Fruits and Veggies-Bayer Pt 1
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson. Vegetables are something most of us could probably eat more of.
And Kelly Bristow, Registered Dietitian with Bayer, says they are pushing for more access to healthier foods for hungry people … and that begins with vegetables …
BRISTOW … “Oftentimes, we get so focused on what foods that they're wanting to consume less of that we avoid or miss the boat or the picture on seeing what we should be getting more of, and that's really where fruits and vegetables come in.
Bristow says Americans of every age group could use more fruits and vegetables in their diets …
BRISTOW … “So, and it can be one thing that we can do to more positively fit health in our day to day. So, research really supports that people who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of the overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk for some chronic diseases.”
Bristow says there’s also the diversity of colors fruits and vegetables bring …
BRISTOW … “So, each color group is going to actually bring different nutrients in different nutrition. This summer, trying to find different ways to add in dollars to meals and snacks can be one thing towards supporting a healthy diet. Instead of always thinking about what to remove, it's starting to think that positive shift of what can we add.”
Tune in tomorrow for more on what Bayer is doing to make sure hungry people get more access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
