Eating Enough Vegetables?


According to the new USDA-issued food pyramid everyone needs 3 cups of vegetables a day?

  • True
  • False

It takes 2 cups of raw leafy greens (i.e. spinach, romaine lettuce) to equal one cup of your daily vegetable requirement.

  • True
  • False

Eating tofu is a good way to get your veggie requirement?

  • True
  • False

Adding avocado slices to your sandwich will boost your vegetable quotient.

  • True
  • False

Onions add flavor to your pasta, but don’t count as vegetables.

  • True
  • False

Only raw or cooked vegetables not frozen, canned or dried count as servings of vegetables.

  • True
  • False

A baked white potato is not a vegetable.

  • True
  • False

Which of the following salad toppings will give you the most servings of vegetables?

  • ½ large tomato, ½ cup of mushrooms
  • 1 large stalk of celery
  • ½ cup kidney beans, ½ cup broccoli
  • They are all equal
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