The number of vegetables you need to consume depends on your age, sex, height, weight, and level of physical activity. There are not any standard guidelines on the number of veggies one should eat but in general - 1 cup (80g) of raw or cooked vegetables or vegetable juice, - 2 cups (80g) of raw leafy salad greens are recommended as a daily vegetable serving size. Whereas the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend on - 2 1/2 cups of vegetables (cup eq/day) that include - 1 ½ cups dark-green vegetables (cup eq/wk) - 5 ½ red and orange vegetables (cup eq/wk) - 1 ½ cups beans, Peas, lentils (cup eq/wk) - 5 cups starchy vegetables (cup eq/wk) - 4 cups other vegetables (cup eq/wk) See the food group for vegetables above