1. Focus on Fruits Eating The Colors of the Rainbow !

2. Fruits come in all shapes and sizes.

3. Fruits can be juicy

4. Fruits can be sweet

5. Fruits can be mushy

6. Fruits can be crunchy

7. Fruits have lots of fiber

8. Fruits are a cheap snack food

9. Fruits are very portable

10. Fruits help reduce the chance of some diseases, like cancer, heart disease and kidney stones

11. Some fruits help your body absorb more calcium for strong bones

12. Fruits have antioxidants that slow down your body’s aging

13. Eating fruit can help keep you and your family healthy

14. Fruits have less calories than junk foods 80 calories 350 calories Cheaper too!

15. Fruits cost less than junk foods 35 cents 68 cents

16. How do you buy the best fruit?

17. Check grocery ads for fruit on sale.

18. Buy fruits when they are in season

19. Buy fruits frozen, canned or dried

20. Choose fruit packed in water or juice instead of syrup for fewer calories and sugar

21. How can you eat more fruits?

22. Keep fruits out in easy reach

23. Put fruit in a pretty bowl on the counter where everyone can grab some

24. Take fruit with you for a quick snack

25. Pack in plastic to pick up and go

26. Add fruits to a salad

27. Make enough fruit salad to eat over several days

28. Eat fruits with your children

29. Fruit, cheese and crackers are a yummy snack

30. Add dried fruits to snack mixes or breakfast cereals

31. Keep canned or frozen fruits on hand for quick snacks

32. Let the kids help choose fruit for meals.

33. Juice is good for you too, BUT

34. Juice has as much calories and sugar as a soda, and no fiber like whole fruits

35. Limit the juice your family drinks during the day.

36. Drinking juice is like drinking soda, just as many calories, just as much sugar

37. Too much juice, and you’ll gain weight!

38. Too much juice is bad for kids’ teeth Sugar can rot teeth

39. Juice before bedtime is especially bad for young teeth

40. Babies Shouldn’t have juice until they are six months old

41. Toddlers and preschoolers should only have about ½ cup of juice a day

42. School age children and teens should have 1 cup of juice a day

43. Adults Adults should have only 2 cups of juice per day Limit juice and focus on eating whole fruits.

44. Juice drinks and soda are not fruit juice

45. Juice drinks contain very little fruit and are mostly sugar. This container has 43 grams of sugar and 5% real fruit juice!

46. Fruit drinks add calories but no nutrition FRUIT JUICE isn't on this label!

47. This is real fruit juice!

48. Brought to you by: Virginia’s Family Nutrition Education Program, SNAP-Ed