Question

What is the minimum amount of fruit that should be eaten each day?

Answer 1

Toddlers should eat 1 cup of fruit per day and children between the ages of 4 and 8 need to have 1 to 1 1/2 cups per day. Upper elementary age children and teen girls should eat 1 1/2 cups each day. Teen boys need to eat 2 cups of fruit each day. Women between the ages of 19 and 30 need 2 cups of fruit on a daily basis and 1 1/2 cups a day after age 30. Adult men should aim to eat 2 cups of fruit each day no matter their age. You might need to consume more fruit even if you are very active and eat a higher-calorie diet, according to ChooseMyPlate.gov, a website from the United States Department of Agriculture.