For many people getting 3 to 5 servings a day is an effort. This amount is recommended, however, because vegetables are a great source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and health enhancing plant compounds called phytochemicals. As a rule, vegetables contain less calories than fruit and can be eaten in larger amounts.
Some vegetables contain a larger amount of carbohydrate.
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