Eat 5 Fruits and Vegetables Every Day

Eat 5 Fruits and Vegetables Every Day

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.

2. Eat fruit and vegetables as a snack.

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

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

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

What's a Serving?

6 ounces of fruit juice (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup of cut-up fruit
1 piece of fruit
1/4 cup of dried fruits
1/2 cup of raw or cooked vegetables
1/2 cup of beans or peas
1 cup of leafy greens

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/
http://www.5aday.gov/

National Cancer Institute

NIH Publication No. 99-3201
September 1999

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