For those of us who try to live a healthy life, it is frustrating how frequently the science changes. One minute, any form of alcohol is bad for your health and the next minute, wine is good for you. One day, chocolate is a fattening, unhealthy snack and the next day, dark chocolate protects you from heart attacks! Nonetheless, one thing will never change: the benefits of fruits and vegetables. Although new fruit and vegetable studies come out from time to time, they always resoundingly endorses consuming more plant matter. Tomorrow you might be banned from eating pork forever, or ordered to eat fatty red meat, but you can bet your doctor will still want you to eat fruit and vegetable products whenever you can.
As a matter of fact, fruit and vegetable juice can even be used to clean out the body. Fruit and vegetable detox is the latest thing in dietary science. With all the fad diets out there, it is refreshing to see one that actually involves eating healthy, vitamin rich foods. Vegetables and fruits are proven sources of antioxidants, and no one has ever been told by his or her doctor that he or she has eaten too many. You simply can't! Stuff yourself with salads all day, it will only make you healthier!
Of course, not all vegetable and fruit meals are equal. There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that eating locally grown, organic produce is the best thing you can do for your body. A lot of people avoid farmers markets, assuming that it costs a little more, but nothing could be further from the truth. It actually costs less to buy fruit and vegetable groceries that are locally grown than it does to buy them from the grocery store! Unfortunately, your choices will be somewhat limited by the season. Nevertheless, there are plenty of things to eat. You'll find all the old standbys as well as plants you might never have tried before. Such delicious vegetables as kale and kohlrabi can really add to your diet, giving you a new, healthy taste sensation.
The bottom line is that fruit and vegetable dishes don't have to be a pain. It is possible to cook healthy while still cooking good food. Once you're used to eating healthy foods, in fact, you will not want anything else. Fatty, high sugar diets will taste disgusting to you. Eating junk food is addictive, but so is eating healthy!
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