Fruits and Veggies: Your Daily Serving

We came across a super cool article from thekitchn.com about getting in your fruits and veggies each day.

Did you know that juice does NOT count toward your daily serving of fruit?

When deciding what goes on your plate, keep this into consideration. When choosing sides, start with vegetables first and think of the starch as an extra bonus, not the leading player. Fruits make an excellent dessert as well! Read below for some of our favorite veggie-packed side dishes and fruit-filled desserts!

And check out the article below for more info! #themoreyouknow

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Your Daily Recommended Servings of Fruits and Veggies For Visual People

And now, for our favorite veggie sides to help you meet your daily servings!

Tomato Roasted Lemon Salad

From Health Magazine, this salad is BarreFit tested and approved! It serves 4, so it will make a great side dish for the family or for 2 people (and leftovers for lunch).



find the recipe here

Balsamic Roasted Brussel Sprouts

We love a good Brussel side! Try roasting them even with just EVOO and pink salt. #delicious

find the recipe here

And a classic....oven roasted green beans. Yum!

This pairs perfectly with all of your grilled summer sizzlers! Our favorite is brined grilled chicken or cedar plank grilled salmon.

find the recipe here

And on to Fruity Dessert!

Instant Peach "Ice Cream"- A BarreFit favorite!

You can turn pretty much any frozen fruit into "ice cream". You can also try this with bananas and add dark cocoa powder for a chocolatey treat that is guilt free.

Find the recipe here

Maple Baked Vanilla Pears

Baked pears are one of the most delicious home cooking comforts we have come across. Pair it with your fruit "ice cream" for an a la mode. (Use the banana version of the ice cream and add extra vanilla!)

Find the recipe here

Honey Lime Quinoa Fruit Salad---A dessert or a side!

As if fruit salad could get better....well it just did. This side can double as a summer dessert that is easy to make and take for events and picnics as well!

find the recipe here

And there you have it. Our fruit and veggie mini round-up. You don't have to hate eating veggies! They can be delicious and satisfying if you know how to prepare them. And dessert doesn't have to be processed ice cream with preservatives and nonsense. You CAN make healthier choices and you CAN do it now.

Happy cooking, barre beauties! Comment and let us know what some of your favorite fruit and veggie recipes are!

----yours in fitness,

BarreFit