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For adults, the current daily recommendation is 2-3 cups of vegetables and 2 cups of fruit. Remember that raw, cooked, steamed, grilled, and broiled varieties all count, so fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables at mealtimes. (U.S. Army photo by Honey Nixon)
Power your performance with colorful produce! Eating colorful fruits and veggies can help reduce your risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers too. They also contain water, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates – all essential nutrients for top performance in the gym or on the field.
Eat your greens and other colors in the produce “rainbow.”
- Think pink. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that gives fruits and vegetables their red color, and it might reduce your risk of heart disease and some cancers. Enjoy lycopene-rich foods such as watermelon, pink grapefruit, and tomatoes.
- Enjoy orange. Many yellow and orange vegetables and fruits get their color from beta-carotene. It’s an antioxidant that can reduce your risk of headaches, high blood pressure, and more. Choose sweet potatoes, mangoes, peaches, and others.
- Get right with white. These fruits and vegetables contain potassium, fiber, and other nutrients. Fiber-filled fruits and vegetables can help lower your risk of obesity too. White produce includes bananas, white corn, cauliflower, and pears.
- Pick purple. These vegetables and fruits get their color from anthocyanins, which is a powerful phytonutrient that might reduce your risk of chronic disease. Enjoy purple berries, grapes, eggplants, and more.
For adults, the current daily recommendation is 2-3 cups of vegetables and 2 cups of fruit. Remember that raw, cooked, steamed, grilled, and broiled varieties all count, so fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables at mealtimes.
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Medics with the 108th Area Support Medical Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, off-load a simulated casualty from a UH-60 Black Hawk operated by Soldiers from Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 2nd Squadron, 104th Regiment, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard during training. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller)
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Soldiers from the 108th Area Support Medical Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard moved rapidly to and from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a simulated medical evacuation exercise here recently.
The Soldiers spent the first part of the training working in groups practicing litter carrying techniques, calling medical evacuation and casualty loading procedures. Soldiers in the group took turns acting as the patient, while the others practiced lifting and moving techniques.
As the Soldiers conducted litter refresher training, a Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 2nd Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, landed in a nearby field to assist the medics with their training.
The medics resumed their groups and practiced shuttling patients to and from the helicopter, which simulated real-world practices by lifting off and flying a short loop before landing and taking on another patient.
Army Staff Sgt. Larry Bergey, a combat medic with the 108th Area Support Medical Company, stressed the importance of the training.
“If we were ever in the position where we would have a casualty that we would need to be air lifted, we need to know how to properly communicate with aviation crews, as well as how to load the casualties to safely transport them,” Bergey said.
For Army Pfc. Logan Sawka, an ambulance driver and aide with the 108th Area Support Medical Company and recent graduate of combat medic advanced individual training, the training proved vital.
“You never know when you’re going to end up in a [medical evacuation] situation, have to call in a nine-line,” said Sawka. “That’s exactly the kind of stuff we’re doing.”
Sawka said the training was fun as well as valuable.
“I love it out here,” said Sawka, motioning to the training area. “It’s awesome. It’s the first time I ever got to ride in a Black Hawk. It’s great scenarios and great training.”
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