{"id":82,"date":"2015-04-06T03:34:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T03:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=82"},"modified":"2015-04-16T01:46:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T01:46:50","slug":"nutrition-x-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=82","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Do you have a goal in mind? \u00a0Is it related to becoming healthier or heading down the path of a healthier lifestyle?\u00a0\u00a0Find a space to grow your produce and reap these advantages!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>FUN<\/li>\n<li>Burning stored energy (Calories Out) physical activity<\/li>\n<li>Great tasting produce (Calories In) major source of nutrients<\/li>\n<li>Saves trips to the store<\/li>\n<li>Great teaching tool<\/li>\n<li>Lowering the risk of many chronic diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Growing what you eat, may help you keep a healthier balance. \u00a0You have the choice to choose a better balance. \u00a0Research tells us eating the right amount of vegetables is linked to lowering the risk of many chronic diseases. \u00a0Despite this, many of us still do not eat enough veggies. \u00a0Not\u00a0only do dietary guidelines suggest eating at least 3 servings of vegetables daily, but now they include different forms and colors. \u00a0Variety is the key to balance. \u00a0 When you opt for a wide variety of vegetables,<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"174\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?attachment_id=174\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seed-packets.jpg?fit=370%2C292\" data-orig-size=\"370,292\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seed-packets\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seed-packets.jpg?fit=370%2C292\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-174 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seed-packets.jpg?resize=300%2C237\" alt=\"seed-packets\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seed-packets.jpg?resize=300%2C237 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/seed-packets.jpg?w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> you may increase the number of nutrients your body will receive. Benefits\u00a0from incorporating more vegetables in different forms and colors into your lifestyle may improve immune function, vision, skin and bone health, cancer and heart disease risk, joint health and cholesterol.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is defined as the satisfaction derived from one\u2019s own achievements. \u00a0Growing your own produce supports a healthy body and mind; you can take pride in your efforts! \u00a0Gardening helps you balance not only your health but also your budget. \u00a0The USDA estimates that for every $100 spent on vegetable gardening, that expense can yield $1000 to $1700 worth of produce. \u00a0Take pride in improving your health and finances by stepping out of your comfort zone and growing more of what you eat.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a goal in mind? \u00a0Is it related to becoming healthier or heading down the path of a healthier lifestyle?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;K. Delgado MS, RDN, CD<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Kaitie Delgado, Registered Certified Dietitian Nutritionist<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a goal in mind? \u00a0Is it related to becoming healthier or heading down the path of a healthier lifestyle?\u00a0\u00a0Find a space to grow your produce and reap these advantages! FUN Burning stored energy (Calories Out) physical activity Great tasting produce (Calories In) major source of nutrients Saves trips to the store Great [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-x-garden"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p60iPd-1k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":336,"url":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=336","url_meta":{"origin":82,"position":0},"title":"Cooking","author":"Beth Harlin","date":"July 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Growing your own community garden means that you get to plant your own food. 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