Give Vegetables and Fruit a Place of Honour!

Eating vegetables and fruit every day, preferably fresh, is the basis of a healthy diet. They contain nutrients of primary importance for a child’s development^{(1, 2)}:  

• Water 
• Fibre  
• Antioxidant vitamins and minerals 
• Low in fat  
• No added sugar or salt  

Benefits of vegetables and fruits:  

• Hydration of the body because they are rich in water 
• Feeling of long-lasting fullness, which encourages you to eat less 
• Prevention of chronic diseases  
• Contains vitamins and minerals your body doesn’t produce on its own 
• Helps improve energy levels 

Check out Canad’s Food Guide For more information

^{(1) Heart & Stroke Foundation. Position statement about vegetable & fruit consumption and heart disease and stroke. August 2013.  https://www.heartandstroke.ca/-/media/pdf-files/canada/2017-position-statements/vegetableand-fruit-consumption-ps-eng.ashx?rev=374631abde6145868e80fb07f5e52299}

^{(2) Food network. https://www.foodnetwork.ca/in-season/blog/whats-in-season-in-canada/}