5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables

By Yasmine Ghattas

Highlights…

What is 5 A Day? Goals & objectives. Who to contact for

more information.

What is 5 A Day?

5 A Day for Better Health is a comprehensive, coordinated, national nutrition program to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables to five or more servings each day by the year 2010.

Goals & Objectives:

To increase the average consumption of fruits and vegetables to 5 or more servings daily.

To emphasize the importance of eating 5 or more fruits and vegetables per day.

To provide consumers with information on how to include fruits and vegetables into daily eating patterns.

For more information:

National Cancer Institute.301-496-8250

Produce for Better Health Foundation.302-235-ADAY

Information Provided Thanks to:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ~ www.cdc.gov ~

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