Tips For Eating More Fruits And Vegetables: TOMATOES

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults eat 1 ½ – 2 cups of fruits and 2 – 3 cups of vegetables a day to reduce the risk for diet-related chronic diseases. However, only 1 in 10 Americans eat the recommended amounts of fruits or vegetables.1 There are many different ways to add a variety of fruits and vegetables to your diet. This publication focuses on tomatoes and provides tips on how select, store, prepare and preserve them.

Read the entire series about getting more fruits and vegetables into your diet:

• Bell Peppers
• Lettuce
• Peas
• Radishes
• Tomatoes