Archive for category Fruits and vegetables

The impact of a home visiting program on fruit and vegetable intake of parents and their preschool children

Results of a home based intervention to teach parents how to ensure a positive fruit–vegetable environment for their preschool child, and to examine whether changes in parent behavior were associated with improvements in child intake.

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Fruits and vegetables shots: advantages and disadvantages

Shots cannot replace fresh food for their content in fibers and Vitamin C and they interfere with satiety. Price is also an issue.

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Smoothies – one portion or two? PART 1

British Nutrition Foundation and British Dental Federation are loudly arguing whether general or dental health are the more important. This was initiated by a review in Nutrition Bulletin by Carrie Ruxton.

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Smoothies – one portion or two? PART 2

This is a link to the review by freelance dietitian Carrie H.S. Ruxton in the June issue 2008 of the Nutrition Bulletin.

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Top 10 Reasons to Eat MORE

The US Fruits & veggies MORE matters campaign has published this list of arguments for you to consider.

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The art of cutting fruits and vegetables

Enjoy this article in the New Yourk Times. Please also take a look at the slideshow and video.

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