My Dad lived by specific culinary principles:

• Cake’s main purpose was to hold up the frosting. 
• Pepsi was the beverage of choice because water was for bathing, not drinking.
• The only edible food was brown and white (unless it contained copious amounts of sugar), green food should be reserved for insects or chimpanzees
• Fruit was only safe to eat if it was in a pie. 

If he had known that June 17 was National Eat Your Vegetables Day he would have celebrated with a loaf of french bread & butter downed it with a Pepsi and a cinnamon roll for desert.

 On June 17 – National Eat Your Vitamins, Phytochemicals, Fiber, Potassium Day:

1. Take a vegetable to lunch
2. Vege-out
3. Be corny
4. Drink Doctor PEPPER
5. Stalk celery

June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, and National Eat Your Vegetables Day is one more opportunity to remind everyone to continue with this part of a healthy diet.

Each vegetable has its own nutritional content though generally, they contain a little protein or fat and varying proportions of :

• Vitamin A, Vitamin K and Vitamin B6, provitamins, dietary minerals and carbohydrates.
• Phytochemicals, some of which have antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and anticarcinogenic properties.
• Fiber which is important for gastrointestinal function.
• Essential nutrients that are necessary for healthy hair and skin.
• Potassium may help prevent the formation of kidney stones.

When eating a diet consisting of the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, it may help

• Lower the risk of heart diseases and type 2 diabetes.  
• Decrease bone loss and protect against some cancers

It is recommended by the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, to consume 3 to 5 servings of vegetables per day.  This recommendation may vary, however, depending on age and gender.  For most vegetables, one serving is equivalent of 1/2 to 1 cup and can be eaten either raw or cooked.

Lettuce All Munch Away!

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