Eat More Raw Food - March Is National Nutrition Month

Did you know that, on average, food travels about 1,300 miles from farm to plate? Or that almost every U.S. state obtains about 90% of their food from outside their own state? Food begins to lose vitamins and nutrients as soon as it is harvested. Thus, eating locally produced food is best for maximizing food's nutrional impact.

Obtain your fruits and vegetables from local farmers markets or grow your own. Purchase food in bulk and use a food dehydrator to dry and preserve food that would otherwise spoil. Easy steps like these will increase your nutrional intake, support local farming and improve the environment by cutting down on food transportation. Wins all around!