Vegetable serving size

Serving sizes made easy.

Are you getting in your five servings of fruits and veggies every day? What counts as fruits and vegetables? How do you calculate serving size? We cover all of that plus more. Also check out the RD approved meal that you need to try!

The American Heart Association describes servings sizes for fruits and vegetables to add colorful produce to your diet.

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This time of year, it can be hard for some of us to get in all the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables. Summer makes it so easy, with farmers markets and backyard gardens offering up more produce than we know what to do with. In the summer we’re likely to eat at least one huge salad every day, as well as our weight in berries and stone fruit. But winter is another story, and that story is sad. So tell us, readers: how do you snack on fruits and vegetables in the winter?

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MyPlate, with guidelines on the amounts of foods to eat, is a great tool for getting your family on track to create healthy eating habits for a lifetime.

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I’m not a vegetable girl. Nope, not one bit. But I do know a thing or two about the importance of vegetables and the reasons why they should make up the majority of our diet. The latest recommendations say that we need 9-12 servings of vegetables a day. If you noticed, that doesn’t include fruits. Say...[ View Post ]

Learn the average amounts for serving sizes with this list of fruit, grains, and vegetables. Free to download and print

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Standard serving sizes

Serving size fruit and veggie chart for kids

Looking for ways to eat more veggies? Try these 12 nutrition tips that will help you figure out how to eat more vegetables! This is one of the best steps you can take to eating a healthy diet.