Back in the news after a positive study printed in the New England Journal of Medicine – here we are again – wondering how we can eat more like Cretans. Eat delicious with health benefits.
First and foremost – bump up your fruit and non-starchy vegetable intake. New recommendations are saying nine to 11 servings a day. That’s right, a day. Many people get one, per week. These new recommendations sound insane but the serving sizes are small. Salad for instance. One cup is a serving. A main course salad then can have nearly four to five servings. For a cooked or raw vegetable – a half a cup. For fruit: half a cup of fresh fruit, a quarter cup of dried fruit, a small piece. See how fast that nine to 11 disappears? And your waistline with it.
Read more. http://bristolpress.com/articles/2014/01/27/news/doc52e72540b1358892196168
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