Fruit

Chris and Rich getting up onto the 20 in boxes

Many people talk about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, but often times there is no distinction made between fruits and vegetables. Fruit and vegetables are not the same thing. We are not made to consume large quantities of fructose and therefore it is important not to have too much fruit. Fructose is digested in liver and the liver can only hold so much. Any excess fructose will be converted to triglycerides(fat). This is one reason why high fructose corn syrup is so dangerous. Vegetables on the other hand are fine in large quantities. The one thing that I have found is that when you tell people to eat fruit and vegetables they often times eat way more fruit than vegetables and it should be the opposite. Aim to get a minimum of six servings of vegetables per day and one or two pieces of fruit. Ideally you would consume 4 servings of vegetables for every serving of fruit. When choosing your fruit you first choice should be berries.

Workout of the Day

30 reps of clean and jerk for time