Encourage Children To Eat More Of Fruit And Vegetable

Heart Health

Eating the proper amount of fruits and vegetables can help reduce the risk of stroke, blood cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease, according to MyPyramid.gov. 

The fibre found in fruits and vegetables can also help decrease the risk of coronary heart disease. Fruits such as bananas, cantaloupe and honeydew contain potassium, which helps regulate and maintain blood pressure. 

Another important benefit of fruits is that not a single fruit contains cholesterol, according to MyPyramid.gov, which is how they help lower blood cholesterol levels.

Healthy weight

Eating the daily recommended allowance of fruits and vegetables has been linked to managing weight and weight loss. The water content in fruits such as apples along with fibre help keep you feeling fuller for longer, which helps curb your appetite and keeps you from overeating. 

Additionally, fruits and vegetables are low-calorie foods due to their water and fibre content, making them healthier snacks than many alternatives such as biscuits or crisps. 

Because fruits are a good source of fibre, they also help avoid constipation and diverticulosis. Drinking fruit juices does not offer the same nutritional value as eating fruits because juices contain much more sugar and calories.

Cancer benefits

Fruits and vegetables help decrease the risk of certain cancers, according to MyPyramind.gov. Fruits and vegetables contain nutrients that can help protect against mouth, colon-rectum and stomach cancer. 

Because they help protect your immune system and fight cancer, they also help strengthen your immune system so you have fewer colds and are less susceptible to infections. Fruits such as oranges contain vitamin C, which is what helps your body’s immune system and helps cuts heal faster.

Vegetable nutrition facts

Why should we get diet rich in vegetable nutrition?
What are the health benefits of vegetables?
 

·         Vegetables, like fruits, are low in fat but contain good amounts of vitamins and minerals. All the Green-Yellow-Orange vegetables are rich sources of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, beta-carotene, vitamin B-complex, vitamin-C, vitamin A, and vitamin K.

·         As in fruits, vegetables too are home for many antioxidants that; firstly, help protect the human body from oxidant stress, diseases and cancers, and secondly; help the body develop the capacity to fight against these by boosting immunity.

·         Additionally, vegetables are packed with soluble as well as insoluble dietary fiber known as non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) such as cellulose, mucilage, hemi-cellulose, gums, pectin...etc. These substances absorb excess water in the colon, retain a good amount of moisture in the fecal matter, and help its smooth passage out of the body. Thus, sufficient fiber offers protection from conditions like hemorrhoids, colon cancer, chronic constipation, and rectal fissures.

...Go for greens to help you stay fit and healthy!

Vegetable nutrition has widely drawn the attention of fitness conscious as well as food scientists alike for their proven health benefits.

Majority of day to day used vegetables are very low in calories. Celery is just 16 calories per 100 g. And again here is the long list of vegetables whose calorie is less than 20 per 100 g such as bottle gourd, bitter melon, cabbage, chinese cabbage, bok-choy, eggplant, endive, spinach, summer squash, swiss chard; etc. Scientific studies have shown that low-calorie but nutrient-rich foods help the human body stay fit and disease free.

Furthermore, human body spends a considerable amount of energy for the metabolism of foods, which is known as BMR or Basal metabolism rate.

So just imagine…when you add lots of vegetable nutrition in the diet, in fact, you set to lose more weight than you would gain…Right!..This is the concept behind the "negative calorie foods."