What Counts as a Cup?

The CDC has an article that shows you what counts as servings of fruits and vegetables. It can be hard to

know what to eat when all you know is "5 a day". What does that even mean? Vegetables come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are a cup and some a half. You can refer to a previous post to read more about that. Here are helpful examples from the CDC:

	1 cup 1/2 cup 1 small apple 1 small banana
	1 cup 1/2 cup 1 cup of lettuce* and 1/2 cup of other vegetables 6 baby carrots
	1 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 large sweet potato and 1/2 cup of green beans 16 grapes

EXAMPLES OF 1 CUP 1 small apple 1 large banana 1 medium grapefruit

1 large orange 1 medium pear 1 small wedge watermelon

2 large or 3 medium plums 8 large strawberries 1 large bell pepper

1 medium potato 2 large stalks of celery 1 cup cooked greens or 2 cups raw (spinach, collards, mustard greens, turnip greens)

12 baby carrots (or 2 medium carrots)

1 large sweet potato

1 large ear of corn

EXAMPLES OF 1/2 CUP 1 snack container of applesauce (4oz) 16 grapes 1 medium cantaloupe wedge

1/2 medium grapefruit 4 large strawberries 5 broccoli florets

6 baby carrots 1 large plum 1 small box (1/4 cup) of raisins