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5 fruit and vegetable tips for maritime shipping crew

Sep 28, 2013

You know you’re supposed to eat a certain amount of fruit and vegetables each day. You know that a diet that includes the right amount of fruits and veggies provides the nutrition your body needs to avoid serious illness or disease. But do you know exactly how many servings marine shipping crew need? Maybe not. But you will after today. We’ll also share some useful tips to make sure you’re getting the most of out your fruit and vegetable consumption.

Bring on the health tips

1. Health Canada says that the average adult should eat between seven and eight servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Wait a minute, you’re asking, that’s seems like a lot. But do you know what counts as a serving?

A medium apple equals one serving.
One cup of raw spinach is one serving.
One cup of romaine lettuce is one serving.

When you look at it that way it’s not that hard to eat the right amount. (For more examples, visit this site) 2. Eat one dark green and one orange vegetable each day. Following this tip helps your body get the right amount of vitamin folate and vitamin A. Reach for kale, collards, broccoli, chard or salad greens. That’ll cover your dark green vegetable requirement. Eat a serving of carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin or yams to fulfill the orange vegetable requirement. If you don’t like those orange veggies, have apricots, papaya or peaches, fruits. They can get you the right dose of vitamin A. 3. This one might shock you but flavoured fruit drinks are not the same as eating real fruit and vegetables. So if you want to drink your fruits and vegetables, make sure the label says 100% juice. And remember, eating fruits and veggies gives you more fibre than drinking juice. 4. If you ask people in marine catering what’s the best way to eat fruits and vegetables, they will probably say fresh. But you can still get your nutrition from frozen and canned vegetables. Just be sure to choose the ones without sauces that may be high in sodium. 5. Avoid veggies bearing extra fat, sugar or salt. I’m talking about things like french fries or deep-fried vegetables. In your mission to maintain good health hygiene and healthy eating on ships, an onion ring is not your friend. Follow these simple tips and you’ll be on your way to reducing your risk of illness or disease. Sources: Health Canada Woman with fruits and vegetables via David Amsler, Flickr/Creative Commons

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