Would you like to live longer and have less chronic health problems as you age?

I know I know… Everyone understands that eating vegetables is important for your health…

The research is very clear: People who eat more vegetables (and more variety of vegetables) live longer and have better health overall. 

But I want to be honest with you… Even as a former vegetarian, I sometimes find it difficult to get enough veggies on my plate. That’s why our challenge this month is to Eat Veggies With Every Meal!

Healthy TV | Episode 055

I want to be honest with you… Even as a former vegetarian, I sometimes find it difficult to get enough veggies on my plate.  

So if you find it tough, I get it. In this week’s episode, I share why eating vegetables with every meal is not just important… 

Do you know how many people are consuming the recommended 5 or more servings of vegetables each day?

If you guessed not many, you are correct…

• Less than 1% of men & 4% of women ages 18 to 24
• Less than 6% of men & 9% of women ages 25 to 34
• Less than 14% of men & 16% of women ages 35 to 49
• Less than 24% of men & 22% of women ages 50 to 64

Basically, almost everyone (including me some times) is coming up short…

“Sugar is sugar is sugar is sugar.”

You may have heard this mantra repeated again and again by a variety of health coaches and low-carb advocates, including us…

But not all sugars are created exactly equal.

“What about honey? Is that okay?” is a very commonly asked question at our Eat by Design seminars.

First off, let’s define what we mean by ‘okay’.