Fruits and vegetables

Why fruits and vegetables?
We’ve all seen ads for the “5 a day” campaign that encourages us to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, bet do we understand why it is so important to follow? Did you know that the American Heart Association even recommends eating nine servings each day? This seems a daunting task, but may be moved higher on your priority list if you understand why this is so important.
First, let’s talk about serving sizes. One serving size of fruit could be 1/2 cup cut up fruit, a medium apple or orange, 6 ounces of 100% fruit juice, or 1/4 cup of dried fruit. So if you eat a large apple on your break at work, you’ve already got 2 servings for the day. A serving size for vegetables is similar to that of fruit. One View the rest of this article