| Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables every day is healthy for you. They have vitamins and minerals that can help protect your health. Most are also lower in calories and higher in fiber than other foods. As part of a healthy diet, eating fruits and vegetables instead of high-fat foods may make it easier to control your weight. |
| 1. Find out how many fruits and vegetables you need to eat every day. |
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19 - 30
31 - 50
50 + |
2 cups
11/2 cups
11/2 cups |
21/2 cups
21/2 cups
2 cups |
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19 - 50
50 + |
2 cups
2 cups |
3 cups
21/2 cups
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2 - 3
4 - 8
9 - 13
14 - 18 |
1 cups
1 cups
11/2 cups
11/2 cups |
1 cups
1/2 cups
2 cups
21/2 cups |
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2 - 3
4 - 8
9 - 13
14 - 18 |
1 cups
11/2 cups
11/2 cups
2 cups |
1 cups
1/2 cups
21/2 cups
3 cups
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| 2. Learn what 1 cup and 1/2 a cup look like. |
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1 large
orange |
1 large
ear of corn |
1 large
sweet potato |
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| 16 grapes |
6 Baby carrot |
4 large
Strawberries |
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| 3. See how you can add fruits and vegetables into your day as part of a healthy diet. |
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Add some fruit to
your cereal.
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Grab a piece
of fruit.
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Eat a big
salad.
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Choose raw
vegetables as an
afternoon snack. |
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Have two vegetables
with dinner and eat
fruit for dessert. |
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