General Health Tips
Why Vegetable? (Part 2)

Eating vegetables regularly can have many health benefits. Along with all the many disease reducing benefits, eating vegetables can also help control weight.

Being low in calories enables us to eat lots of vegetables without consuming excess energy; the high fiber content also helps fill the stomach faster, limiting the total amount of food consumed. Vegetables are also low in sodium, so they help reduce water gains.

More reason for today…

1. Eat more fruit and vegetables for your health
As part of a well-balanced, regular diet and a healthy active lifestyle, a high intake of fruit and vegetables can help:

* Reduce obesity and maintain a healthy weight
* Lower your cholesterol
* Lower your blood pressure.

2. Fruits and Vegetables on the Go!
Busy lives can benefit from food that's nutritious, yet easy to eat on-the-go, like fresh fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are a natural source of energy and give the body many nutrients you need to keep going.

3. These antioxidants like vitamin C also help the body to repair after long bouts of stress and illness and help to protect the body in the future.

4. Eating vegetables is also quite simple for anyone to add to their diets. Some companies have gone so far as to create snack packs of vegetables that you can bring with you anywhere.

You can also find vegetable juices as well as fruit and vegetable juice smoothies for an additional option.

No one says that eating vegetables needs to be boring anymore. Try various vegetable based soups, broths, and even vegetable based protein products for variety and flavor. You can also find vegetable breads and vegetable based pastas in many stores.

More on this topic tomorrow…