Diabetic Facts - Food Pyramid

Fruits

Fruits provide carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and fiber.


Examples of Fruits:

  • Apples
  • Fruit Juice
  • Strawberries
  • Dried Fruit
  • Grapefruit
  • Bananas
  • Papaya
  • Berries
  • Raisins
  • Oranges
  • Watermelon
  • Peaches
  • Mango
  • Guava
  • Canned Fruit

How much is a serving of Fruit?


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What are healthy ways to eat Fruits?

  • • Eat fruits raw or cooked, as juice with no sugar added, canned in their own juice, or dried.
  • • Buy smaller pieces of fruit.
  • • Choose pieces of fruit more often than fruit juice. Whole fruit is more filling and has more fiber.
  • • Save high-sugar and high-fat fruit desserts such as peach cobbler or cherry pie for special occasions.

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