It’s important that we eat plenty of different fruits and vegetables
every day. Diets rich in fruits and
vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. Fruits and
vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other substances
that are important for good health. Most fruits and vegetables are naturally
low in fat and calories and are filling.
You’ve probably heard about the 5 A Day for Better
Health program. It provides
easy ways to add more fruits and vegetables into your daily eating patterns. It’s
vital that we eat a wide variety of colorful orange/yellow, red, green, white,
and blue/purple vegetables and fruit every day. By eating vegetables and fruit
from each color group, you will benefit from the essential vitamins, minerals,
and fiber that each color group has to offer alone and in combination.
There’s
several different yet simple ways to start incorporating vegetables and fruit
into your familiar and favorite meals. You can begin your day with 100 percent
fruit or vegetable juice, slice bananas or strawberries on top of your cereal,
or have a salad with lunch and an apple for an afternoon snack. Include a
vegetable with dinner and you already have about 5 cups of fruits and vegetables.
You may even try adding a piece of fruit for a snack or an extra vegetable at
dinner.
Don’t
be afraid to try something new to increase your vegetable and fruit intake. There
are so many choices when selecting fruits and vegetables. Kiwifruit, asparagus,
and mango may become your new favorite. Keep things fresh and interesting by
combining fruits and vegetables of different flavors and colors, like red
grapes with pineapple chunks, or cucumbers and red peppers.
Get
in the habit of keeping fruits and vegetables visible and easily accessible –
you’ll tend to eat them more. Store cut and cleaned produce at eye-level in the
refrigerator, or keep a big colorful bowl of fruit on the table.
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