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Health,
Nutrition and
Supplements
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Not
Enough Fruits & Veggies on American Dinner
Tables
Surprised? No? Well, how about
this-
Families with kids have the worst habits when it comes to
eating fruits and
vegetables, according to new
research from the Produce for Better Health
Foundation (PBH). While most
Americans realize that eating fruits and
vegetables is important to a healthy
diet, current trends are alarming: fruit
and vegetable consumption is
declining; obesity levels are on the rise, and
for many consumers, fruits and
vegetables are being replaced by high-calorie
foods.
Just 13% of American families eat
the recommended minimum of five daily
servings, versus 22% of singles, 27%
of empty nesters, and 39% of the elderly.
Key findings
include:
-- Single-parent and dual-income families with kids eat 10%
fewer fruits and
vegetables than families with a
stay-at-home parent;
-- Women (82%) are more likely than men (69%) to fall
short of the five-serving
minimum;
-- Nine in 10 teen girls
(89%) and 96% of kids ages 2-12 also fall short of the
five-a-day minimum;
-- Fruit and
vegetable consumption has declined nearly 14% over the past 10
years, from 874 annual eatings per
capita in 1992 to 754 in 2002;
-- Obesity levels are lowest among those who
have high intakes of fruits and
vegetables;
-- Overall, just one
in five (20%) Americans meets the five-a-day minimum;
-- People who meet the
five-a-day minimum eat three times more fruits and
vegetables of every color
variety.
"While modern science has discovered
many impressive health advances, nothing
comes close to the proven
health-promoting, disease-fighting benefits of a diet rich
in colorful fruits and vegetables,"
says Elizabeth Pivonka, Ph.D., R.D. and PBH
president.
Convenience a Key
Factor
The decline of the traditional meal and the increasing need
for convenience may
explain why so many Americans don't
eat enough fruits and vegetables.
For example:
-- Only half (51%)
of Americans agree that it's important to eat full and regular
meals;
-- Almost half of
Americans (47%) agree that convenience is most important in
the foods they eat;
-- The number
of dishes in the average American dinner has declined, and the
dish that's being dropped is the
side dish, historically the place for seasonal
or home-grown vegetables;
--
Nearly one dinner meal per week (12%) has a frozen main dish;
-- Bag salads
and greens are among the only vegetables that Americans are
eating more of than before,
increasing by an average of two annual eatings per
capita;
-- Americans are using
fewer ingredients at dinnertime: the percentage of in-home
dinners including an ingredient or
item added at the table has declined from
82% in 1985 to 72% in 2001;
--
Americans are eating more meals away from home, which translates into
fewer opportunities for fruits and
vegetables: nearly one in six dinner meals
(16%) is obtained from a restaurant,
up from 12% in 1985.
Fruit and Vegetables make
the Difference in a Healthy Diet
Nutritionists believe that the wide
range of vitamins, minerals, fiber and
phytochemicals in colorful fruits
and vegetables work together to provide
numerous potential health benefits.
The PBH study found that 86% of people
who eat five daily servings of
fruits and vegetables are healthy eaters.
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Tips for Frugal
Living
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*Have only one credit card, and make it’s a
no-fee, low-interest card.
This simplifies record-keeping and bill-paying,
and saves trouble if your
wallet is lost or stolen. Don’t charge anything
(except in true emergencies)
before asking “Will I be able to pay this off
this month?". Then stick to that!
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