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Healthy Eating With Fruits and Vegetables-Why You Should Eat Them

Updated on October 21, 2010

Vegetables and fruits should definitely be part of one's diet,whether you eat meats or not.They are the ones that supply your body of essential vitamins ,minerals and micronutrients that help the smooth functioning of the body and keep it free from disease.Raising immunity levels,providing us with antioxidants that prevent us from disease such as cancer,and supplying us with fiber which is essential in reducing cholesterol and prevents constipation are all benefits derived from eating veggies and fruits.Eaten raw or cooked to suit your palate and wallet,helps enjoy your meals.Learning to incorporate good helpings in your daily diet during meal times or eating a fruit or carrot/celey stick for an inbetween meal snack stops you from reaching for processed foods or fried foods that only serves to make you overweight and obese.

It is best to choose fresh,seasonal fruits and vegetables that come from your part of town.In other words,they reach the consumer in the least amount of time after being harvested.Always try variations of different colours and textures of this fresh produce.Including variety not only enhances the appetising look on your plate, it also provides you with optimum nutrition.Eating nutrient dense foods is key to overall good health.

Healthy Ways To Serve Vegetables And Fruits

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APPETISING SOUP!BOILED MIXED VEGETABLES!NO DRESSING!STIR FRIED VEGETABLES!MIXED VEGETABLE DISH!ROASTED VEGETABLE PLATTER!BAKED VEGETABLES IN CASSEROLE!MIXED FRUITS!FRUIT SALAD REFRESHINGLY SERVED!
APPETISING SOUP!
APPETISING SOUP!
BOILED MIXED VEGETABLES!NO DRESSING!
BOILED MIXED VEGETABLES!NO DRESSING!
STIR FRIED VEGETABLES!
STIR FRIED VEGETABLES!
MIXED VEGETABLE DISH!
MIXED VEGETABLE DISH!
ROASTED VEGETABLE PLATTER!
ROASTED VEGETABLE PLATTER!
BAKED VEGETABLES IN CASSEROLE!
BAKED VEGETABLES IN CASSEROLE!
MIXED FRUITS!
MIXED FRUITS!
FRUIT SALAD REFRESHINGLY SERVED!
FRUIT SALAD REFRESHINGLY SERVED!

Use Some Imagination For New Ways To Serve Vegetables

Meals should always include salads,soups or even juices.Make sure you drink plenty of water at the end of every meal to aid digestion.A meal should be visually appealing,with the aroma wafting through even before you reach the table.Flavours of each dish should complement another.Care should be taken while cooking food with the proper blend of spices,and enhancing the taste. A mix of textures gives one an interest in the most uninteresting of vegetable dishes.Kids and adults alike can learn to love eating fruits and vegetables,if they are prepared fresh and lovingly served.The benefits of eating such wholesoe meals as a family atleast at dinners need to be stressed.Children need to look upo to their parents as role models even in eating habits.So,parents need to make sure they practise what they preach about eating vegetables and fruits everyday. Experiment often in the kitchen trying new recipes that can bring an interest to the dining table.Baking,roasting,grilling,steaming,or a combination of raw and cooked vegetables to improve texture and flavour and mixing different colours for visual appeal and getting the most micronutrients,is in your hands. 

Finding new recipes these days is easy when you look up the internet,or subscribe to a few food magazines or newsletters online,buy some books or ask friends and family for some new ways of cooking a vegetable.It is amazing to see how many different types of dishes up you can come up with,and be creative in the kitchen.The added benefits are that your family is never bored of what you dish out,but they will wait for mealtimes.Your family will get all the required nutrients,fiber and antioxidants,and so will be healthier and happier. Make sure all the vegetables and fruits are washed thoroughly before preparation.

A great way to consume good quantities of vegetables and fruits are salads,soups and juices.According to the Dietetic Associations,atleast 5 portions of vegetables and fruits must be consumed by an average person everyday.

 

Vegetable and Fruit Serving Made Easy With The Following Utensils

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