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Fruits are important to our diet because they add variety, provide a dilute sugar
source for carbohydtate, have some fiber when eaten whole, and they satisfy our sweet
tooth. A few fruits also are good sources of vitamin C, one of the vitamins we need
daily. A very few have iron or carotene, a vitamin A source, too.
One of the pitfalls in our diets is the tendency to eat fruits instead of vegetables.
They are not nutritionally the same. Too often we choose juices which lack the fiber
of the whole fruits. And apple juice, grape juice and the multitude of juice drinks are mostly sugar water. Orange juice and tomato juice do have some nice vitamins
and minerals
For more information about good plant choices for nutrition, click on the Vegetables
area of the Food Pyramid, and read about Botany and Nutrition.
We should have 2 -3 servings of different fruits daily.
Suggested Serving Size for Fruits
1/2 cup cut up fruit
1 small to medium sized apple, peach, banana, etc.
You have clicked on the Fruit Group, which is in level 2 of the Pyramid