i want to know why is important to eat five portion of fruits and vegetables in a day?
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Any food without fiber is junk. Fruit and vegetable are good source of dietary fiber. for Antioxident, vitamin c ,\nminerals, fruits and vegetable are the best option.\nread more about fruits http://www.thefruitbook.com
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I have 3 "main meals" each consisting of protein, starch, fruit or veg and dairy, \nA good snack will be 2 of the food groups.\nMorning snack could be a small yogurt and a fruit cup.\nFor my afternoon snack I have carrot sticks and low fat cheese.\nEat something every 2 or 3 hours, focusing on lots of veg and fruit, low fat dairy and whole grains.  \nWatch portion size.
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Exercise 40 minutes a day 5 days a week and eat lots of fruits and veggies.
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Yes.....5 medium fruits per day.......spaced evenly....
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yes, if the rest of your food is healthy (fruit and veggies, whole grains)
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You're probably not getting enough of what your body needs to feel fuller!!! Like more fiber, and vegetables, and lean meat for protein!!!  And eating 6 smaller meals a day with a fruit like (apple) in between these meals really helps curb hunger and in a healthy way!!!
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Some answers have been good and a couple have not.  I do not agree with the person that said 'You can never have too much fruit'.  I have read that we should eat 5 - 10 servings of fruits and veggies but BOTH.  Fruit has more calories but that's OK, however I don't think you should have more than your 6 - 8 servings.  Don't forget to eat your veggies too, plus all the other nutritious stuff!  Whole wheat bread, buns, cereal, etc. plus yogurt, cottage cheese and meat, etc. You need protein and calcium and all sorts of other nutrients. My grandmother went on an 'all fruit' diet and lost a lot of weight but she definitely wasn't eating healthy!
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It's not really good to only eat one huge meal a day.  You should be eating 3 square meals or even eating small portions 5x a day.  You might mess up your metabolism if you are only eating once a day.  You should talk to a nutritionist who could better tell you how your eating habits are affecting your body.
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There are many ways in which a person can stay healthy throughout their lifetime. One way to stay healthy is to eat a balanced diet. The food pyramid shows the 5 main food groups, and how much a person should eat of each to maintain a balanced diet.\n\n1) Bread, Cereal, Rice & Pasta\nTo maintain a balanced diet, a person should eat about 6-11 servings a day from this group.The foods in this group give your body energy.\n\n2) Milk, Yogurt & Cheese\nTo maintain a balanced diet, a person should eat about 2-3 servings a day from this group.The food from this group provides you with calcium, which makes your bones and teeth hard.\n\n3)Meat, Poultry & Fish\nTo maintain a balanced diet, a person should eat about 2-3 servings a day from this group.The food from this group provides your body with protein, which helps you body grow strong. Nuts and beans are also in this category, because they also provide protein. \n\n4)Vegetables\nTo maintain a balanced diet, a person should eat about 3-5 servings a day from this group.The food from this group provides your body with vitamins, just as the fruit group.  \n\n\n5)Fruits\nTo maintain a balanced diet, a person should eat about 2-4 servings a day from this group.The food from this group helps keep your body healthy, for fruits contain many vitamins.
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The only one is fasting (not eating). See site below. Fruits and vegetables are the most important foods to eat. Without them you will develop heath prolems. 5,000 studies show that fruit and vegetables prevent cancer.\n\nhttp://phifoundation.org
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You are very short on fruits and vegetables. \nYou need to include both. 5 servings a day.\nAlso protein is short.Add cheese.Calcium is low.\nAdd a vitami pill.\nChange snacks to fruit and veggies.
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Fruits and vegetables and OATMEAL!!!!!
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I've eaten 4 or 5 a day without any problems. They will raise your blood sugar, which can be harmful.
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Micronutrients are a load of crap. Your body is amazingly efficient at extracting the nutrients it needs from your food. Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables (seriously, five servings a day) as well as legumes and grains are what you need to do, as well as drink fresh water. Even if you only ate crapola, western foods are so enriched that you would get the nutrients you needed (just way too much fat, sodium, etc). If you obsess about your diet, ask yourself what you are really obsessing about. Food should be a source of pleasure and satisfaction, not anxiety and guilt.
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If you eat a healthy diet, you get all your vitamins and minerals you need from the food you eat.
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to lose weight aeound the stomach follow these tips!!Understand the concepts of regular eating and portion control and you can enjoy healthy dieting, lose weight and never feel hungry.\n\nLet's look at these concepts in more detail.\n\n3 meals a day is a man made concept\n\nIf you look at healthy eating three meals a day (or less on many diets) is not ideal, you should be eating five meals a day.\n\nSome simple examples from nature will illustrate this point.\n\nBears are creatures that eat huge meals infrequently to sustain them. They carry a lot of body fat to feed them over time i.e they are binge eaters.\n\nIf you look at animals such as dear, elk and horses they graze and have similar proportion of body fat to humans.\n\nThese animals are eating every few hours, our ancient ancestors did and you should to for healthy dieting.\n\nThere are reasons why you should, that are linked to our body and how it functions.\n\nBy eating frequently you achieve the following:\n\n1. Eating frequently prevents hunger pangs and curbs over eating.\n\n2. Eating more often keeps your metabolism working quickly so you burn calories more efficiently.\n\n3. Food is also absorbed more efficiently and quickly when we eat regularly.\n\nIn affect you will feel healthier and have more energy as you will be using your metabolism as nature intended.\n\nThis is what healthy dieting is all about:\n\nCreating the ultimate conditions to burn fat, in the most efficient way and never feeling hungry.\n\nOK I can eat 5 meals a day how much can I eat?\n\nHere you need to know about portion control.\n\nEating five times a day means you can eat enough to satisfy you, but its important to know how much you can eat in relation to your body size and there is a very easy way of doing this.\n\nYou can count calories, but let's be frank who has the time or inclination to do this?\n\nThe trick is to use your hand.\n\nA portion should be the size of your fist or the size of your palm.\n\nWant a baked potato?\n\nGet one the size of your fist\n\nWant some fish?\n\nGet a portion the size of your palm\n\nEat naturally for healthy dieting\n\nNow you need to eat quality fat carbohydrate and protein.\n\nThe trick here is to eat "naturally from the earth" and avoid additives and sugar.\n\nFor example, a meal should contain the three groups how about Salmon, brown rice and veagatbles? Or maybe a baked potato Turkey and vegetables?\n\nFollow the above and you can eat 5 meals a day.\n\nIf you are in a hurry make your other two meals up before hand, some nice tasty salads (go easy on the dressing) some rice and fish.\n\nOther healthy dieting tricks\n\nMake sure you eat breakfast (the most important meal of the day) and get as much fibre as you can, as a lot of it is not absorbed and passes through the body. It also makes you feel full and has generally less calories than other foods.\n\nThe other trick is to drink lots of water ice cold. Many hunger pangs are simply thirst pangs, so get plenty of water by drinking it ice cold.\n\nYour body has to heat it to body temperature and you will burn 400 calories a week!\n\nNow you have done the above you will feel healthy and control your weight as nature intended.\n\nDon't forget a bit of exercise and by this we don't mean hours in the gym. Simply do some brisk walking don't take the lift try and walk up the stairs etc\n\nAdd in some swimming or cycling twice a week, its not to hard and remember, we were not born to just sit around were active beings.\n\nHealthy dieting made simple\n\nThe above diet tips will help you burn fat efficiently, eat as your supposed to, feel healthier and fitter which is what healthy dieting is all about.\n\nSimply think about how we evolved through time and you will see the logic of the above.
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Well, if you eat in small bits 6 times a day, they say it is better for you, as long as the meals are balanced between protein, carbohydrate and fat.\n\nIf you are only eating one meal, it is like only filling up a car with gasoline once and expecting to drive it  forever.  Food is fuel and when it runs out, you can lose brain power, your muscles can lose some of their function (clumsys) and you can feel less than your best.