My relationship to fruits and vegetables has changed dramatically since I discovered the true size of a serving. I think that I was picturing eating 3 or 4 buckets of vegetables, but it isn’t really necessary to eat that much. A serving is about the amount of fruit or vegetable that fits in your cupped hand.
One of our local grocery stores recently completed a major expansion and their produce department is now almost as big as a Walmart (mentioned for size comparison only) with a selection that’s even bigger than that at Whole Foods. So for my Sunday outing, I’m going to go take a look.
I’ll let you know what (if anything) I’ve bought when I get back. Do you have enough fruit and vegetables for your week?
And has anyone tried Ductape’s chocolate trick?
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You must be reading my mind, KB. I was wondering today what the consensus was about just what constitutes a “serving”. How does a cupped handful relate to ounces of juice?
I was afraid I was way off base on my fruit consumption, but if a serving is what can fit in a cupped hand, then, I’m probably okay.
Bottom line, what is recommended? How many servings of fruit and how many servings of vegetables?
Hi, Puget — here’s the image I referred to (click on it for more information — It’s a link to a gov site about fruits and vegetables. And there’s a permanent link to it on the left sidebar if you don’t have time until later: