According to Harvard’s School of Public Health, our plates should consist of at least 50% fruits and vegetables, while whole grains and protein both get 25% each. This means we should be focusing our time with fruits and vegetables. An article by Dhandevi Pem and Rajesh Jeewon in October of 2015 found on the National Library of Medicine website said, that fruits and vegetables should reduce risk of chronic diseases and help with body weight management. The benefits are astounding. 

In that same article, it was said that fruits and veggies are linked to weight loss and anti-obesity because the compounds in the plants help suppress growth of the connective tissue of the fat cells in the body. To make a difference with your body, you need to make a change first in something small. Switch out an extra grain at dinner, like a second helping for dinner rolls, instead trade that out for a possible salad in its place. Little things will help change the big things of life.

For more information on a healthy eating plate: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/

For more information about the impact of vegetables and fruits in your diet: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644575/