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Want to look and feel better? Want to improve your athletic performance? Well then, you need to eat more vegetables! And we know just the Cincinnati & Kentucky food prep service that can help you do just that!

Being told to “eat your veggies” is nothing new. From our earliest days of eating solid foods, we are told that if we want to “be healthy,” we need to “eat our veggies.” We know that eating our vegetables can help us ward off sickness and disease, can help us fight cancer, and can keep us “regular” with their fiber content. But knowing this, we still don’t eat our veggies. Studies show that only 8.9% of Americans are eating enough vegetables. So what gives? We KNOW vegetables are good for us yet we still don’t eat them. Maybe we just need more convincing. Here are 5 benefits of eating vegetables that maybe you didn’t know about:

1) Veggies make us more attractive

Because veggies are high in water and contain carotenoids pigments they make our skin “glow.” These elements render our skin more “rosy” and “glowing.” Lots of vegetables are also known for their anti-aging benefits keeping our skin firm and fighting off wrinkles. So not only will veggies improve our health, but they will also help us look good too!

2) Veggies help us lose weight

Some research shows that lowering our net carbs and eating more fiber can help us lose weight, and since many veggies contain fiber, veggies can help us shed pounds! We know that fiber keeps us going to the bathroom regularly, but fiber also helps us suppress our appetites and makes us feel full longer so we don’t go snacking on stuff we shouldn’t. So, if we are eating less but feeling full AND going to the bathroom regularly, we have a greater chance of losing weight.

3) Veggies help us flatten our bellies

Although it’s true that some veggies might create a bloated belly, MOST veggies actually DON’T cause bloat because they contain fiber. As mentioned before, fiber keeps us going to the bathroom and that helps us flush out waste and gastric irritants that cause constipation thereby keeping our digestive tract moving. Vegetables can also flatten our bellies by reducing bloating caused by salt. It’s no secret that the typical American diet is high in salt. Vegetables are high in potassium and water which helps flush excess sodium out of the body thereby reducing water retention which can cause bloating.

4) Veggies help us feel less stressed

We probably cannot avoid stress in our fast-paced lives, but we can find ways to reduce the impact stress can have on our bodies. Vegetables contain B vitamins and Vitamin C along with omega-3 fatty acids which have been shown to fight anxiety and depression. Some vegetables also contain potassium and magnesium which some studies show can calm you on the inside by relaxing blood vessels and keeping your blood pressure down. And then there is fiber (starting to see a pattern?) which keeps blood sugar levels stable preventing dips in your energy levels and swings in your moods.

5) Veggies improve our athleticism

Want to be a better athlete? Then eat some veggies! Vegetables help boost energy levels but some specific vegetables (like beetroot juice, tomato juice, and watercress) have also been shown to boost endurance and speed up recovery. “One study ‘found that drinking 16 ounces of organic beetroot juice daily for six days helped men cycle up to 16 percent longer than they did with a placebo beverage…Meanwhile 100 percent tomato juice has been found to reduce exercise-induced stress on the body by as much as 84 percent’” (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/05/02/benefits-eating-vegetables.aspx).

So, if you want to look better (think glowing skin, thinner bodies, flatter tummies) and feel better (think less stress and better moods), and perform better (think running, cycling, swimming) then you NEED to eat more veggies. That’s why at Prepped Girl (a Cincinnati & Kentucky food prep service) we make sure that most of our meals incorporate veggies. We do things like adding sweet potatoes and red pepper and mushrooms to our easily transportable egg muffins. Like adding carrots and celery to our chicken salad. Like serving up tasty, nutritious salads. We know you NEED to eat veggies and you WANT them to be easy and tasty.

Head over to www.preppedgirl.com to see what’s on the menu this week!

Sources Used:

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/05/02/benefits-eating-vegetables.aspx

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/19/health/benefits-of-vegetables/index.html

“You can’t pour from an empty cup.”

“You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.”

“Don’t give so much of yourself to others that you end up losing yourself.”

“Fall in love with taking care of yourself.”

“You gotta nourish to flourish.”

You have probably read sayings like these before (they ARE all over Pinterest and Instagram and Facebook…) written in cute, colorful fonts accompanied with inspirational, sometimes thought provoking, images. All subtle and direct messages about how important it is that we take care of ourselves. Why are these messages so common and so popular? Because we are so busy running our careers, our businesses, our families, our homes, our social lives and commitments to even think about how to properly take care of ourselves. So we need cute little reminders that it is okay to put ourselves first.

And what is the most important way we take care of ourselves? We feed ourselves GOOD food. Food that our bodies need and crave. Food that nourishes us and energizes us and helps us live long, productive lives.

This is why a Cincinnati & Kentucky food prep service like Prepped Girl is so important and worth the investment. It allows us to keep doing what we are doing AND take care of ourselves at the same time. Need some convincing? Here are 5 reasons you need a Cincinnati & Kentucky food prep service like Prepped Girl in your life:

1) A food prep service saves you time.

Well, that is if you are using up some of your time on the weekends and weeknights to actually prep your meals ahead of time. Prepping ahead of time requires time to plan your menu, shop for your ingredients, and prep your food. Time you could be using to get caught up on other activities or to simply relax. Using a meal prep service will take care of that for you. We here at Prepped Girl do all the planning, shopping, and prepping, and all you have to do is choose your meals and click a button. We can even bring the meals directly to your door already made (minimum meal order for delivery). Talk about a time saver!

2) A food prep service makes healthy eating easy and convenient for you.

For those of us who just don’t have the time to prep our meals ahead of time, meal prep services make it easy for you to eat healthy, nutritious meals WITHOUT taking time away from all the other stuff you do. Cincinnati & Kentucky food prep services like Prepped Girl only use fresh, wholesome ingredients, and offer a variety of ways to eat vegetables and protein. Plus, with breakfast AND lunch options, you don’t have to guess or figure out what to eat each day. You just grab your already prepared meals from the refrigerator and go.

3) A food prep service can help you lose weight.

I mean, let’s be real, shall we? What is the hardest part about losing weight? Food. We are bombarded with not-so-good-for-us-food options every where we go. And since we are being real, let’s own up to the fact that we LIKE some of that food. It tastes pretty dang good. It’s hard to make the right choices. But food is 80% of our battle (give or take). We can do all the cardio and lifting of weights that we want, but if we don’t eat right, we won’t see results. Food prep services offer you low calorie meals that actually taste GREAT. At Prepped Girl we only use real, good-for-you-ingredients that leave you satisfied and taste just as good if not better than the not-so-good-for you stuff. Plus, you only get so much so there is ZERO chance of overeating.

4) A food prep service can help you feel better.

Yes, eating healthy food will help you feel better because, well, because you are eating good food and your cells can take that food and create you. But using a meal prep service will help you feel better in that you will feel more in control of your life. There is nothing worse than scrambling around, running late out the door to get to work or to drop the kids off or to run errands. You don’t feel very put together and that “hot mess” feeling can permeate everything you do. When you use a meal prep service like Prepped Girl, there is less scrambling. We can’t help you get to work on time, BUT we can make it easy for you to feel put together once you get there. You just simply grab your breakfast and lunch as you scramble out the door and head to your destination.

5) A food prep service will help you look cool.

Okay. This isn’t necessarily a documented thing, but we think food prep services make you look cool and on trend. I mean, all the cool people use services like Prepped Girl…or at least we think all our customers look cool!

Need a meal prep service in your life? In the Cincinnati area? Head over to www.preppedgirl.com and check out our Cincinnati & Kentucky food prep service menu for this week! All orders need placed by noon on Friday and will be delivered to your door Sunday morning (5 meal minimum order required for free delivery). Let Prepped Girl make living your best life that much easier!

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