Fruit Group

2-4 Servings

Choose fresh fruits, fruit juices, and frozen, canned, or dried fruit. Go easy on fruits canned or frozen in heavy syrups and sweetened fruit juices.

 

Eat whole fruits often--they are higher in fiber than fruit juices.

 

Count only 100 percent fruit juice as fruit. Punches, ades, and most fruit "drinks" contain only a little juice and lots of added sugars.

 

One of the best things you can do to improve your health is to eat more fruit & vegetables
Fruit and Vegetables are packed tull ot goodness:
high in fibre;
rich in Vitamins A, C and E;
rich in folic acid (B vitamin);
low in calories;
and virtually fat-free.

Eating more helps you be a healthy weight and may help protect against heart disease and some cancers.

Try to eat 4 or more portions ot Fruit and Vegetables each day.

One portion is

Half glass of fruit juice or
2 tablespoons of cooked vegetables or salad or
small bowl of homemade vegetable soup Qr
1 medium sized fresh fruit or
2 tablespoons of cooked or tinned fruit (preferably in own juice).