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ATLANTA (AP) — Most Americans still don't eat enough vegetables, and fruit consumption is actually dropping a little, according to a new government report released Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that last year about one-third of U.S. adults had two or more servings of fruit or fruit juice a day. That's down slightly from more than 34% in 2000.
Only about 26% ate vegetables three or more times a day, the same as in 2000. The statistics come from a national telephone survey of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
ATLANTA (AP) — Most Americans still don't eat enough vegetables, and fruit consumption is actually dropping a little, according to a new government report released Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that last year about one-third of U.S. adults had two or more servings of fruit or fruit juice a day. That's down slightly from more than 34% in 2000.
Only about 26% ate vegetables three or more times a day, the same as in 2000. The statistics come from a national telephone survey of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Yeah, I get tired of hearing the argument that eating healthy costs too much. Last night, I made the following dinner for my wife, 5 year old son and I:
Grilled wild-caught salmon marinated in ginger teriyaki sauce, with grilled organic zucchini, mashed sweet potatoes & fresh plums on the side.
The total cost for this meal, not including the gas used for grilling...ten bucks. Yes, that's three people eating a fresh, healthy meal for $10. Plus our baby even ate some of the salmon and sweet potatotes and there was still a little left for the dog. The biggest trick to keeping it affordable is to keep portion sizes reasonable.
Shop at farmers markets or get the baskets that have a variety of fruits/vegetables from a co-op and you save a ton on costs! I definitely eat less fruit than vegetables. I need to work on that...
The thing that has saved me the most money is starting a cooking group. We get together once a week (usually Sundays) and each pick out recipes for the coming week that are good to refrigerate or freeze to be prepared for each of our families. Some of us have no children and some have a few. For the meal we choose, we buy enough of the ingredients for each person to have their own meal. I honestly thought it would get expensive but it really hasn't been. I guess if you had a group that was impractical maybe you would have issues but we cook all sorts of things and the costs stay really low. A few of us get the farmers baskets when they are in season and get so many vegetables that I usually have to give some away!
The CDC is a bunch of liberal commies! I recommend that Americans eat more burgers, freedom fries, an occasional can of Crisco, and wash it all down with a large bottle of Diet Pepsi.
Yeah, I get tired of hearing the argument that eating healthy costs too much. Last night, I made the following dinner for my wife, 5 year old son and I:
Grilled wild-caught salmon marinated in ginger teriyaki sauce, with grilled organic zucchini, mashed sweet potatoes & fresh plums on the side.
The total cost for this meal, not including the gas used for grilling...ten bucks. Yes, that's three people eating a fresh, healthy meal for $10. Plus our baby even ate some of the salmon and sweet potatotes and there was still a little left for the dog. The biggest trick to keeping it affordable is to keep portion sizes reasonable.
For seven people, the total cost would be under $25 and it would not require much more time or effort. If those same seven people went to a fast food joint and each bought a combo meal, the total cost would probably be $35+.
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