| What would good eating be with- out the color, variety and flavor provided by fresh vegetables? And what would good health be without the vitamins and minerals they so abundantly offer? Indeed, vegeta- bles contribute as much as 52 per- cent of the vitamin C and 41 percent of the vitamin A consumed in food by the average American in oneyear. Consisting of 70 to 95 percentwater, with almost no fat or oil,vegetables have so few calories thatmost can be eaten without concernfor weight gain. And were this notenough to recommend vegetablesto lovers of fine cooking who wishto eat well without doing harm tothemselves, vegetables are blessed-ly free of cholesterol and generallyvery low in sodium. At the same time, they are asource of dietary fiber, which aidsdigestion and may lower the level ofblood cholesterol. Moreover, somevegetables, such as potatoes, peas,corn and winter squash, are particularly high in carbohydrates, which |
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