Eat By Colors

Eat By Colors

Eat By Colors and Eat Healthy by determining the number of fruits and veggies you should eat daily according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Find out your calorie needs and eat your colors. Then use the free table to record your fruit and vegetable consumption.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans changed the recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption from 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day to eating 4 to 13 servings a day. The National Fruit & Vegetable Program prefers stating that amount in the equivalent form of 2 to 6 1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables a day. This should include 2 to 5 servings of fruits and 2 to 8 servings of vegetables, especially dark-green and orange vegetables and legumes. Find out about calorie needs and how many fruits and veggies you need. After you have determined the number of fruits and vegetables you need from the calorie needs page, copy and print this table to help you get and stay on track eating the appropriate number of servings of fruits and vegetables for you as well as eating fruits and veggies from each color group every day without over eating. This Eat By Colors table helps you see if you are eating a variety of phytonutrients each day during the week as well as the appropriate number of servings for you.

For examples of food colors, go to Eat Healthy.
To track the number of servings of fruit and vegetables you eat daily, use this free table. This table helps you see if you are eating the appropriate number of servings each day and week throughout the month.