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Are you getting your 5


Are you getting your 5?

Research shows that most people eat an average of 3 serving of fruits and vegetables a day. That’s far short of the 5-9 daily servings recommended. Idea: Add fruit to cereal at breakfast…snack on raw vegetables, instead of potato chips…sip juice instead of coffee, tea or soda.

First Rate Calorie Cutter. Here’s another reason to boost fiber intake: It helps reduce the calories your body absorbs from what you eat. In a recent study, women and men who doubled their fiber consumption absorbed 90 and 130 fewer calories a day, respectively.

Hello Sugar” Brown sugar, white sugar—they’re both sucrose. The difference: Brown sugar has a small amount of molasses added for color and flavoring. But it has no nutritional advantage over its white counterpart.

 

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