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Fruit & veg servings
Confused about just how much green stuff you need? Here's the answers.
Article by : SpunOut.ie
You should eat at least five servings of fruit and vegetable every day.
One serving= One of the following
- One medium piece of fruit (apple, orange, pear, banana, etc)
- Two small pieces of fruit (kiwi, mandarin, etc)
- One large slice of pineapple, melon, etc.
- A cup of grapes, raspberries, blackberries, cherries, strawberries, etc.
- 3 or 4 dessertspoons of fruit salad, tinned fruit or cooked fruit (check that no sugar has been added)
- Half a glass of pure, unsweetened fruit juice
- Three dessertspoons of vegetables (cooked, raw, tinned or frozen). Remember that potatoes, peas and beans don't count as vegetables!
- One medium sized bowl of salad or a bowl of home made soup
- Remember that you can have fresh, frozen, tinned or dried fruit and veg. Try to make sure that no salt or sugar has been added.
