Nutrition Bites - Why Fruits and Veggies?
When clients feel overwhelmed with learning to adapt new healthy habits, I like to focus in on a single goal and habit that will have a big impact overall. One of my all-time favorites is aiming for 5 fruits & veggies every day. Specifically, 2 servings of fruits and 3 servings of veggies. Why?
1. Those who eat at least those 5 servings a day have a 40% lower risk of certain cancers. Because....
2. As natures "vitamins", they are chuck full of vitamins and minerals to help fuel your fabulous self. For example, 1 medium raw carrot has just 30 calories but 12,000 IUs of Vitamin A!
Plus, I find that as I am trying to cut calories, it is much harder to finish a bag of carrots or broccoli than it is to suddenly find the bag o' chips empty.....
1. Those who eat at least those 5 servings a day have a 40% lower risk of certain cancers. Because....
2. As natures "vitamins", they are chuck full of vitamins and minerals to help fuel your fabulous self. For example, 1 medium raw carrot has just 30 calories but 12,000 IUs of Vitamin A!
Plus, I find that as I am trying to cut calories, it is much harder to finish a bag of carrots or broccoli than it is to suddenly find the bag o' chips empty.....
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