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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nHow many cups are in a serving of fruits and vegetables?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
According to the\u00a0Harvard Center For Public Health:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For most fresh or cooked vegetables and fruits, 1 cup is just what you would put in a household measuring cup. There are two main exceptions to that rule: For lettuce and other raw leafy greens, you need to eat 2 cups to get the equivalent of 1 cup of vegetables. For dried fruit, you only need to eat \u00bd cup to get the equivalent of 1 cup of fruit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
How many servings of fruits and vegetables do I need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Again, from the Harvard School of Public Health:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest dietary guidelines call for five to thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables a day (2\u00bd to 6\u00bd cups per day), depending on one\u2019s caloric intake. (1) For a person who needs 2,000 calories a day to maintain weight and health, this translates into nine servings, or 4\u00bd cups per day<\/strong> (2 cups of fruit and 2\u00bd cups of vegetables).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Most men need at least 2,000 calories to survive. I personally eat between 2,500 and 3,000 kcals\/day. In theory we would need between nine and 15 servings each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once we know how many servings of fruits and vegetables to eat each day, another question arises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How many cups of juice do I need to drink each day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You need to drink much less juice than you might suspect.\u00a0According to the\u00a0Stanford Cancer Center:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 cup of carrot or celery juice provides most of the same nutrients found in 5 cups of those same vegetables chopped up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
In other words, a single 8-ounce glass of juice is an entire day\u2019s worth of fruits and vegetables. (!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since most of us are drinking 16 ounces of juice at a minimum<\/em> (my last juice filled a Starbucks Trenta sized cup, or 31 ounces), we are obviously super charging out health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it comes to juicing fruits and vegetables, more really is better. From\u00a0WebMD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan. 18, 2011 \u2014 We\u2019re all urged to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but new research finds eight servings may be needed to cut the risk of dying from heart disease.<\/p>
The diet and lifestyles of more than 300,000 people across eight countries in Europe found that people who ate at least eight portions of fruits and vegetables a day had a 22% lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who ate three portions a day.<\/p>
Each additional portion in fruits and vegetables was linked to a 4% lower risk of death.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Keep juicing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Doctors, cancer researchers, and nutritionists all agree on one thing: We need a several servings of fruits and vegetables daily \u2013 which begs two questions. How many cups are in a serving of fruits and vegetables? According to the\u00a0Harvard Center For Public Health: For most fresh or cooked vegetables and fruits, 1 cup is just…<\/p>\n