Plant A Garden, Eat More Fruits

Now that we know that consuming fruit and vegetables does a lot to improve our health, the next step, especially for parents our there, is to encourage our children to develop the habit of incorporating more of these stuff into their daily diet. How?

Well, be an example! And, planting a garden could help, too!

The study, in the April issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, found the garden-fed children were more likely to see their parents eating fruits and vegetables.

A greater variety of fruits and vegetables – more tomatoes, cantaloupe, broccoli, beans and carrots – also were available in the homes of families who nearly always had homegrown produce.

Hm, not having a garden, I wonder what sort of vegetables I can grow on my window planter box? If you’re lucky enough to have a patch of idle ground, here’s a book that might be of interest if you want it to turn into something more worthwhile: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.