Eating Vegetables - Your Way

Eating vegetables every day can be enjoyable and will make you happier and stronger. Vegetables provide a lot of nutrients  (vitamins, minerals, and water). These nutrients help your mind stay sharp and the body to work at its maximum capacity.  

Vegetables: When, How and How much? 

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Some people dislike vegetables and others like me tend to be casual about how, when, and how much we feed our bodies with vegetables.

1) My attitude towards vegetables changed when I started paying more attention to how much physical activity I was getting every day. My body was eventually craving for the nutrients found in these sacred foods. Before and after exercising, following a long day of work, and during stressful situations, it is very important to replenish the body with these nutrients for protection and repair of the bones, muscles, and nerves.

2) Eat your vegetables-Your Way. The best way to get the most nutrients out of vegetables is to eat them raw or steam them. You can lightly boil them. Baking is another option. These methods of preparation help retain their natural good flavors and nutrients. In addition to eating raw vegetables, my family and I have started to consume more lightly than heavily boiled vegetables. Depending on your method of choice, natural herbs and spices used from your culture can also help create the taste you are looking for in your vegetables.

3) When introducing vegetables for the first time in your diet or when adding more portions of vegetables in your meals, make small changes one day at a time.

Click on this link to download a calendar for keeping track of your daily vegetables' intake for a week: Preparing a Healthy Meal Worksheet

The right portion of vegetables intake varies based on your age. Click on this link for more information: www.choosemyplate.gov/vegetables

Remember
Substitute overly processed and pesticides loaded vegetables with more lively, rechargeable, minimally processed, and pesticides free or safe ones: One meal and one day at a time. Use the nutrition labels to make your choices.

Are you aware that it is a universal human right to be able to access affordable and nutritious vegetables?

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Living Healthy - Your Way