24 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | FEBRUARY 2025
By Tina Soeten
Eating five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables and enjoying
physical activity every day are the most important lifestyle choices
you can make. A few simple changes can fuel your body and help
you maintain better health for years to come.
Visit the produce aisle of our local grocery store and you will see
delicious fruits and veggies everywhere — plus you'll find them
frozen, canned, dried, and juiced. They are easy to fix, delicious
to eat, and inexpensive to buy. Most of all, fruits and veggies
provide powerful plant nutrients that help you fight disease. When
combined with a diet low in fat, eating more fruits and veggies may
also reduce your risk of developing serious health problems like
cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Color is proof that besides vitamins, minerals, fiber, and f lavor
your meals and snacks provide powerful phytonutrients. These
colorful plant chemicals seem to help the body fight disease and
some help to slow the signs of aging.
Choosing different colors also helps you get the five to nine daily
servings of fruits and vegetables that your body needs for good
health. A plant's color gives a clue to its health benefits.
In addition to fruits and vegetables, it is important to take
advantage of the added benefits physical activity has to offer. Doing
at least 30 minutes a day of physical activity may improve your
health, boost your energy level, help you maintain a healthy body
weight, reduce stress, and most of all make you look and feel great!
Finding Health at the End of the Rainbow
