For fabulous health, eat leafy greens everyday

For fabulous health, eat leafy greens everyday

Mom was right (but aren’t they always).  Eating your greens is a good thing but in this case, not just any greens will do.  The darker the green and the leafier the vegetable, the better for you they will be.  When we consume leafy greens frequently, we are the ones who reap the nutritional value they offer us. 

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25 ideas to fill your plate with more fruits and veggies

25 ideas to fill your plate with more fruits and veggies

Next time you sit down to a meal notice how many fruits and veggies you have on your plate.  Is half of it filled with these disease fighting foods?  That’s what more of us need to do according to MyPlate.gov and they are right.  If you want to be a healthy person getting in the various vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals our bodies need for nourishment and protection against chronic illness, the answer is staring you right in the face every time you walk by the produce aisle at the grocery store. 

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