Abstract
Vegetables are an important part of a healthy and tasty diet. Vegetables give us:
- Fresh flavors
- Bright colors
- Different shapes and textures
- Fiber
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Low calories, fat, and sodium
- No cholesterol
Eating vegetables can help prevent obesity and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Publication Date
11-2006
Publication Number
NEP-203
Repository Citation
Daly-Koziel, Kathy and Walters, Jackie, "Vegetable Group: Vary Your Veggies" (2006). Family and Consumer Sciences Publications. 20.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/fcs_reports/20
