Hi everybody this is Monica Reinagle and you're listening to the nutrition

diva quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous a lot of you have

written to me lately asking questions about fruit.

Am I getting enough? Am I getting too much? Am I getting the right kinds? Are some kinds better than others?

So today, let's talk about fruit and how it fits into a healthy diet.

Fresh fruit contains lots of good stuff,

including fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

Nutrially speaking, some fruits are a little more turbocharged

than others.

Citrus fruit, Kiwis, grapes, and all types of berries are particularly

high in disease-fighting antioxidants, for example, but you really can't go wrong when you go for

variety, starting with whatever is in season and local.

In the dietary guidelines for Americans, the USDA recommends that you eat about two cups of fruit

a day as a way to help meet your nutritional requirements.

And because fruit tends to be sweet and yummy,

that's no hardship for most people.

But it is possible to overdo it.

Along with all the good stuff, fruit also contains

a fair amount of sugar, and that's generally

something we want to keep an eye on.

With whole fresh fruit, there are some built-in portion controls.

Fresh fruit generally contains a lot of fluid and a lot of fiber.

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