The month of March celebrates National Nutrition Month with this year’s theme of “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle”.
Food is the fuel for our body. Much like a car needs gasoline to run properly, the body needs food to work in the ways it’s meant to. Biting into a healthy lifestyle can mean a lot of things. For me, I like to focus on what foods can I "bite into" more often that will help me to do the things I love, like playing soccer. So whether it’s me chasing a ball around the field or you chasing your kids around the family room, we all should give our body what it needs in order for us to do the things we love.
A food group that we all can usually
afford to eat more of is vegetables. Vegetables provide many of the essential
nutrients the body needs and should be regularly included in a well-balanced,
healthy diet. Eating enough vegetables throughout the day is a great place to
start for biting into a healthy lifestyle! For women (19-50 years old) the
recommendation is for at least 2 ½ cups of veggies per day. If you’re already
meeting this recommendation, then maybe your focus can be on eating a variety
of different vegetables. Aim for trying vegetables that are all sorts of
different colors. Frozen vegetables are a great option since they stay good for
long periods of time and available in any season. Vegetables make a
great snack, side, or can be a part of the main dish- try throwing some more
veggies into your casserole, sandwich, stir fry or soup.
So take this month to focus on eating a few more vegetables or
trying some new ones to bite into a healthy lifestyle!
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