How many servings of fruit a day should we be eating?

We all know how important fruit is to include in our diets, but how many servings of fruit a day should we be eating? If you fail to eat the correct amount of fruit servings each day, you are missing out on some amazing health benefits.

The daily recommended amount of servings a day is two to four. It really is simple to get all of these servings a day. One healthy smoothie will give you the equivelent of one for each one you drink.

How many servings of fruit a day – What is a serving?

This is a extremely common question. Generally speaking a serving of fruit is seen as a medium to large apple. But for smaller fruits such as grapes a serving could be as many as fifteen grapes. Large fruits like melons you will need to cut up into quarters, one of these quarters would count as a serving.

You want to try and eat many different fruits, eating just apples is good for you but its much healthier to eat a combination of apples, oranges, banana’s and plums. To give you idea my daily fruit intake consists of a apple in the morning, a orange for a afternoon snack and twelve to sixteen grapes depending how big they are.

How many servings of fruit a day? – Health benefits of fruit

Rasberries – Rich in Vitamin A and C. Studies have also shown that rasberries may help fight certain forms of cancer.

Apples – Have you ever heard the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”? Well it holds true, the health benefits of apples are amazing. Apples are rich in fibre and contain a lot of essential vitamins. To top it all off apples taste delicious!

Bananas – Bananas are rich in potassium, they are a great addition to any diet plan and can help you keep your blood pressure low.

Apricots – Another good source of Vitamin A, C and E. They also contain Iron and Potassium. Apricots are known to help lower cholesterol and fight heart disease.

Blueberries – Blueberries are great at fighting bladder infections. The blueberry has many antioxident features. They keep you blood pressure low and are known to be good for your brains health.

 

 

 

 

I hope that small list has helped you understand just a few idea on how many servings of fruit a day you should be eating.

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