Keep fruits and vegetables within reach for healthier eating!

Not to my surprise, another study from the Journal of Environment and Behavior confirms that having fruits and vegetables close and within reach to you results in eating more of those healthy foods.
I posted a while back another post regarding these little ways to alter your environment to help you eat better and you can read that post here.
The study included 96 college students. Pre cut apples and baby carrots were placed in either opaque bowls or clear bowls and placed next to the subjects or 6.5 feet away from the subjects. The subjects were left alone with the fruits and vegetables. The study results showed that more veggies are fruit were eaten when they were placed close to the subjects.

How can you use this information to help you eat healthier:

• Knowing that food that is close to you gets eaten more, try putting away unhealthy snacks such as chips and cookies inside a cabinet where you cannot see them. 
• Leave washed fruit such as apples, peaches, and bananas on the counter or somewhere where they are easily visible. 
• Precut watermelon and melon and have them in a clear container in the middle of the refrigerator where it is easily visible to you. 
• Have baby carrots or cherry tomatoes in a glass bowl in the fridge ready to be snacked on when hungry. 
• Never leave chips, cookies, or cakes out on the counter, or table. 

Hope this helps you eat healthier!

xoxo,

Danielle

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