CANADIANS SHOULD CONSUME MORE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT TO IMPROVE OVERALL
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Republished with permission from The Food Safety Network, December 19, 2003, From a press release
Toronto - Recent findings by Cancer Care Ontario, which found Ontario residents are eating too few vegetables and fruits and may be missing out on their cancer fighting benefits, underscores the findings of a December 2002 V8(R) Vegetable Cocktail survey conducted by Leger Marketing. The V8(R) survey found 60 per cent of Canadians were making resolutions to eat better to improve their health in 2003 and those surveyed cited increasing vegetables and fruits consumption as a primary goal.
"The recent study by Cancer Care Ontario suggests many people have not kept their 2003 New Year's resolution to eat more vegetables and fruits," says Jacki Nelson, Director of Corporate Communication for Campbell. "The new findings should be just the encouragement Canadians need to help keep their resolutions to make healthier food choices in the coming year."
The team of health professionals at Campbell offers the following easy and convenient tips on how to meet the suggested five to 10 servings of vegetables and fruits daily:
- Print out Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating and put it on your fridge as a daily reminder to eat your fruits and vegetables. You'll be surprised at how small the portion sizes really are.
- Drink V8(R) Vegetable Cocktail hot or cold as a tasty, nutritious and convenient way to include more vegetables in your diet. One 250 mL serving (1 cup) of V8(R) provides two (2) full servings of vegetables. V8(R) is a blend of tomato, carrot, celery, beet, parsley, lettuce, watercress and spinach juices. There are eight essential nutrients in V8(R): vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin E, riboflavin, niacin, copper, magnesium and manganese. V8(R) has no sugar added and contains 18 mg of lycopene per serving.
- Pick up a new fruit or vegetable on each trip to the grocery store.
When was the last time you brought home a mango, pineapple, avocado or sweet potato? Remember that bright colored fruits and vegetables typically pack the most nutrients.
More tips and recipe ideas to increase vegetable and fruit consumption are available from Campbell at www.V8canada.com.
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