I am looking for statistics on the number of servings of vegetables children are getting each day and how far this is off from what they should be getting.Thanks!Elizabeth

• Children ages 2-5 are eating 0.8 cups of fruit and 0.5 cups of veggies
• Children ages 6-12 are eating 0.7 cups of fruit and 0.8 cups of veggies
• Children ages 13-17 are eating 0.7 cups of fruit and 1.1 cups of veggies

Here are their recommended levels:

• Fruit and vegetable recommended daily intakes.

For children ages 2-5, fruit consumption increased by 11% and vegetable consumption grew by 3% between 2004 and 2009. Teens, however, declined from 1.84 cups to 1.76/day during that same time period.

View the complete 2010 State of the Plate Report for more statistics on fruit and vegetable trends.

Posted on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 at 4:45 pm