Fruits and Vegetables Intake in Pakistan

Fruits and vegetables are one of the biggest produce of Pakistan. They are being produced and exported across the globe. However, the question remains that being a part of such an agriculturally rich country, are we taking right amount of intake of fruits and vegetables in our daily diet? Unfortunately, majority of the people of Pakistan are not taking right or enough fruits and vegetables intro their diet on regular basis.

According to some of the best nutritionists in the world, every person should eat at least 3 to 5 servings of vegetables daily. However, in Pakistan, there are only 1-2% of people, who are actually following this health tip while others are not eating fruits and vegetables as they should. There are numerous people in the country, who eat fruits and vegetables after the gap of one or two days. Most shockingly, there are even people, who do not eat fruits and vegetables at all.

Lack of people eating proper fruits and vegetables in Pakistan is also due to overly expensive rates of these commodities. Unlike rest of the world, where seasonal fruits and vegetables get cheaper in the seasons, Pakistan makes them more expensive for common people to buy and eat. Likewise, most of the people here are below average income line, which makes it completely impossible for them to buy enough fruits and vegetables.

Pakistan is a very fortunate country that it bears all the four seasons and all the seasons bring different varieties of fruits and vegetables. According to health experts and nutritionists, people living here should eat all the seasonal fruits and vegetables properly. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are very important for your good health because they make your body develop seasonal immunities. Scientifically, fruits and vegetables intake is essential for your body because they contain all the vitamins that are required by a human body. Eating habits with lack of fruits and vegetables intake may lead to vitamin deficiency in the body.

People, who have the means to afford good fruits and vegetables in Pakistan, should eat them regularly. Parents should try to make their children learn the importance of their daily fruits and vegetables intake. Through proper intake, they will observe that many seasonal infections and diseases stay away from people taking regular fruits and vegetables intake because they take the direct source of vitamins instead of indirect ones.