The guideline for fruit and vegetables is 9 servings per day. How many servings of fruit and vegetables do you eat each day?
If you’re eating 0, aim to eat 1 serving of fruit and 1 serving of vegetable each day for one week.
If you’re eating 2, aim to eat 1 serving of fruit and 2 servings of vegetable each day for one week.
If you’re eating 4, aim to eat 2 servings fruit and 4 servings of vegetable each day for one week.
A variety of colorful fruit and vegetables is the rainbow your body needs to be healthy. The goal is to consume a 2:1 ratio of vegetables to fruit each day. Continue to challenge yourself to increase fruit and vegetable intake until you reach the pot of golden nutrition at the end of the rainbow.