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September is Fruits & Veggies—More Matters Month

Make a Commitment … to Fruits & Vegetables!
 
Fruits & Veggies—More Matters Month is the perfect time to focus your attention on eating MORE fruits and vegetables! Add one more. Try something new. Educate yourself. Teach the kids. Try a new recipe.
Just pledge to do something.

 

More than 90 percent of both adults and children do not eat the amount of fruits and vegetables recommended by the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans. But eating more is easy, especially since all forms … fresh, frozen, canned, dried  and 100% juice … count toward your daily intake!

 

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America’s More Matters Pledge to Fight Obesity
The obesity rate in American children has tripled over the past 30 years, and their expected lifespan is now less than their parents! There are things you can do at home … and at school … to help change this! Take the PLEDGE - Let Us Help You Stop this Trend!

 

Fruit & Veggie Happenings in Your Local Community
Things are happening in your local schools and grocery stores to help increase fruit and vegetable consumption and address childhood obesity and public health in general.
Search by Zip to see what’s happening in your local community OR
Add Your Own Program.

 

Fruit & Vegetable News
Check here for the latest in fruit & veggie news. Read about everything from headliners and rumors … to research and policies that could affect you and your family. We’re your ‘go-to’ source for fruit and vegetable information and news. Go To In the News

 

Everyone can benefit from eating just one more.  We can help …

 
Stay Connected Learn More Teach the Kids
Supermarket Advice Fruit & Veggie Nutrition Our Kids’  Website
Opt-in Healthy Meal Planning Educational Catalog
Ask the Expert How Much You Need Kids’ Recipes
About the Buzz: News What’s In Season Kids in the Kitchen
 

Top 10 Lists : Fruits And Veggies More Matters.org    Click to download supermarket activities for your kids!
Top 10 Reasons to Eat MORE Fruits & Vegetables
Top 10 Healthy Ways to Cook … Almost Anything!
Top 10 Ways to Get Kids’ Help in the Kitchen
Top 10 Healthy Meal Planning & Shopping Tips
Top 10 Fruit Snacks for Kids
Top 10 Ways to Make Vegetables Tasty
 

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