Daily Vegetables

Did you know, as part of your daily vegetable requirements you are supposed to have one 'orange vegetable' and one 'dark green vegetable' a day? Below is a list of vegetables that qualify;

Orange Vegetable:

• Sweet Potato
• Acorn Squash
• Butternut Squash
• Hubbard Squash
• Carrots
• Pumpkin
• Apricots
• Cantaloupe
• Mango
• Nectarines
• Papaya
• Peaches

 

Dark Green Vegetable

• Arugula
• Broccoli
• Chard
• Dandelion Greens
• Gai Lan
• Kale/Collards
• Mustard Greens
• Romaine Lettuce
• Spinach
• Mesclun Mix

So make sure to pick one from each list each day and remember that a serving of vegetables is 1/2 cup fresh, frozen or canned, or 1 cup leafy green vegetable. Or in the case of some fruits; 1 whole fruit (mangoes, nectarines, peaches etc).