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- Five Easy Ways To Enjoy More Fruits And Vegetables
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Vegetable Imposters
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom
We?re all looking for ways to boost our vegetable intake. With national guidelines creeping up regularly, it?s a challenge for most people to get even the minimum recommendation of five daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
We usually look for the name ?vegetable? as a clue in daily eating, and this works for products like 100% vegetable juice or chunky vegetable soup. But beware of products that boast a vegetable in the name of the product when in reality that claim is far from the truth.
Check out these products you?ll want to avoid when it comes to increasing your daily veggie intake.
Skip the bags of vegetable chips, with vivid photos of vegetables on the bag; while these chips are made from vegetables, they are usually deep fried and salted. Besides, potato chips are also a type of vegetable chip!
Vegetable tortilla wraps, usually branded as sun-dried tomato (bright red) or spinach (deep green), have a very low vegetable content that mostly just provides color to the product.
Pastas with spinach and tomato in the name are similar to the wraps; they have deep color but only a hint of a vegetable. And skip the tricolored vegetable pastas that convey the message that you?re buying a more nutrient-dense pasta combination.
What other vegetable imposters have you found? Please share your thoughts.
- Poll: Only 23% Of Kentuckians Say They Eat Recommended Daily Portions Of Fruits And Vegetables; Cost And Location May Be Factors
Only 23 percent of Kentuckians eat the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables, and cost and accessibility of food may be factors, according to a recent statewide poll. Fruit and vegetable consumption can decrease a person's chance of...
- Coconut Oil: Health Friend Or Foe?
By Dr. Madelyn FernstromYou might have seen advertisements or read magazine articles and health books touting the health benefits of coconut oil. We?re often led to believe that there is a new health secret to using this oil ? that adding it to your...
- What Colors Are Your Fruits And Vegetables?
What Colors Are Your Fruits and Vegetables? by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom One key to good health is a ?colorful plate.? Colorful fruits and veggies are loaded with vitamins and minerals, as well as ?phytochemicals.? That?s a fancy word for plant nutrients...
- Check Your Freezer To Save Money, Eat Healthy
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom Food prices are soaring, and it?s not your imagination that the cost of healthy foods seems to be rising by the day. Fresh fruits and vegetables are especially out of control. Even the usual ways to cut costs don?t seem to work...
- Five Easy Ways To Enjoy More Fruits And Vegetables
Our series of posts on nutrition continues with a look at five easy ways to enjoy more fruits and vegetables. Adding fruits and vegetables to your eating plans is as easy as 1, 2, 3?plus 4 and 5. Wake up to fruit. Make a habit of drinking juice or complementing...