VEGETABLES
Preserve and treat food as you would your body, remembering that in time food will be your body.
—B.W. Richardson
While the health-related benefits of a diet rich in vegetables is known to most, scientific research has increasingly pointed to their influence on a variety of diseases. Like fruits, vegetables are loaded with vitamins and mineral including phytonutrients, antioxidants, such as vitamin A, C, E, and selenium. Options like broccoli, tomatoes, spinach provide additional benefits! People who eat more vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of many chronic diseases.