[header] How to balance a meal [title] Make half your plate consist of vegetables and fruits. [step] Choose whole fruits and vegetables to consist of one half of any balanced meal. Try for 1-2 cups of fruit and 2-3 cups of vegetables per day.
[substeps] Whole fruits and vegetables can include fresh, frozen, or canned items with no other ingredients (like sugar or salt) added. Equivalents of 1 cup of fresh fruit would be 1 cup of 100% fruit juice or ½ cup of dried fruit.