What foods are in the Fruit Group?
Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the Fruit Group. Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, or pureed.
How much fruit is needed daily?
The amount of fruit you need to eat depends on age, sex, and level of physical activity. Recommended daily amounts are shown in the table below.
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Daily Fruit TABLE | ||
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Daily Recommendation* | ||
Children | 2-3 years old | 1 cup |
4-8 years old | 1 to 1 ½ cups | |
Girls | 9-13 years old | 1 ½ cups |
14-18 years old | 1 ½ cups | |
Boys | 9-13 years old | 1 ½ cups |
14-18 years old | 2 cups | |
Women | 19-30 years old | 2 cups |
31-50 years old | 1 ½ cups | |
51+ years old | 1 ½ cups | |
Men | 19-30 years old | 2 cups |
31-50 years old | 2 cups | |
51+ years old | 2 cups |
What counts as a cup of fruit?
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cup of fruit TABLE | ||
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Amount that counts as 1 cup of fruit | Other amounts (count as 1/2 cup of fruit unless noted) | |
Apple | ½ large (3 ¼" diameter) 1 small (2 ¼" diameter) 1 cup, sliced or chopped, raw or cooked | ½ cup, sliced or chopped, raw or cooked |
Applesauce | 1 cup | 1 snack container (4oz) |
Banana | 1 cup, sliced 1 large (8" to 9" long) | 1 small (less than 6" long) |
Cantaloupe | 1 cup, diced or melon balls | 1 medium wedge (1/8 of a med. melon) |
Grapes | 1 cup, whole or cut-up 32 seedless grapes | 16 seedless grapes |
Grapefruit | 1 medium (4" diameter) 1 cup, sections | ½ medium (4" diameter) |
Mixed fruit (fruit cocktail) | 1 cup, diced or sliced, raw or canned, drained | 1 snack container (4 oz) drained = 3/8 cup |
Orange | 1 large (3 1/16" diameter) 1 cup, sections | 1 small (2 3/8" diameter) |
Orange, mandarin | 1 cup, canned, drained | |
Peach | 1 large (2 ¾" diameter) 1 cup, sliced or diced, raw, cooked, or canned, drained 2 halves, canned | 1 small (2" diameter) 1 snack container (4 oz) drained = 3/8 cup |
Pear | 1 medium pear (2 ½ per lb) 1 cup, sliced or diced, raw cooked, or canned, drained | 1 snack container (4 oz) drained = 3/8 cup |
Pineapple | 1 cup, chunks, sliced or crushed, raw, cooked or canned, drained | 1 snack container (4 oz) drained = 3/8 cup |
Plum | 1 cup, sliced raw or cooked 3 medium or 2 large plums | 1 large plum |
Strawberries | About 8 large berries 1 cup, whole, halved, or sliced, fresh or frozen | ½ cup whole, halved, or sliced |
Watermelon | 1 small (1" thick) 1 cup, diced or balls | 6 melon balls |
Dried fruit (raisins, prunes, apricots, etc.) | ½ cup dried fruit | ¼ cup dried fruit or 1 small box raisins (1 ½ oz) |
100% fruit juice (orange, apple, grape, grapefruit, etc.) | 1 cup | ½ cup |