Heather Little-White, PhD, Contributor

Without a doubt, we know that the more food we eat from nature in an unprocessed form, the healthier we are supposed to be. As a child, you were taught that fruits and vegetables were good for you. Science has demonstrated that fruits and vegetables served as part of a varied, balanced diet provide the phytochemicals to prevent and treat disease.

For good health, your diet should contain lavish amounts of fruits and vegetables. Naturally, these products are low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol unless you add fatty sauces, dressing and other high-fat ingredients or use high-fat cooking methods like frying. Health education promotes the eating of at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day - three to five servings from the vegetable group and two to four servings of fruit. To many, this sounds a difficult feat but in reality is really easy to accomplish.

What is a serving of fruit or vegetable anyway? There are standardised amounts of food which vary among food groups.

Heather Little-White, PhD, is a nutrition and lifestyle consultant in the Corporate Area. Send comments to editor@gleanerjm.com or fax 922-6223.