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!/2 cup of salsa is considered a vegetable serving. It is better homemade if you are going to use it for your veggie. Commercial salsa has a lot of sodium.
Technically potato chips are under the vegetable food group. However, a serving of chips should not be considered a serving if you are looking to eat the recommended daily amount of vegetables and is a snack.
Black beans ARE a vegetable . . . yes, it is a serving.
You would only eat one serving of vegetables. Ketchup is not considered a vegetable, particularly when consumed in small amounts.
Yes, the potato is considered a root vegetable. Botanically, that is the correct classification. However, nutritionally, they are classified as a starchy food and typically would not count towards any minimum serving of vegetables in a day.
A normal half cup serving of vegetable weighs approximately 100 grams.
They're actually what are considered 'starchy vegetables'. They have more carbohydrates per serving than an equal serving size of say, lettuce. If you need to classify it in terms of diet, you would consider one serving of peas as one starch.
Vegetable serving just as carrots are.
Vegetables such as asparagus; larger pieces of vegetables; acorn squash halves (should use two forks to lift them.) Whether to use a serving spoon or fork? Serving spoons are for smaller vegetables such as peas; sliced carrots; mixed vegetables, etc. Forks are for larger vegetables mentioned above and you can also use two forks for corn on the cob if you wish or just use short handled tongs for any of the larger vegetables.
The calorie content of 1 serving of sauteed vegetables is determined by the type of vegetables, the quantity of those vegetables, and how much oil is used. Please feel free to ask the question again and include more detail. Alternatively, see the page link, further down this page, for a vegetable calorie chart.
Yes, the noodles count as a serving of the vegetables.
Stir fries are fairly versatile and you can incorporate any types of vegetables into your stir fry such as red peppers, zucchini, and/or tomatoes. Regardless of what type of vegetable(s) you add to your recipe, you can consume at least one complete serving, if not more, of the vegetable, thus fulfilling one out of the 5 recommended serving amounts of fruits and/ or vegetables a day.