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More Matters encourages eating more fruits and vegetables

 

Fruits & Veggies—More Matters® is a national public health initiative created to encourage Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables—fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100 percent  juice.

 

More than 90 percent of Americans eat fewer fruits and vegetables than the daily amount recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which ranges from 2 to 6 ½ cups, according to a Barry Eaton District Health Department news release.

 

The health department encourages Barry and Eaton county families to increase the daily amount of fruits and vegetables they eat every day as a great way to get the recommended daily value of essential vitamins, minerals and fiber, reducing the chance of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, some cancers, and becoming overweight.

 

An easy rule to follow to be sure of getting enough nutrients is to fill half of the plate with fruits and veggies for each meal. In Barry County, the B. Healthy Coalition supports More Matters® by encouraging eating local, fresh, and whole foods as part of a healthy lifestyle and is actively working to ensure healthy choices for all its residents.

 

Barry County families can visit www.bhealthybarrycounty.com for resources and recipes that add more fruits and vegetables to family meals.  A local resource to make sure families in both counties are getting enough nutrients is the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Qualified individuals have access to Registered Dietitians, nutrition education and meal planning, supplemental foods, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care.

 

During the initial visit, staff will explain how the program works. Those pregnant, breastfeeding, or with an infant or child under five may qualify. To see if you qualify, call the WIC office in Barry County at (269) 945-9516 or the WIC office in Eaton County at (517) 541-2630.

 

For more nutrition tips and tricks, visit the More Matters interactive website at www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org. a helpful, practical, easy to use resource to help families add fruits and vegetables to their plates. The website offers Get Smart! tips, recipes, serving ideas, fruit and vegetable storage suggestions and shopping advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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