The best way to get your daily dosage of fruit is to eat them in whole form, many Australians eat not enough fruit and drink too much fruit juice, which often has added sugar. There are different fruit categories, it is best to have a variety form all:
How much of this food group should I eat?
It is recommended that adults as children should have 2 serves of fruit every day.
Click the link below to learn how you can include more fruit and vegetables in your daily meals
http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/kids-teens/eat-more-fruit-and-vegies.aspx
- Pome fruit such as apples and pears
- Citrus fruit such as oranges, mandarins and grapefruit
- Stone fruit such as apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines and plums
- Tropical fruit such as bananas, paw paw, mangoes, pineapples and melons
- Berries such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries
- Grapes and Passionfruit
How much of this food group should I eat?
It is recommended that adults as children should have 2 serves of fruit every day.
Click the link below to learn how you can include more fruit and vegetables in your daily meals
http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/kids-teens/eat-more-fruit-and-vegies.aspx
What's in this that is good for me?
Go to this webpage to find out what nutrients in these food will benefit your body
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/fruits-why.html
Go to this webpage to find out what nutrients in these food will benefit your body
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/fruits-why.html