eat more fruit and vegetables

I know that I am limited with my fruit and vegetables but I must make more effort to improve on that – I leave a lot out because it is an effort at times to include them – I become bored with the same things all the time. I also find that if I have a bad time with something then it is hard to come back to it another time. More fresh fruit, more salad – these are easy to get at the supermarket in small quantities so that there should not be too much waste which is another of my weaknesses. Do I need to plan interesting ways of eating the few things that I do like and slowly try to add more of all the little extras that give me more variety. I must try.

I find it hard to include fruit in my diet because I react badly to so many – it is the acid in them that makes my tongue painful and swollen. I tend to get out of the habit of eating even those fruits that don’t cause me too many problems.

Vegetables are another matter – I don’t like many vegetables and I can’t stomach eating something that I am not enjoying. Basic salads and coleslaws are great but again I find I get out of the habit of having them or the ingredients to make them up.

I need to find ways to include them in my diet more