How many times do you remember hearing your mother, grandmother, or other family member tell you to “eat your vegetables” as a child? I imagine every last one of you. Why would they want you to do that? Well, vegetables are a mainstay of our health. Nutritionist says that you should have 5 yes 5 servings a day of fruits and vegetables.
And I bet every one of you is saying, “oh, yes, I eat at
least that many a day”! NOT!!! LOL, Most are overwhelmed by the thought of 5
servings of vegetables and fruit. I imagine you are getting more than you think
but probably still not enough.
There have always been studies using food as medicine or to
complement medicine. If you eat green vegetables they help give you iron
and other vitamins and minerals your body needs to ward off sickness. I bring
this up because my son is dealing with cancer and the study I have been doing on
the new findings is amazing.
There are great benefits to eating vegetables and fruit. The
more servings you have the better chance you are going to not contract a
chronic disease. You are going to poo better. Yes, I said it! You will have
healthier-looking skin and maybe even look younger. The U.S. government has
added a great website www.myplate.gov which has a lot of interesting facts about
vegetables and healthy eating.
The content and recipes may change a bit on my blog to fit
what we are doing to increase his chances of beating cancer. There are foundations
run by oncologists and others studying the power of vegetables and fruits. It
is funny who you start to experiment with vegetables that you normally don’t
eat, you find they are tasty and can be made in a way to become a new favorite.
So let’s explore some new vistas in eating healthy and enjoying what we eat.
