For this table, a serving of vegetable is ½ cup cooked vegetable unless
otherwise noted. A serving of fruit is ½ cup fruit; 1 medium apple,
banana, peach, or pear; or 2 apricots or plums. A serving of cooked
fresh or dried fruit is ½ cup fruit and liquid.
_Servings
per
pound_[2]
=FRESH VEGETABLES=
Asparagus 3 or 4
Beans, lima[2] 2
Beans, snap 5 or 6
Beets, diced[3] 3 or 4
Broccoli 3 or 4
Brussels sprouts 4 or 5
Cabbage:
Raw, shredded 9 or 10
Cooked 4 or 5
Carrots:
Raw, diced or shredded[3] 5 or 6
Cooked[3] 4
Cauliflower 3
Celery:
Raw, chopped or diced 5 or 6
Cooked 4
Kale[4] 5 or 6
Okra 4 or 5
Onions, cooked 3 or 4
Parsnips[3] 4
Peas[5] 2
Potatoes 4
Spinach[6] 4
Squash, summer 3 or 4
Squash, winter 2 or 3
Sweetpotatoes 3 or 4
Tomatoes, raw, diced or sliced 4
[2] As purchased.
[3] Bought in pod.
[4] Bought without tops.
[5] Bought untrimmed.
[6] Bought prepackaged.
_Servings
per package
(9 or 10 oz.)_
=FROZEN VEGETABLES=
Asparagus 2 or 3
Beans, lima 3 or 4
Beans, snap 3 or 4
Broccoli 3
Brussels sprouts 3
Cauliflower 3
Corn, whole kernel 3
Kale 2 or 3
Peas 3
Spinach 2 or 3
_Servings
per can
(1 lb.)_
=CANNED VEGETABLES=
Most vegetables 3 or 4
Greens, such as kale or spinach 2 or 3
_Servings
per pound_
=DRY VEGETABLES=
Dry beans 11
Dry peas, lentils 10 or 11
_Servings per
market unit_[7]
=FRESH FRUIT=
Apples }
Bananas }
Peaches } 3 or 4 per pound
Pears }
Plums }
Apricots }
Cherries, sweet } 5 or 6 per pound
Grapes, seedless }
Blueberries }
Raspberries } 4 or 5 per pint
Strawberries 8 or 9 per quart
[7] As purchased.
_Servings
per package
(10 or 12 oz.)_
=FROZEN FRUIT=
Blueberries 3 or 4
Peaches 2 or 3
Raspberries 2 or 3
Strawberries 2 or 3
_Servings
per can
(1 lb.)_
=CANNED FRUIT=
Served with liquid 4
Drained 2 or 3
_Servings
per package
(8 oz.)_
=DRIED FRUIT=
Apples 8
Apricots 6
Mixed fruits 6
Peaches 7
Pears 4
Prunes 4 or 5