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For example:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Children ages six to 12 consume an average of 1.43 cups of fruits and vegetables a day. Recommended: 2\u00bd to 4\u00bd cups. The amount they should eat depends on their daily caloric needs.<\/li>\n<li>Teens consume about 1.76 cups and adults 1.81 cups of produce daily. Recommended: 4 to 6 cups, depending on calorie needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other findings in the produce report: Only 3% of all fruits and 15% of all vegetables are consumed by people when they go to restaurants. The data are from the NPD Group, a market-research firm.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a survey of 1,000 moms, the mothers of young children say it&#8217;s easier to find fruits and vegetables when they are eating out than it used to be, probably because apple slices are on the menus of many fast-food restaurants.\u00a0Diets rich in fruits and vegetables lower the risk of many types of cancer, stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases.<\/p>\n<p>This research is similar to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fruitjuicefacts.org\/pr_release_12_15_10.html\" target=\"_blank\">new report card <\/a>issued by the National Fruit &amp; Vegetable Alliance (NFVA), which shows that only eight percent of the American population and 12 percent of children achieve the target number of fruit servings in an average day. While the \u201cfresh is best\u201d mantra used to be a frequent refrain, nutrition experts now recognize that many forms of fruit can count as part of the fruit group, including canned, frozen and dried fruit and 100 percent fruit juice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite years of encouragement from parents and nutrition professionals, kids and adults still aren&#8217;t eating nearly enough fruits and vegetables, a\u00a0recent report says. 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