Gaining & Losing Weight
Fruits: Overview and Serving Sizes
This overview of the fruit food group and fruit serving sizes is part of the RealJock.com Healthy Weight-Loss Program.
Getting a colorful variety of fruits is important to a healthy diet. Different colors of fruit provide a wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals and antioxidants that your body uses to help maintain a healthy weight, protect against the effects of aging, and reduce the risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and certain types of cancer.
Getting a colorful variety of fruits is important to a healthy diet. Different colors of fruit provide a wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals and antioxidants that your body uses to help maintain a healthy weight, protect against the effects of aging, and reduce the risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and certain types of cancer.
| FRUITS | ||
| Type | Food | Serving Size |
| Fruits | Fresh Fruit, Cut | 1/2 cup |
| Fruits | Berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries) | 3/4 to 1 cup |
| Fruits | Whole Fresh Fruit | Edible part 4 oz. in weight |
| Fruits | Dried Fruit | 2 Tbsp. |
| Fruits | 100% Fruit Juice | 1/2 cup or 4 fl oz. |