Can You Count "Five a Day"?

Fruits and vegetables are among your body’s best sources of many (but not all) vitamins and minerals-and phytonutrients, including fiver. Fruits and vegetables are rich sources of carotenoids (which form vitamins A), vitamin C, folate and potassium.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise you to enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables in your daily food choices: eat five servings a day.
• Try to eat at least one carotene-rich choice daily
• Eat at least one vitamin C-rich choice daily.
• Eat plenty of high-fiver choices.

Take a moment to consider what you ate yesterday. How many fruit and vegetable servings did you consume? Were they good sources of carotenoids (vitamin A) and vitamin C? If so, make a check to show which one.

At breakfast?

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At lunch?
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For snacks?
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At dinner?
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For dessert?
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Subtotals
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