Stay Hydrated - Water, Fruits, & Vegetables

Stay hydrated with water, fruits, and vegetables!

First, lets talk about water and the benefits of water.

Hydrating your body is important. But, there's no one-size-fits-all answer to how much water one should drink, as fluid needs vary among individuals. According to the Harvard Medical School, the benefits of drinking water is clear. Those benefits include: ¹

• carrying nutrients and oxygen to your cells
• flushing bacteria from your bladder
• aiding digestion
• preventing constipation
• normalizing blood pressure
• cushioning joints
• protecting organs and tissues
• regulating body temperature
• maintaining electrolyte (sodium) balance

What about fruits and vegetables? Can one stay hydrated from fruits and vegetables?

According to UCLA Health, "Your body typically gets about 20% of the water it needs from the foods you eat throughout the day. Foods that typically provide the highest water content are raw fruits and vegetables. Eating a diet heavy in produce is a good way to give the body vitamins, minerals and fiber while increasing your daily water intake."² So you can see that eating raw fruits and vegetables is not only nutritious but helps keep you hydrated.

What fruits or vegetables have a high water content?

"Any fruits and vegetables with more than 80% water content are a great choice. But these foods (all with a water content greater than 92%) offer the best bang for your buck when it comes to getting the water your body needs."²

Here is a partial list of the vegetables and fruits that are high in water content.

• Cucumbers
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Celery
• Radishes
• Romaine Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Zucchini & Summer Squash
• Asparagus
• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Bok choy
• Cauliflower
• Mushrooms
• Spinach
• Strawberries
• Watermelon

So you can see that if you are eating a plant-based diet rich in fruits, and vegetables this can help keep you healthy and hydrated as well.

Stay Hydrated. Stay healthy.

When you shop at Garden of Vegan, you get delicious meals that have high amounts of vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and grains that are very nutritious. You can get produce boxes, fruit boxes, and meals with many fruits or vegetables that have a high water content. In addition, Garden of Vegan is 100% certified organic, gluten-free, preservative and additive-free, and 100% plant-based. So you can improve your diet knowing you are getting the healthiest organic, plant-based meals delivered directly to your home or office

How can Garden of Vegan improve your health?

We aim to make getting healthy easier! Get started with healthy meals, side, and snack deliveries, or our super-fresh produce boxes. We also have meal plans for every lifestyle.

Garden of Vegan can help you with your health goals by making it easier for you to eat healthy nutritious foods:

1. Garden of Vegan delivers healthy, plant-based ready-made meals across Australia. Leave the food cooking and nutrition to us!

2. Garden of Vegan also delivers healthy sides, pantry items, and fresh produce boxes.

So when you don't have the time or energy to prepare healthy food, let us help you improve and maintain your health and heart health. All Garden of Vegan delicious meals, sides, and produce boxes are certified organic and dairy-free, gluten-free, additive-free, and preservative-free. So you know you will be getting delicious meals, sides, and snacks that are super healthy as well.

Unable to cook healthy food and you are an NDIS participant? No problem! Garden of Vegan works with the NDIS program too.

Garden of Vegan's customers, including NDIS participants, can rest assured that our organic meals, produce, and pantry items are 100% organic and nutritious! And, NDIS participants only pay for the food cost component of the meals they order. NDIS participants and NDIS plan managers can learn more about Garden of Vegan NDIS plans and healthy meal delivery by filling out our NDIS form and we'll contact you as soon as possible.

We want people to be healthy! We are continually changing our menus and expanding our nutrition information online! Join our Newsletter and read our blog.

Additional health information from Garden of Vegan

Garden of Vegan Vitamin Guide:
Learn more about healthy foods and how you can increase your vitamin intake with healthy meals, sides, sauces, desserts, and pantry items at the Garden of Vegan Vitamin Guide.

References:
1. How much water should you drink? - Harvard Health Publishing
2. 15 foods that help you stay hydrated - UCLA Health