American's Still Not Eating Enough Veg: Your Solutions?

We all know that vegetables are good for us. So, why is it that the world over, refrigerators contain a sad mess of limp, wilting vegetables week after week?

Are we just to busy to cook these days?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have issued their behavioral study on America's fruit and vegetable consumption, and the results are pretty bleak.

Only 26 percent of American adults eat vegetables three, or more, times per day.

This is actually less than half of what public health officials had hoped for.

But, according to Harry Balzer, chief industry analyst for the market research company, NPD Group:

There is nothing you can say that will get people to eat more veggies.

I wholeheartedly don't agree with Harry, but I suppose some of the main issues hindering people, include:

TasteExpenseHassle -- i.e. you can grab a banana and go, but veg is less convenientHow to cook them

For some, eating vegetables is always going to be less fun than a bag of potato chips, but how can this issue be solved?

What would you say/do to get the nation eating more vegetables? Have you been successful in encouraging someone in your own family to have a healthier diet? Share your tips below...

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