The recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables is:
2 cups of fruit per day (about 1 whole fruit or 1/2 cup cut up)
2.5 cups of vegetables per day (about 1/4 cup dried beans, peas or lentils)
CDC Fruit and Vegetable Screener
The CDC Fruit and Vegetable Screener is an easy way to find out how much fruit and vegetables you should eat each day. This screener uses the latest scientific research on which foods have the most nutrients per calorie and can help you choose healthy meals that are right for you. The screener helps you plan your meals based on what’s available in your local grocery stores or farmers markets. You can also use it to learn more about nutrition facts, serving sizes and how many servings of fruits and vegetables make up a healthy diet.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone eat at least 2.5 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables per day. For more information, visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/features/fiveaday/.
The Fruit & Vegetable Screener can help you to determine if you are eating enough fruit and vegetables. The screener is available in English and Spanish.
Answer questions about how often you eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, and then click “Show Me My Results” at the bottom of the page to see how your answers compare with CDC recommendations.
CDC fruit and vegetable recommendations
CDC recommends that all adults eat at least 1½ cups of fruits and 2 cups of vegetables each day.
Fruit and vegetable screener
CDC has developed a free Fruit and Vegetable Screener to help you identify whether you are meeting the recommended daily intake for fruit and vegetables. You can also use this tool to identify ways to increase your intake.
Fruit and veg recommendations
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that people consume at least 400 grams (g) (5 portions) of fruits and vegetables per day. Eating at least 400 g (5 portions) of fruits and vegetables per day is associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, some cancers (endometrial cancer), diverticular disease, constipation, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis (1).
Recommended fruit & veg intake
The table below outlines how much fruit and vegetables you should eat every day according to age group.
The CDC Fruit and Vegetable Screener is a free tool that helps you to determine whether you’re eating enough fruits and vegetables. The CDC recommends that most adults eat at least 2½ cups of fruit and 2½ cups of vegetables each day.
The screener asks you to answer questions about your diet over the past 24 hours. It then uses a formula to estimate how much produce you should be eating based on your answers. You can also use it to track your progress over time.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its newest recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake. The new guidelines are based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2008.
CDC recommends that adults eat 2½ cups of fruit, 2 cups of vegetables and 3 cups of fluid each day.
To help you meet these recommendations, we’ve created a Fruit & Veggie Screener to help you determine how much you’re eating now — so you can plan your meals accordingly.
The key to eating more fruits and vegetables is to make them taste good — whether it’s adding them to a salad or a bowl of cereal or cooking with them in a slow cooker or pressure cooker.
The CDC recommends choosing at least one dark green vegetable each day, such as kale, spinach, romaine lettuce; at least one orange vegetable each day, such as sweet potato or butternut squash; at least one other vegetable each day; and at least three ounces* of whole grains each day
CDC Fruit and Vegetable Screener
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created a tool to help you determine if you are eating enough fruits and vegetables. The CDC Fruit & Vegetable Screener is a simple, one-page, color-coded guide that helps you track your fruit and vegetable intake based on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations. The screener includes questions about your usual daily food intake over the past 30 days with an emphasis on fruits and vegetables. It also asks about specific fruits and vegetables consumed in the past 7 days including how often they were eaten and how much was eaten on average per serving size.
Fruit & Vegetable Screener tips:
Complete the screener every day for at least two weeks, preferably three weeks. You may want to complete it every day for up to a month or longer depending on your lifestyle and eating habits. If you usually eat more than three servings of fruits and vegetables each day, then continue completing it every day until you begin eating fewer than three servings daily or until you feel comfortable with your current level of intake (which could be less than 3 servings).