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Eat 5 Fruits and Vegetables Every Day

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Eat 5 Fruits and Vegetables Every Day

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National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute

Eat 5 Fruits and Vegetables Every Day
Here's How:

1. Eat fruit and drink 100 percent fruit juice for breakfast.

Image of a bowl of cereal and orange juice

2. Eat fruit and vegetables as a snack.

Image of a child eating a red apple

3. Buy fresh, frozen, canned and dried fruits and vegetables when you go to the store.

Image of a grocery cart full of vegetables and fruit

4. Put fruits and vegetables in easy reach where you will see them.

Image of a bowl of fruit

5. Steam or microwave fruits and vegetables for 5 minutes.

Image of a bowl of vegetables in a microwave

What's a Serving?

6 ounces of fruit juice (3/4 cup) Image of a banana and a glass of juice  
1 piece of fruit
1/2 cup of cut-up fruit Image of a bowl of cut fruit
1/4 cup of dried fruits Image of a bowl of dried fruit
1/2 cup of raw or cooked vegetables Image of mixed vegetables and beans on a plate  
1/2 cup of beans or peas
1 cup of leafy greens Image of leafy greens in a bowl and a fork

The 5 A Day for Better Health Program

The 5 A Day for Better Health Program is a nationwide nutrition campaign to encourage Americans to eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day for better health. The program is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the Produce for Better Health Foundation, a nonprofit organization representing the fruit and vegetable industry.

For more information on this and other cancer-related topics, call the National Cancer Institutes's Cancer Information Service at:

1-800-4-CANCER
1-800-422-6237

Persons with TTY equipment, dial 1-800-332-8615

http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/5aday/
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http://www.5aday.gov/

National Cancer Institute
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NIH Publication No. 99-3201
September 1999

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health

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