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What foods are in the fruit group? Credit: Pictures have been adapted from the “Fruits Food Gallery” accessible from: http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/fruits.html# Additional pictures from Microsoft Clipart Funded in part by USDA’s Food Stamp Program and Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). The Food Stamp Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, contact your local Food Stamp office or call 1-800-430-3244. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension educational program abides with the non-

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What foods are in the fruit group?

Credit: Pictures have been adapted from the “Fruits Food Gallery” accessible from:

http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/fruits.html#

Additional pictures from Microsoft Clipart

Funded in part by USDA’s Food Stamp Program and Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).The Food Stamp Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better

diet. To find out more, contact your local Food Stamp office or call 1-800-430-3244.

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension educational program abides with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska and the United States Department of Agriculture

Banana — 1 large (8” long)

Fruit Group: counts as 1 cup fruit

Fruit Cocktail — 1/2 cup

Fruit Group: counts as ½ cup fruit

Gala Apple — 1 small

Fruit Group: counts as 1 cup fruit

Grapefruit — 1/2 medium (4” diameter)

Fruit Group: counts as ½ cup fruit

Grapes — 1 medium bunch (about 50 grapes)

Fruit Group: counts as 1 ½ cups fruit

Mango — 1 medium

Fruit Group: counts as 1 cup fruit

Orange — 1 small

Fruit Group: counts as ½ cup fruit

Orange juice — ½ cup

Fruit Group: counts as ½ cup fruit

Peach — ½ large

Fruit Group: counts as ½ cup fruit

Plums — 2 large

Fruit Group: counts as 1 cup fruit

Raisins — 1/4 cup

Fruit Group: counts as ½ cup fruit

Strawberries — ½ cup

Fruit Group: counts as ½ cup fruit

Fruit

FRESH

CANNED

FROZEN

DRIED

All are good choices!

What counts as 1 cup from the fruit group?

1 cup of fruit

1 cup of 100% fruit juice

½ cup of dried fruit

Fruit1 cup = 1 cup from the Fruit Group

Apples

Apricots

Avocado

BananasGrapefruit

Grapes

Kiwi fruitLemonsLimes

MangoesNectarinesOrangesPeaches

PearsPapaya

PineapplePlums

Tangerines

Berries1 cup = 1 cup from the Fruit Group

Strawberries

BlueberriesRaspberries

Cherries

Melons1 cup = 1 cup from the Fruit Group

CantaloupeHoneydew

Watermelon

Mixed Fruit1 cup = 1 cup from the Fruit Group

Fruit Cocktail

Packed in Juice or Light Syrup

100% Fruit Juice

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 1 cup from the Fruit Group

100% orange juice

100% apple juice

100% grape juice

100% grapefruit juice

Dried Fruit1/2 cup = 1 cup from the Fruit Group

Raisins

Prunes

And Others