Fruits, Vegetables Add Flavor

Fruits and vegetables provide many of the nutrients needed for a healthy diet. Eating 2 cups of fruit and 2½ cups of vegetables each day can be easy.

Add vegetables to soups, stews and casseroles to increase your intake. Try corn and broccoli chowder or add fresh steamed vegetables to canned soups. Even after summer, fresh vegetables may not be as plentiful, but frozen vegetables provide the same amounts of nutrition and work just as well in other dishes.

Adding fruit to foods is also an easy way to increase your intake. Add fruit to a bowl of cereal, a salad or eat it as a morning snack.