like most families, we have our favorites that seem to show up every month or so. :)
