High Five to Your Health Getting five servings a day of fruits
and vegetables is one of the best ways to prevent cancer, heart
disease and stroke. Here's how to achieve this healthy goal.
Nutritional experts recommend that you eat a minimum of five
servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Scientific studies
suggest that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables helps to
prevent some cancers, heart disease and stroke, the diseases
that kill most Americans. What makes these foods so powerful?
Scientists don't know for certain. Fruits and vegetables are
rich in antioxidants. So, what is a serving? A serving is any of
the following: OK, I'm ready. What do I do? Follow these healthy
eating guidelines: Add fruits and vegetables to every meal Add
raisins or bananas to your cereal. Or eat a cantaloupe for
breakfast. Don't forget that real fruit juice counts. Drink
orange juice, grape juice, apple juice or a vegetable blend like
V8. Make sure you eat at least one veggie with lunch and try for
two at dinner. If you can't