Both fruits and vegetables are essential parts of a healthy, balanced diet, and they are full of nutrients that benefit our health. But should he favor one of the two?
The differences between fruits and vegetables
To understand, it is necessary to distinguish between fruits and vegetables. Vegetables are edible parts of a plant, such as leaves (spinach, lettuce), stems (celery, asparagus), roots (carrots, beets), bulbs (onions, garlic), and tubers (potatoes). ). They provide a variety of essential vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytonutrients to nourish our bodies and keep them healthy.
The fruit is the plant organ containing the seed(s). Apples, tomatoes, cucumbers and squash are therefore fruits from a botanical point of view. Like vegetables, fruits are an excellent source of vitamins, fiber and antioxidants. Sweet and tasty, fruits are also easy to consume, by crunching them directly or integrating them into smoothies, desserts or salads. However, they contain more natural sugar than vegetables, so be careful not to overdo it.
Prioritize diversity
The key to a good diet is diversity. To maintain a balanced diet, it is therefore essential to include vegetables and fruits in your diet, although the latter contain a certain amount of sugar. So, to balance this intake, the ideal is to consume more vegetables than fruit, i.e. three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit per day. This distribution aims to maximize nutritional benefits while controlling sugar intake.
To get a full range of nutrients, eat a variety of colors of fruits and vegetables (green, red, orange, yellow, purple) because each of these food families provides different nutrients. So make sure to include at least two to three varieties of fruits of different colors each week, and the same goes for vegetables.
Finally, eat fruits and vegetables in different forms. Vegetables can be eaten raw, steamed, roasted or in the form of soups, while fruits can be eaten raw, cooked or even blended into smoothies.
