So What is the Latest Information About Nutrition - How Well Do You Like Fruits and Vegetables?

In March 2007, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a public health initiative to make us aware of the need for fruits and vegetables in our diet. The program was called "5 a Day "to encourage adults to eat five or more servings a day of fruits and vegetables or two to six and a half cups per day. This change also acknowledges that many people struggle with understanding the size of a serving, and so the new requirements are stated in cups. Below are some examples of how these new requirements can be simply met in our daily diets.
 
Morning:  
1 small apple (1 cup)  
 












1 small banana on cereal (½ cup)

Mid-Day:
1 cup of lettuce and ½ cup of other vegetables  

6 baby carrots (½ cup)

 









Evening: 
½ sweet potato and ½ cup of green beans (1 cup)

 






16 grapes (½ cup)