Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables each day helps your bodies stay healthy and fight diseases. It is important to choose a variety of fruits and vegetables each day. People who eat plenty of different fruits and vegetables have a better chance to fight disease than people that don't!

Fruits and vegetables help your body stay healthy because they have vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals ("fight-o-chemicals").

Vitamins help keep our bodies healthy in many ways:
They help us stay well so we fight off colds and the flu

They keep our skin looking good

and they also give us energy!

How many fruits and vegetables do you need to eat everyday?