1. Vegetables & Fruit April 2016

2. Health Info prepared by Public Health April 2016

3. How many “Vegetables and Fruit” servings should you eat daily?

4. Depending on your age, the answer is….

5. A Food Guide vegetable or fruit serving is:  125 ml (½ cup) of fresh, frozen or canned vegetables or fruits or 100% fruit juice;  250 ml (1 cup) of cooked or raw leafy vegetables;  1 fruit.

6. To increase your vitamin and fibre intake: Eat vegetables and fruit instead of drinking juice; Eat at least one dark green vegetable and one orange vegetable daily.

7. Examples: Dark green vegetables: Asparagus, broccoli, romaine lettuce, green beans, spinach Orange vegetables: Carrots, squash, sweet potatoes

8. Some orange fruit can replace orange vegetables. Examples: Peach Nectarine Apricot Cantaloupe Mango Papaya

9.  Live a colourful life.  Eat vegetables and fruit!