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Why Eat 5 A Day?
August 18th, 2009 byFruit and vegetables help set you up for a healthier lifestyle. Best of all, there is so much variety to choose from, all year long, there’s enough to keep even the fussiest eaters happy.
To get the best health benefits, your 5 A DAY portions should include a combination of a variety of fruit and vegetables. That’s 5 portions altogether, not 5 portions of fruit and 5 portions of veg.
Here are 5 great reasons to eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables A DAY
- They’re packed with vitamins and minerals.
- They can help you to maintain a healthy weight.
- They’re an excellent source of fibre and antioxidants.
- They help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers.
- They taste delicious and there’s so much variety to choose from.
Eating a variety of fruit and vegetables will give you plenty of vitamins and minerals, as many of them are naturally high in folic acid, vitamin C and potassium. They’re also a good source of fibre and antioxidants. These are all important for your health not only now, but for the future too.
Fruit and veg are also generally low fat, low calorie foods (provided you don’t fry or roast them in lots of oil). So by choosing to eat them over less healthy foods that are high in fat and added sugars, can help you to maintain a healthier lifestyle and weight.
And if all that wasn’t enough to get you down to your nearest grocers straight away, they also help reduce the risk of heart disease, some cancers and stroke.
In a nutshell, eating 5 A DAY will keep you looking and feeling good inside and out.
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