| About 5 A Day |
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What does the Produce for Better
Health Foundation do?
What is a Serving?
Eating five or more servings a day is easier than you think. One serving is a medium-size piece of fruit, 3/4 cup (6 ozs.) of 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice, 1/2 cup fresh, frozen, or canned fruit (in 100 percent juice) or vegetables, 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables, 1/2 cup cooked dry peas or beans, or 1/4 cup dried fruit. How can I find out if I am eating 5 A Day? Print out the Take the 5 A Day Challenge chart and check off each time you eat one fruit or vegetable serving. By the end of the week, you should know how many servings you eat each day. Eating 5 A Day is fun. Fruits and vegetables are nature's original fast food. Research has shown that eating 5 A Day reduces the risk of cancer, heart disease, and other diseases. Cancer, heart disease, and stroke are the three leading causes of death in this country. All three are diet-related due to diets high in fat and too low in fruits and vegetables. People who eat 5 A Day have half the risk of developing cancer as those who eat only 1-2 servings a day. In fact, more than one-third of the 500,000 cancer deaths each year could be prevented by eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. The Produce for Better Health Foundation and its founding partner, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and an expanding base of other health-oriented non-profits, government agencies, and businesses, the non-profit Foundation sponsors the national 5 A Day for Better Health program to educate Americans about the need to eat 5 or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables. The Foundation works with 5 A Day Coordinators in each state, territory, military service, and Indian Health Service to conduct 5 A Day events, promotions, and other activities. Find the 5 A Day State Coordinator near you! Where can I get posters or brochures about 5 A Day? The Foundation's 5 A Day Catalog offers a variety
of posters, brochures, merchandise, and other materials.
Visit
the How do I become a licensed 5 A Day Member? The Produce for Better Health Foundation licenses
use of the 5 A Day logo to place on fruit and vegetable products,
packaging, advertising, and other promotional materials. Contact
Sue Denver at the Foundation at 302-235-2329, How can I use the 5 A Day Logo? Qualifying fruit and vegetable products can become licensed to use the 5 A Day logo on packaging, labels, advertising, displays, and other areas. Is the license renewable annually? Yes. How do restaurants participate in 5 A Day? Commercial and non-commercial operations qualify for membership in the 5 A Day program by featuring fruits, vegetables, and legumes on menus and in cafeterias. Contact Sue Denver at the Foundation at 302-235-2329, ext. 21, for more details, or email [email protected]. Where can I find 5 A Day recipes? Visit the 5 A Day recipes section. Where can school teachers obtain 5 A Day information for lesson plans? Teachers can print out 5 A Day lesson plans and other educational information online. Click here! What materials can I use for health fairs or other events? The 5 A Day Catalog has what you need to make your events succeed. You can use some of the tips found on this website. As a member of the Produce for Better Health Foundation, you will receive special 5 A Day materials and artwork about how to eat 5 A Day. Be sure to keep in mind these key months for promoting produce:
Do you have to be licensed to receive 5 A Day materials? The Produce for Better Health Foundation has some general information for your use, but you must become licensed to use the 5 A Day logo. The Foundation provides a number of programs and promotional materials to licensed 5 A Day members. Browse the Membership Information section for more details. How can I contribute to the Produce for Better Health Foundation? Anyone can give to the Produce for Better Health
Foundation. As an individual or as an organization, you can contribute
through cash stock transfers, security, and other planned gifts.
Call the Foundation at 302-235-2329, How can I develop a diet with my special needs in mind? It is best to seek one-on-one counsel from a
Registered Dietitian (R.D.). To find a local dietitian in your area,
call the American Dietetic Association at 1-800-366-1655, or email
to [email protected]. Produce for Better Health Foundation's 5 A Day.com Privacy Policy This website is owned and operated by the Produce for Better Health Foundation. We recognize that many visitors to our 5 A Day site are concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information. In communicating directly with children over the internet, we recognize the unique issues raised about protecting your children's privacy. Our site is designed with the guidelines for websites established by the Children's Advertising Review Unit, a division of the Better Business Bureau, in mind. Our overall policy is to respect the privacy of all our online guests. Our web server recognizes and records certain non-personal information about visitors; specifically, this information consists of the type of browser used and the domain name of the visitor's internet service provider (ISP, i.e., AOL, Compuserve, etc.). This information is used only for internal review purposes such as tracking the total number of visitors to our site on an aggregate, non-personally identifiable information basis; the most frequently visited sites, etc. We do not require you or your children to register or provide information in order to view any part of our site, except the members only section. We do not collect personal information from visitors to our site unless it is provided to us voluntarily or knowingly. We specifically request children to obtain their parents' permission before providing such information. We do not and will not ever sell or make available your information to any other party for any reason. Occasionally, we sponsor contests or events for adults and/or children on our website. In order to enter, the adult or child is required to provide an e-mail address and mailing address. This personal information is used solely to enable us to notify the contest winners and make known possible, future 5 A Day activities. Links To Other Sites This 5 A Day site is linked to other websites to provide visitors with more information about the national 5 A Day program and about healthy and nutritious eating for better health. We only provide links to sites that we have personally checked the content of to verify their information as being a true 5 A Day related site. To Parents This 5 A Day website is directed primarily to children, families, health professionals, and educators. We are concerned about personal privacy and are committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors, especially that of children who visit our site. The site is designed to be a catalyst for creating a healthier America through increased consumption of a variety of fruits and vegetables. Together with National Cancer Institute, and an expanding base of other health-oriented government agencies, non-profits and businesses, the Foundation promotes the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables for better health. Our site does not contain any banner ads or other type of commercial messages to purchase fruit or vegetable products. Our website does offer visitors the opportunity to purchase 5 A Day educational and promotional materials. The products may be purchased via ordering online, phone, or fax. These purchase opportunities are not included in the section of the website directed at children. Children who access the catalog section of our site are encouraged to obtain their parent's permission before disclosing any personal information or making a purchase of any kind. Parents are referred to this Privacy Policy, above. The Produce for Better Health Foundation will never knowingly collect any personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without first requesting parental consent or that of a legal guardian. We strongly recommend that parents supervise their children's internet activities and consider using parental control tools available from online services and software providers. These tools can help parents maintain an internet environment safe & appropriate for children. Thank you.
Here's a tip for preparing to eat your 5 A Day. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly in water. Do not use detergent.
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