If you’re looking for a painless way to sneak a few extra servings of fruits and vegetables into your diet then you should pick up some V8 V-Fusion juice.  Each 8 ounce glass has 1/2 cup of fruit and 1/2 cup of vegetables.   Plus it’s delicious!

My kids love it too which is great because it is 100% juice with no added sugar (I’m trying to break my own soda habit and set a good example so they don’t go for sweetened drinks all the time).

If you want to try it out for yourself you can get a printable coupon for V8 V-Fusion juice at TryV8.com.  You do have to provide an email address but the coupon prints automatically so you can use a throwaway email.

The coupon is for $1 off any 6-pack of slim cans or 46 oz bottle.

Click here to download your V8 printable coupon.

A few weeks back I read Frugal Dad’s post about his quest to start walking 10,000 steps a day.  He had purchased a pedometer and started tracking how many steps he was taking and worked out an exercise walking plan to reach his goal.

That post inspired me to pick up a $5 pedometer at Target and start tracking my own steps each day. Well after using it for about 2 weeks (less really since I keep forgetting to put it on in the morning) I’m only averaging about 4,000 steps each day.

I gotta say I’m shocked how low that number is. Even though I spend much of my day sitting at a desk I still assumed I was walking double that or 8,000 steps a day. But I may be thinking back to when I was working part time in a retail store and I was on my feet non-stop for 5 hours a night…walking from one end of the store to another, stocking shelves, climbing ladders, etc. I used to go through sneakers like crazy.

But since I quit the part time job I’m moving a lot less and it shows. I’ve put on a couple pounds since quitting and now I see why. I need to start moving more and getting regular exercise walking certainly helps.

So now that I have a baseline to go by I’m going to start following Frugal Dad’s tips for adding extra steps into my day.   I already follow some of them…I’ve never been one to drive around parking lots trying to find a closer spot, and pacing around while trying to get the baby to fall asleep could add a few hundred steps with ease.

I’ll report back in a couple of weeks to let you know how my exercise walking program is  going.  Hopefully by then I’ll be breaking the 10,000 step barrier!