Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition

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Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition

• Presented by
• Meilys A. Rodriguez, Nutritionist

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Minimum Servings Per Day

• Vegetable Group 3
• 1 cup raw, leafy vegetables
• ½ cup of other vegetables, cooked or chopped raw
• ¾ cup of vegetable juice
• Fruit Group 2
• 1 medium apple, banana, or orange
• ½ cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit
• ¾ cup of fruit juice

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Vegetable Servings

• Carrot - 7-inch 35 calories
• Leaf lettuce - 1.5 cups 15 calories
• Tomato - 1 medium 35 calories

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Fruit Servings

• Banana - One medium 110 calories
• Cherries - One cup 50 calories
• Grapes - 1.5 cups 90 calories

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Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition