National Eat Your Vegetables Day

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National Eat Your Vegetables Day in on June 17th in the United States.

Vegetables are a good source of essential nutrients, and some people, such as vegans and certain types of vegetarian, mostly eat vegetables. Mostly, because fruit and nuts are often considered to be separate, though the line is vague and often down to culinary and cultural traditions. The general definition of a vegetable is a plant part that is consumed by humans, or animals, as food.

Most vegetables can be eaten raw, though there are some that have to be cooked. In the majority of cases, raw vegetables have a higher nutritional value than cooked. Boiling vegetables to cook them, then throwing away the water, is often the worst way of preparing them, as many of the nutrients are thrown away. Vegetables can be grown at home; even a window pot can allow a few to be grown, such as herbs and salad leaves.