What is a serving?
• One medium-size fruit (like an apple, orange or banana).
• 1 cup of raw, cooked, canned or frozen fruits or vegetables.
• 1 cup (6 ounces) of 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice.
• 1 cup cut-up fruit.
• 1 cup cooked or canned legumes (beans and peas).
• 1 cup of raw, leafy vegetables (like lettuce or spinach).
• 1 cup dried fruit (like raisins, apricots or mango).
— National Cancer Institute
How many servings should I eat each day?
5 -- Minimum recommendation, with at least two servings of fruit and three of vegetables. Children ages 2 to 6 should eat five servings daily; so should inactive women and older adults.
7 -- recommended for children older than 6, active women and teen girls.
9 -- Active teen boys and men.
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