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June Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month

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We love encouraging the men in our lives to load up on sweetpotatoes for their health! Celebrate #nationalmenshealth month with these popular BBQ Apple Sweet- potato Turkey Burgers ncsweetpotatoes. com/recipe/bbq-apple-sweet-potato-turkey-sliders/ #recipe #ncsweetpotatoes

Talking Points y While sweetpotatoes can be found year-round, June is a great time to celebrate them through summer recipes for National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month! Sweetpotatoes pair especially well with other grilled veggies, like zucchini and eggplant. Make it a goal to add one new fresh fruit or vegetable to your grocery cart each week this month to increase your nutrition and exposure to new fruits and vegetables. y June is National Men’s Health Month. Encourage the men in your life to add in daily physical activity, prioritize sleep, and fill their plates with a variety of colors and fiber sources. Plant products, like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes are a great place to start! y As the weather heats up, remember to stay hydrated to help improve focus, concentration and perfor mance. If exercising in the heat, drinking enough water before, during and after exercise is very important. We love to rehydrate with this Sweet potato Recovery Smoothie ncsweetpotatoes.com/ recipe/post-run-antioxidant-recovery-smoothie/ Newsletter - Copy While June focuses on Men’s Health Month, it’s a great time to encourage healthy and fun family habits that everyone can benefit from, especially dad! Some of our favorite activities include family walks and bike rides, going swimming, and enjoying meals together. Whether surprising dad with a healthy swap of his regular pancakes for sweet potato pancakes, making a fruit and veggie-rich smoothie for the whole family to enjoy, or helping dad roast sweetpotatoes on the grill, sweetpotatoes are a flavorful ingredient for nearly every recipe the whole family can benefit from. How many ways can you eat sweetpotatoes this month?

For National Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month, here are some ideas for adding more fruits and veggies into your day!

y Add them to a smoothie or soup. Our sweet- potato and yellow tomato gazpacho is a refreshing option for the warm, summer months. ncsweetpotatoes.com/recipe/sweetpotato- yellow-tomato-gazpacho/ y Add them to breakfast - Add some greens and chopped tomatoes to your eggs, or swap out your toast for sweetpotato toast. y Add a fruit or vegetable to your snack! Fresh fruits and vegetables can be pre-portioned ahead of time and make for the perfect portable snack, like whole wheat sweetpotato and zucchini muffins! ncsweetpotatoes.com/recipe/whole-wheat-sweet potato-zucchini-muffins/ or Men need upwards of 30 grams of fiber each day, and many men aren’t reaching those goals. Small dietary changes can add up. Here are some ways for men to increase their fiber intake: y Mash sweetpotatoes into pasta y Add diced sweetpotatoes to your salad or reach for this panzanella salad at ncsweetpotatoes.com/ recipe/sweet-potato-panzanella-salad/ y Skip the store-bought fries and make your own sweetpotato fries, seasoned with sea salt and garlic.

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