Vegetable definition- Five a Day Creates Healthy Living!"Eat your fruits and vegetables" and “Five a day” are tried and true recommendations for a healthy diet as suggested by the USDA. We learn and practice this as children planning it to be a lifestyle in adulthood. The
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) completed a study during 1999-2000 and found on average, less than half of Americans ate the recommended daily amount vegetables. This is being passed to America’s youth. Children eat more, but the overall diet is lacking in nutrients found in vegetables. American’s have forgotten the value in vegetables. We know vegetables are ‘good’ for us, but why? It isn’t a secret that The Garlic Lady wants to bring healthy living into your home. To help with my mission my Vegetable Garden will feed you with the significance vegetables have on healthy living with answering the following questions: What defines a vegetable from a fruit? Do I have to eat vegetables? How does the color affect vegetable health benefits? What are The Garlic Lady vegetables? Vegetable Fun Facts What Defines a Vegetable From a Fruit?Vegetable is plants or parts of plants cultivated for food. The parts eaten are roots, stems and leaves. Some foods that are botanically fruits, such as tomatoes, and seeds, such as green beans, are included with the vegetables. To precisely define the vegetable within science is difficult. Traditionally, a vegetable is savory and not sweet. To answer exactly how to determine what foods are in the vegetable group is challenging. According to the USDA, it is any vegetable or juice which is 100% vegetable that may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated.Do I Have to Eat My Vegetables?USDA’s MyPyramid suggests five servings or 2 ½-6 cups of vegetables per day. The portion is dependant upon on a person’s age, gender, and energy needs. It is critical for the human tissue, bones, teeth and brain to receive the serving suggestions (of requirements) for health longevity. Always try a new method of preparation: cooked, barbecued, steamed, pickled, mashed or raw. For instance, if you like crispiness try pickled or raw vegetables. This nutritional guide is also endorsed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).How Does Color Affect Vegetable Health Benefits?Vegetables are critical to the human body for growth and health both physically (inside and out) and mentally. Vegetables are subcategorized because each offers different value of nutrients. Beans are high in protein and high caloric value contributing to the mineral and vitamin content of diet. Specifically, green beans are good sources of vitamin B1, which is the anti-neuritic vitamin, while peas are high in Vitamin A. Leafy, green, and yellow vegetables include asparagus broccoli and celery. Vitamin A is one of the principle ingredients. Green and yellow vegetables such as asparagus and yellow peppers are generally high in their content of iron. Tomatoes rank as a number one source of vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, the anti-scorbutic vitamin as well as riboflavin and B-complex. Each vegetable is unique in its health benefits promoting healthy living.What are The Garlic Lady Vegetables?The Garlic Lady delivers what Mother Nature intended through my raw cold packing process of:Crunchy Asparagus Crispy Green Beans Mexican Style Habenero Onions Columbia Gorge Cocktail Onions Southern Style Crispy Okra My pickled vegetables offer vitamins and nutrients specifically found within each of the subcategories recommended by the USDA and CDC. Vegetable Fun FactsAsparagus Green Beans Onions Okra
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