If you usually have a glass of fruit juice in the morning, try having a piece of the actual fruit instead. Skip the apple juice and have a sliced Fuji or Gala, sprinkled with cinnamon and your favorite sweetener.

Instead of orange juice, try broiling half a grapefruit, sprinkled with the above flavorings.

Tomatoes are fruits, too, and are good halved, baked, and sprinkled with just a bit of sea salt.

If you must have your glass of juice, try getting the kind with the pulp included. Or, better yet, make your own juice with a juicer, and — if it is the type of juicer that removes the pulp — add some of the expelled pulp back into the juice.

Why does it matter whether you have fruit juice or whole fruit? There are many important nutrients in fruit, some of which do not survive the processing that turns fruit into juice. You can make many kinds of snacks with whole fruit.

Also consider the not-so-small matter of fiber which is much more important than most people think. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that is not digested, but works its wonders as it passes through your system.

Lack of fiber has been linked to a number of serious illnesses. If you omit this nutrient from your food, you lose out on its many benefits. Don't miss out. Enjoy your fruit with all the goodness intact.