Growing up eating vegetables was never a favorite of mine. To be completely honest with you I use to put them on my plate then put them in a napkin and ball them up to act as if I ate everything on my plate. And until this day I do not think that my parents know this. But it is something that I absolutely dreaded eating. Then as I got a little older I started to enjoy salads but I could only eat them if it had chicken in it and I had to drown the salad in dressing just so it could taste good. As time went on and I went off to college I promise you it was eliminated out of my diet, not purposely but just because the way the cafe made them were not appealing to me. So now that it is my senior year in college I wanting to take care of my body more I started to do some research on what to eat. And I was telling my clients to start eating more healthier and to eat vegetables but I never was so I wanted to feel the pain they were going through and practiced what I preached. So doing so I’ve did a lot of research and wanted to share some benefits of eating vegetables.

Benefits:

• Having a diet that includes a lot of vegetables may reduce the risk for heart disease, heart attacks and strokes
• Also maintaining a diet that is rich in vegetables can protect you from having certain types of cancers
• Includes the vitamins A,E and C also is a great source for nutrients including potassium, fiber and folic acid
• Potassium can help maintain healthy blood pressure
• Fiber from vegetables can help lower blood cholesterol levels

Lastly I know a lot of my clients have asked me in the past and you may have this same question is how much vegetables should you eat a day? And my answer to that is to eat however much you feel comfortable with, if you first start out like me and you absolutely hate them then eat a small portion and gradually increase your intake. Eventually you will find yourself enjoying them will see major improvements in your body.