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the health jeanne
by Jeanne Angleberger, Shaklee Associate for a Healthier Life
Summer is here, so get ready to teaspoons of sugar, so drinking even
enjoy fruits and vegetables at their one a day would put all women and
peak! Freshly picked fruits and most men over the daily limit.
veggies taste the best and contain the Take a moment and think about
highest nutrition for consumption. how you can exchange a high-
For most of us, snacking caloric snack for fresh fruit. Perhaps
throughout the day is inevitable, so watermelon or blueberries come to
why not try a vegetable or a fruit mind. Both fruits are a good source
instead of a sugary treat? They can of fiber, vitamins C and A, and
be both nutritious and delicious. antioxidants. Peaches are another
You’ll save yourself calories and source of fiber and vitamin C. Be
sugar. sure to enjoy the many delicious
Looking at all the statistics, our vegetables grown in this area. Two
society consumes way too much of my favorites are fresh peas and
sugar. According to the American green beans. Steaming these veggies
Heart Association, the maximum retains their nutritional value. Corn,
amount of added sugars you should a starchy vegetable, ranks as one of
eat in a day are: men should only the favorites. Who doesn’t like corn
consume 150 calories per day (37.5 on the cob? It’s definitely a summer
grams or 9 teaspoons); women favorite.
should only consume 100 calories Be sure to enjoy the summer
per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons). and all that the season has to offer.
Nutritionists frown on added sugar But, most of all, visit one of your
for two reasons: (1) Its well-known local orchards for fresh fruit and
links to weight gain, heart disease, vegetables. The best fruits and
and other health conditions; and vegetables await your consumption.
(2) Sugar delivers “empty calories.” Your body and mind crave the good
To put it in perspective, a 12-ounce nutrition, so why not give it the
can of regular soda contains about 9 best!
ads @ thecatoctinbanner .com
the health jeanne
by Jeanne Angleberger, Shaklee Associate for a Healthier Life
Summer is here, so get ready to teaspoons of sugar, so drinking even
enjoy fruits and vegetables at their one a day would put all women and
peak! Freshly picked fruits and most men over the daily limit.
veggies taste the best and contain the Take a moment and think about
highest nutrition for consumption. how you can exchange a high-
For most of us, snacking caloric snack for fresh fruit. Perhaps
throughout the day is inevitable, so watermelon or blueberries come to
why not try a vegetable or a fruit mind. Both fruits are a good source
instead of a sugary treat? They can of fiber, vitamins C and A, and
be both nutritious and delicious. antioxidants. Peaches are another
You’ll save yourself calories and source of fiber and vitamin C. Be
sugar. sure to enjoy the many delicious
Looking at all the statistics, our vegetables grown in this area. Two
society consumes way too much of my favorites are fresh peas and
sugar. According to the American green beans. Steaming these veggies
Heart Association, the maximum retains their nutritional value. Corn,
amount of added sugars you should a starchy vegetable, ranks as one of
eat in a day are: men should only the favorites. Who doesn’t like corn
consume 150 calories per day (37.5 on the cob? It’s definitely a summer
grams or 9 teaspoons); women favorite.
should only consume 100 calories Be sure to enjoy the summer
per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons). and all that the season has to offer.
Nutritionists frown on added sugar But, most of all, visit one of your
for two reasons: (1) Its well-known local orchards for fresh fruit and
links to weight gain, heart disease, vegetables. The best fruits and
and other health conditions; and vegetables await your consumption.
(2) Sugar delivers “empty calories.” Your body and mind crave the good
To put it in perspective, a 12-ounce nutrition, so why not give it the
can of regular soda contains about 9 best!
ads @ thecatoctinbanner .com
