Author: Jessica Vachal
Eating healthy can be a very daunting goal – it seems like every day we are inundated with new findings that certain fruits are better for you than others, or certain vegetables are downright harmful. We’ve already learned of the hazards of certain fish, levels of mercury, and certain vegetables once salmonella scares take hold of society. The list seems endless and that list can truly get a person panicky about what kinds of fruits and vegetables are actually safe to eat. That kind of doubt can turn a person off of fruits and vegetables completely.
However, the main point in taking these scares with a grain of salt is to recognize that every food has its problems and that, in general, fruits and vegetables is easily the healthiest food a person can possibly eat. Humans need fruits and vegetables to live; we need the nutrients they provide, the roughage they boast, and so forth. However, now that multi-vitamins are in creation, and so many people only take Vitamin C when they are feeling sick, the value of fruits and vegetables has all but been lost on our society. This is even more of a reason why we should push the benefits of fruits and vegetables to as many of our fellow humans as we can.
After all, we all need to take care of our health and as such we should all be eating more fruits and vegetables in our daily diets. The food benefits our bodies in ways too numerous to count and on top of all of this, the food will keep us feeling fuller longer as there is so much fiber in most fresh fruits and vegetables. Yet the fear of getting our recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables can also make people wary of the dedication of starting to get more into the foods. Yet, keeping up with some pre-set “standard” is nothing any of us should be concerning ourselves about. Instead, we should just try to eat a piece of fruit with each meal, and a vegetable source with each meal. If we all did that, we would be very well covered in getting our fruits and vegetables into our bodies each day.
So go ahead, make a small change and dedicate yourself to eating a banana with your breakfast cereal, an apple with your lunch, and an orange after dinner. Cut up some tomatoes to put into your scrambled eggs with breakfast, eat some celery with lunch and make sure to include cooked veggies with your dinner! Making small changes can make a big difference, so do your best to make sure you start incorporating fruits and vegetables into your daily life – it can be easy if you just start small!
