How can you define a (serving) of vegetables, e.g. tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, parsely, lettuce,.etc in wt or?

Few days ago, nutrition researchers advised that adults should have at least five (servings) a day of vegetables but it was not clear in the reports what is meant by a serving for these different vegetables. Any specific data?, thanks.

A serving size is:

One medium-size fruit
1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned fruits (in 100% juice) or vegetables
3/4 cup (6 oz.) 100% fruit or vegetable juice
1/2 cup cooked, canned or frozen legumes (beans and peas)
1 cup raw, leafy vegetables
1/4 cup dried fruit

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January 19 2009 07:42 pm | nutrition data

One Response to “How can you define a (serving) of vegetables, e.g. tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, parsely, lettuce,.etc in wt or?”

  1. BlondeBarbie Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 1:17 am

    A serving size is:

    One medium-size fruit
    1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned fruits (in 100% juice) or vegetables
    3/4 cup (6 oz.) 100% fruit or vegetable juice
    1/2 cup cooked, canned or frozen legumes (beans and peas)
    1 cup raw, leafy vegetables
    1/4 cup dried fruit
    References :
    http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/Insights/Insight22.PDF

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