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Feeding your loved ones on a tight schedule doesn't mean you are able to not eat well. Take advantage of your vegetables and favorite fruits available year-round in containers.

Canned meals could be a good way to incorporate fruits and veggies to your diet. Processed foods can help you meet up with the new 2005 Dietary Directions for Americans, because convenient nutrition is provided by them.

Processed foods are pre-cooked and pre-cut, saving amount of time in your kitchen. They can also stick to the shelf for two years without losing vitamins.

Reports from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Illinois state that canned foods are nutritionally much like prepared fresh and frozen varieties.

Sweet potatoes are not only for the holidays. Rich in vitamin A, canned sweet potatoes are specifically delicious in this formula for Gingered Sweet Potato-Apple Salad, which originated by the Canned Food Alliance and matches Produce for Better Health Foundation dietary standards that keep fruits and vegetables as healthy foods. Try this nutrient-dense twist on an American favorite.

Gingered Sweet

Potato-Apple Salad

1 can (15 ounces) sweet potatoes or yams, in light syrup, drained and cubed

1 can (8 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained

1 apple, cored and diced

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cashews were chopped by cup coarsely

1/4 glass honey mustard dressing

2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger

6 cups mixed salad greens

Combine nice potatoes, pineapple, apple, oatmeal and cashews in a big bowl. In a tiny bowl, combine salad dressing and ginger; pour over sweet potato mixture; toss lightly. Cover and chill for at the least 1 hour. Serve over salad greens.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutritional information per serving: calories: 222, full fat: 7.6g, saturated fat: 1.4g, % calories from fat: 29%, % calories from saturated fat: 5%, protein: 4g, carbohydrates: 38g, cholesterol: 0mg, nutritional fiber: 5g, sodium: 148mg. entitlement trap