Betty Wedman-St. Louis, Ph.D., R.D., L.D. is a clinical dietician in private practice, Registered Dietician and Licensed Nutritionist. She is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist with expertise in nutritional bars and beverages and author of eight books related to diabetes, food allergies and cooking. Dr. Wedman-St. Louis has a degree in foods and nutrition from the University of Minnesota, a master's in food and nutrition from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate in nutrition and environmental health from the Union Institute.

Fruit & Veggies For Life

Fruits and vegetables are low-calorie foods with numerous nutritional benefits. If you’re tired of iceberg lettuce salads and too rushed to prepare several side dishes at dinner, you might be missing out on the significant benefits these foods provide. AdvoCare has a solution to help fill the gaps of a diet low in fruits and vegetables — Fruit & Vegetable Formula.

Fruit & Vegetable Formula is a creative way to add more fruits and veggies into your meals. Four capsules per day contain the antioxidant equivalent of five servings of fruits and vegetables. This highly concentrated blend is made by
freeze-drying at a low temperature to preserve vital enzymes and nutrients. Many other fruit and vegetable blends and juice products use a high-temperature process that destroys the essential nutrient components. AdvoCare makes sure you receive optimal nutrition from these food extracts.

If you’re not a fan of broccoli, kale and spinach, you’ll love getting their nutritional components without having to eat them. Many supermarkets don’t provide good quality colorful fruits like blueberries, cranberries, raspberries and cherries. Fruit & Vegetable Formula brings them into your daily diet.

Phytonutrients are naturally occurring nutrients found in plants. Many phytochemicals are antioxidants that impart bright colors to fruits and vegetables. For example, lutein makes corn yellow, lycopene makes tomatoes red, carotene makes carrots orange and anthocyanin makes blueberries blue. Epidemiological studies have found that the phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables can significantly contribute to maintaining a healthy lifestyle because of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and ability to help regenerate essential nutrients in the body. The true benefit of the phytonutrients found in fruits and vegetables is their synergistic ability to provide optimal nutrition in ways that complement and enhance the benefits of other vitamins and minerals.

According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2003, Americans averaged four to five servings of vegetables and fruits per day. This amount included french fries as the most frequently consumed vegetable. Furthermore, most people don’t get a healthy variety of fruits and vegetables. Fruit & Vegetable Formula contains 14 whole powdered fruits and vegetables that provide high levels of antioxidants needed in today’s fast-paced lifestyle. Four capsules provide more than half of the antioxidant activity of the USDA recommended eight to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables.

Fruit & Vegetable Formula capsules are designed to be consumed daily. The four capsules may be taken in divided doses — for example, one at breakfast, one at lunch, and two at dinner. Or when using a Meal Replacement shake or bar, take all four at the same time to get the antioxidant value at that meal. Be sure to drink plenty of water since the freeze-drying removes most of the water in fruits and vegetables.

Here are some other tips for using Fruit & Vegetable Formula for those who don’t like swallowing capsules, or want to enhance a diet:

•  Salsa Extraordinare: Open Fruit & Vegetable Formula capsules and stir contents into salsa or vegetable dips.
•  Healthy Italian Dressing: Open capsules and stir contents into dressing before serving on salad.
•  Pasta Sauce Exceptionale: Open capsules and stir contents into pasta sauce just before serving.

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