Whenever we’re concerned about our health, we turn into articles about the benefits of fruits and vegetables, and nod in approval. But as long as our eyes are taken away from those wisdom words, we unconsciously reach for a potato chips or a sugar drink!Green, yellow, orange, red or purple: fruits and vegetables keep us healthy and add variety, flavor and texture to our meals. Even if you eat rice or bread every day, your body needs to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. A monotonous diet is not only unhealthy for humans, but also unhealthy for the planet, as it can lead to loss of biodiversity.Including vegetables in the diet helps prevent obesity, cardiovascular problems, cancer, diabetes and many other diseases.Yet many of us do not eat enough fruits and vegetables. The recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) is to consume at least 400 grams per day in order to benefit from its health and nutritional benefits. In 2017, an estimated 3.9 million deaths worldwide were due to insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption (WHO, 2019). Worldwide, it is estimated that insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption accounts for about 14% of deaths from gastrointestinal cancer, about 11% of deaths from ischemic heart disease, and about 9% of deaths from stroke.2021: The International Year of Fruits and VegetablesThe United Nations (UN) General Assembly with the aim of raising awareness about the nutritional and health benefits of fruits and vegetables and their role in a balanced and healthy diet and lifestyle, declared 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables.In 2021, 504.01 million tons of vegetables consumed by humans on the planet earth. Vegetables account for approximately 20% of the 2.5 billion tons of food consumed by people this year. The interesting point is that Statista predicts the vegetable consumption will exceed 607 million tons by 2026, second only to bread and cereal products.