What's a vegetable or fruit serving?

Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating recommends that we eat 5 to 10 servings of vegetable and fruits each day. Although that may sound like a lot, one serving isn't as large as you may think. Follow these simple guidelines to help you visualize one serving:

• ½ cup (125mL) of vegetables or fruit (cooked, canned or fresh)
• 1 cup (250mL) of raw leafy vegetables (lettuce, spinach or cabbage)
• 1 medium size vegetable or fruit (apple, tomato or orange)
• ½ cup (125mL) fruit juice
• ¼ cup of dried fruit (raisins or apricots)
• One can (156mL) of V8^® Original, V8^® V-Go™ or Low Sodium V8^® Vegetable Cocktail
• One cup (250mL) of Campbell's^® Healthy Request^® Tomato Garden Vegetable soup