June Is Fresh Fruit And Vegetables Month

That means you should eat abundance of both fruit and vegetables especially for the summer time their is a lot of home gardens overflowing and Farmers Market filled with great choices

and as you know you should at least eat 3 to 5 servings of vegetables a day and fresh fruit you should eat least 2 to 4 servings a day.This may sound a little overboard but really it is not it is always the healthier choice over soda or chips so if you cut those out of you meals or snacks you can accomplish eating healthier snacks.Even if you don't like fruit and vegetables

you should at least give it a try for this month just think of it as healthy challenge so I urge all of you to put down the candy,chips or what ever junk food is your favorite and encourage you to give your taste buds a treat of some fresh celery or carrots maybe some broccoli or sweet peas some apples,orange,strawberry ,mango what ever you prefer make a smoothie make a fruit and veggie platter to snack on .

During this month you will notice a lot of celebrations taking place so go out and celebrate and enjoy with your family.This link contains free resources and information http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/resource-library/farm-school

This link contains free riddles on fruits kids will have fun with it http://foodandhealth.com/june-is-fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-month/

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