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Watch What You Eat!
What do two portions of fruit and Vegetables mean?
 
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
  Dietary Fibre
 
Fruit - One serving of fruit
One wedge of
rock melon
One apple
Two kiwi
fruit
One wedge
melon
 

Vegetables
One serving of vegetables (about 3/4 of a regular coffee mug)

Broccoli
Beans
Carrots
One wedge
melon
 

Vitamin A is an antioxidant that protects the body against infection. It is also good for night vision.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that also maintains healthy gums.

Dietary fibre helps to promote regular bowel movement.There is also some evidence that it can lower blood cholesterol.

 
Source: The Straits Times, 30th of June 2002
 
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