produce & your health

You want you and your family to feel great. One of the best ways to accomplish that sense of well being is to put top-grade fuel in your tank each day. After all, you are what you eat. Proper nutrition not only keeps you raring to go, it helps to fight off diseases. Spend time in this section browsing through the key nutrients in individual fruits and vegetables. You’ll learn how many servings of fruits and vegetables you should consume each day and which items to select. You’ll also find easy ways to incorporate more produce in your diet and the best preparation methods to take advantage of the nutrients.

fruit and vegetable nutrition

Vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals are important to your health, especially when eaten in their natural state in fruits and vegetables. In this section, examine key nutrients and phytochemicals, their health benefits and which fruits and vegetables contain them. You’ll also learn about the recent science of nutragenomics. MORE...

getting your recommended daily intake

Perhaps you’ve wondered how many fruits and vegetables to eat each day and what makes up a serving size. This section offers serving-size suggestions based on your age and sex and explains what makes up a serving size of various fruits and vegetables – categorized by color. MORE...

it’s easy to eat more produce

If you want to follow the recommendation to eat more produce but the effort of working it in seems insurmountable, check out the 30 suggestions offered in this section. There is no excuse not to add more produce and every tasty and nutritious reason to try. MORE...

preparing fruits & vegetables - keep the nutrients

As long as you’re adding more fruits and vegetables to the plate, find out the preparation methods that help you benefit the most from the nutrients. You’ll also learn a few preparation tips you may never have considered. MORE...

 
  
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