Why Should you eat Veggies and Fruits?

Fruit and vegetables are an important part of healthy eating; for starters Vegetables and legumes are a good source of vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and carbohydrate. On the other hand Fruits are a good source of vitamins, including vitamin C and folate. It also provides carbohydrates, in particular, natural sugars and fibre. Juices belong to this group (fruits), but they have a much lower fibre content than fresh fruit. Therefore, it is wise to eat the whole fruit to get the full benefit. 

Good Source of Fibre

Fruit and vegetables are rich in the fibre that keeps your digestive system moving! If your system becomes sluggish, you may feel lethargic and suffer from skin breakouts and headaches. Fibre also helps to reduce cholesterol in the body, so fresh produce is heart healthy too!

Rich in Antioxidant

Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables protect us from premature aging and also from other aspects of oxidative damage that cause disease. Ultimately these antioxidants improve skin health, protect your heart, prevent some cancers and help to boost the immune system – warding off colds and flu.

Good Replacement of unhealthy snacks

Sometimes it’s not just about what we eat, but what we are replacing. If by snacking on fruit, you cut out cake and candy, your body will thank you for it! Every time you eat, ask yourself “what is the value of this food apart from satisfying hunger?” If it doesn’t have a health benefit, ditch it! This attitude is especially important for achieving long-term weight loss.

Put back the vegetables where they belong

When having lunch or dinner, it’s important to get carbohydrate, protein and vegetable serving’s right. Ideally we should be eating ¼ plate protein, ¼ carbohydrate and ½ green vegetables or salad.

Easy nutrient absorption

Whilst some vitamin and mineral supplements are excellent, nothing is as clever as Mother Nature when it comes to packaging nutrients in a highly absorbable form! Fruit and vegetables are the very best way to get fibre and antioxidants into your diet, especially in a form that is easily utilized by the body