serving size

[deppie25]

Reading about a more nutritious diet they say to get 7 servings of fruits and vegetable. My question is what is a serving size for these?

[sneezles]

For most fruits it is one medium except bananas which is about 4". Veggies are one cup uncooked and 1/2 cup cooked. Potatoes are about a fist size.

[Karen from VA]

I believe, in general, an amount equivalent to 1/2 cup is considered 1 serving, except for lettuce which is 1 cup. It's actually much easier to get in the 5-7 servings than one might think. This is off the top of my head, but that's the rule of thumb that I go by. For meat, it's about the size of a deck of cards.
Karen

[deppie25]

Wow, thank you for your fast replies. Want to start eating heathier and am worried about getting enough vegetables.