Serving Size & Intakes
Health Benefits & Impacts
Name That Fruit
Name that Vegetable
Fun Facts
100
How many servings of fruit should we consume per day?
4 servings per day
100
___ are low in calories and fat, and are great sources of simple sugars, fiber, and vitamins!
Hint: It's a food groups!
Fruit
100
This yellow fruit is high in potassium and fiber, and is delicious on its own or baked into bread.
Banana
100
This leafy green vegetable is a great source of calcium, fiber, folate, and various vitamins, and is most popularly known as Popeye’s favorite food.
Spinach
100
The vitamins and antioxidants in this berry help sharpen memory and brain functioning. It can be found growing in the wild, and is the state fruit of Maine!
Blueberries
200
How many servings of vegetables should be consume per day?
5 servings per day
200
True or False: Eating split peas helps stimulate intestinal motility and regulate bowel movements?
True!
200
This tropical fruit is rich in vitamin C and manganese, and is known for wearing a crown on its head.
Pineapple
200
Packed with vitamins A, C & K, this vibrant orange vegetable is delicious raw, steamed or added into soups.
Carrots
200
This purple fruit, often confused for a vegetable, is a great source of vitamins and minerals, and helps with digestions and heart health. In England, it's called an "Aubergine".
Eggplant
300
What percent of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
50%
300
Although quite rare in the 21st century, Scurvy, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and poor wound healing, is most known for affecting undernourished sailors back in the 18th century. This condition is caused by the severe lack of what vitamin?
Vitamin C
300
Which tricolor skinned fruit is yellow on the inside, loaded with fiber, vitamins A and C, and is delicious in a smoothie?
Mango
300
You either love it or you hate it! This cabbage-like-vegetable is high in fiber, and vitamins and minerals.
Brussel Spouts
300
True or False: Despite the name, strawberries are not actually considered berries by definition.
True! Berries are defined by having seeds on the inside and are derived from one flower with one ovary. Strawberries are derived from one flower with multiple ovaries, and display their 200+ seeds on the outside, rather than inside.
400
What counts as a serving of vegetables?
A. 1/2 cup of Vegetable Juice
B. 1 cup of Raw Leafy Vegetables
C. 1 cup of fresh, frozen or canned vegetables
B. 1 cup of Raw Leafy Vegetables
400
If you are taking blood thinners, like Warfarin (Coumadin), you’ve probably been told to avoid this vitamin, which is found in high amounts in green leafy vegetables.
Vitamin K
400
This citrus fruit is a great source of vitamins A and C, fiber and antioxidants; but should be avoided if you’re taking certain medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Grapefruit
400
High in fiber, antioxidants and loaded with vitamins and minerals, this white cruciferous vegetable is great in stir fries, soups and pasta dishes.
Cauliflower
400
In 1996, this tuber became the first food to be grown in space!
Potato
500
What are two risk factors of low fruit and vegetable intake?
Increased risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Increased risk of nutrient deficiencies. Digestive issues. Weight gain.
500
Carrots help maintain healthy skin, regular bowel movements, help the body prevent certain diseases, and are rich in a specific antioxidant. What is that antioxidant?
Beta-Carotene
500
This fruit, native to Mexico & South America, is a good source of Vitamin C and Fiber, and helps aid iron absorption.
Dragonfruit
500
A great source of magnesium, fiber, vitamins C & K and potassium, this vegetable is a great cooking addition: from sweet pies to barbecue sauce. Make sure to avoid the poisonous leaves, though!
Rhubarb
500
Pomegranates, which are low in fat and are great sources of fiber, and vitamins C & K, are only eaten for the seeds. Approximately how many seeds can pomegranates contain?
Over 1,000 seeds!