Healthy Eating As the weather begins to warm up, many of us are starting to think about eating lighter. Cooking Matters’ Fruit Tarts make for a fun and healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert. It is a great recipe that can use canned or frozen fruit while we wait for Connecticut’s local produce to come back in season at the start of summer. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends people get at least 1 to 2.5 cups of fruit a day, depending on age, gender, size, and activity level. 1 This recommendation includes consuming produce in all five forms – fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100% juice. 2 There are many misconceptions about which form of fruit is the healthiest.
References: 1 https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/data-statistics/sugar-sweetened-beverages-intake.html
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