Are you getting the recommended fruits and vegetables on a daily basis? According to United States federal guidelines, adults should be consuming at least 1 1/2 to 2 cups of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables each day, if they want to obtain a healthy diet and lifestyle. Around 90% of those in the United States don't reach this daily goal, according to research.
From How To Cook Recipes, this infographic analyzes which states consume the most and least amount of both vegetables and fruits. According to the data, the states that eat the most fruit include Vermont (68% of the population), Massachusetts (67.3%), Connecticut (65.9%), New York (65.3%) and Maine (64.8%). The state whose residents each the least amount of fruit on a daily basis is Oklahoma, where 48.4% of the state's population consumes less than 1 1/2 cups daily. Did your home state make any of these lists for fruits or vegetables?
