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Go deeper with these carefully curated collections of fruit and veggie stories.

Tip: Go easy on the salt and butter or margarine added to corn-on-the-cob. The sweet varieties of corn don’t need anything added.

Go easy on the salt and butter or margarine added to corn-on-the-cob. The sweet varieties of corn don't need anything added.

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Tip: Choose fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, and whole grains often.

Choose fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, and whole grains often.

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Tip: Choose 100% fruit juice, 100% fruit juice mixed with either sparkling water or unsweetened iced tea instead of soft drinks.

Choose 100% fruit juice, 100% fruit juice mixed with either sparkling water or unsweetened iced tea instead of soft drinks.

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Tip: Serve veggies raw, steamed, microwaved, or sauted with small amounts of unsaturated fats like olive oil.

Serve veggies raw, steamed, microwaved, or sauteed with small amounts of unsaturated fats like olive oil.

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Tip: Choose fresh, frozen or canned vegetables more often than vegetables prepared with butter, cheese or cream sauce, or fried and deep-fried vegetables.

Choose fresh, frozen or canned vegetables more often than vegetables prepared with butter, cheese or cream sauce, or fried and deep-fried vegetables.

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Tip: Keep a bowl of fruit on your desk or counter.

Keep a bowl of fruit on your desk or counter.

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Tip: If you spend a lot of time in meetings encourage co-workers to supply fresh fruit and vegetable trays adn 100% juice at meetings.

Are pastries always served at meetings? Ask management to modify your company's catering policy to encourage healthier eating habits.

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Tip: Some brown bag options:

Some brown bag options:a.Dried fruit (raisins, apricots, apples)b.Fresh fruit (bananas, oranges, apples, pears)c.Raw vegetables (carrots, broccoli florets) d.1…

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Tip: If your cafeteria or snack bar doesn’t have a lot of fruit and vegetable options, request more.

If your cafeteria or snack bar doesn’t have a lot of fruit and vegetable options, request more.

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Tip: Ask for fruit and 100% juice options in vending machines and cafeterias.

Ask for fruit and 100% juice options in vending machines and cafeterias.

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Fiber In Fruits & Vegetables

Fruits & Vegetables that are High in Fiber Fruits and vegetables that contain 5 grams or more fiber per reference amount (20% or more of the Daily Value p…

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Iron In Fruits & Vegetables

Fruits & Vegetables High in IronFruits and vegetables that contain 3.6 mg or more iron per reference amount (20% of the Daily Value per reference amount)…

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