when they say eat 5-10 fruits and vegtables a day, are they saying....?

Question

are they saying eat eat 5-10 fruits AND 5-10 vegtables, or are they saying i can eat like 5 fruits, and 1 vegtable?

Answer 1

80g portions of EITHER or BOTH fruits AND OR vegetables.

Eat 5 80g portions of fruit
OR
Eat 5 80g portions of vegetables
OR
Eat 3 80g portions of fruit along with 2 80g portions of vegetables etc etc etc. Mix and match.

Answer 2

The current guideline is 12 to 15 SERVINGS of fruits and veggies per day. A serving of spinach is a cup, one large apple would be 2 servings. Some items a 1/2 cup would be considered a serving.

And no fruits alone don't get it, you need the nutritional elements that are in veggies. Both are important for your body to keep you health.

If you take supplement take a whole food supplement not isolated, synthetic, fragmented vitamins that you see everywhere. Juice Plus+ is a good one. www.juiceplus.com/+Lb53116 for more information.

The sooner and longer you are consuming a good diet the better chance your body has to protect you from disease. Your body is a fantastic machine, and with the correct nutrition it will take care of you.

Answer 3

A combination of both