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Old 06-04-2014, 05:45 AM
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what's a serving anyway? How many can you eat in a day I'm thinking....so here's some info, and servings are smaller than I thought...

The National Cancer Institute defines a serving as:

One medium-sized fruit (such as apples, oranges, bananas, pears)
1/2 cup of raw, cooked, canned or frozen fruits or vegetables
3/4 cup (6 oz.) of 100% fruit or vegetable juice
1/2 cup cut-up fruit
1/2 cup cooked or canned legumes (such as beans and peas)
1 cup of raw, leafy vegetables (such as lettuce and spinach)
1/4 cup dried fruit (such as raisins, apricots, mango)