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Feeding your family on a tight schedule doesn't mean it is possible to not eat well. Benefit from your veggies and favorite fruits available year-round in containers.

Processed meals can be a great way to include fruits and vegetables to your diet plan. Because they provide easy diet, canned foods will help you meet the new 2005 Dietary Directions for Americans.

Canned meals are pre-cooked and pre-cut, saving time in the kitchen. They can also remain on the shelf for up to couple of years without losing vitamins.

Studies from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Illinois ensure that processed foods are nutritionally similar to prepared fresh and frozen varieties.

Sweet potatoes are not only for christmas. Full of vitamin A, canned sweet potatoes are specially delicious in this formula for Gingered Sweet Potato-Apple Salad, which was made by the Canned Food Alliance and matches Produce for Better Health Foundation dietary standards that keep veggies and fruits as well balanced meals. Try this nutrient-dense angle 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, exhausted

1 apple, cored and diced

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cashews were chopped by cup coarsely

1/4 cup honey mustard dressing

2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger

6 cups mixed salad greens

Combine sweet carrots, pineapple, apple, celery and cashews in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix salad dressing and ginger; pour over sweet potato mixture; toss lightly. Cover and chill for at the very least 1 hour. Serve over salad greens.

Makes 6 servings.

Dietary information per serving: calories: 222, total 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. find out more