Easy Ways to 2 Cups Per Day

Most people require 2 cups of fruit per day. Show how easy it is to get 2 cups of fruit per day.
Have a contest to ask how people are meeting their requirements - they can provide their strategies and be eligible for a raffle. It is also fun if they share fruit dessert recipes or you can print the fruit dessert recipes from this issue.Here are some fun combos:- 1 banana for breakfast, 1 bowl of strawberries for dessert- 1 orange for breakfast, 1 apple for snack- 1 cup melon at lunch, 1 fruit smoothie for dessertCheck out the calorie difference in canned fruits. Compare calories on cans of fruit with syrup versus cans of fruit packed in water or juice. Calorie differences for these two items are pretty significant. It might be interesting to see if they can guess the difference before you tell them.
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Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy’s passion for cooking began with helping her grandmother make raisin oatmeal for breakfast. From there, she earned her first food service job at 15, was accepted to the world-famous Culinary Institute of America at 18 (where she graduated second in her class), and went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland, where she focused on pastry arts and baking. After a decade in food service for Hyatt Hotels, Judy launched Food and Health Communications to focus on flavor and health. She graduated with Summa Cum Laude distinction from Johnson and Wales University with a BS in Culinary Arts, holds a master’s degree in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and runs a food photography & motion studio where her love is creating fun recipes and content.

Judy received The Culinary Institute of America’s Pro Chef II certification, the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year. Her enthusiasm for eating nutritiously and deliciously leads her to constantly innovate and use the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to guide her creativity, from putting new twists on fajitas to adapting Italian brownies to include ingredients like toasted nuts and cooked honey. Judy’s publishing company, Food and Health Communications, is dedicated to her vision that everyone can make food that tastes as good as it is for you.

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