!/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.
Yes, it would belong to the vegetable/fruit food group.
It is in the Vegetable Group.
Vegetables or fruit since it contains mostly tomatoes, peppers, garlic and onions.
If it's good, fresh, homemade salsa, about 1/2 a serving.
It varries per brand and based on what ingredients are used. For tomato-based salsas, usually 5 to 25 calories per serving. For corn- or bean-based salsas, about 40 to 60 calories per serving.
A normal half cup serving of vegetable weighs approximately 100 grams.
250 gm. equals a cup.
IN one half cup of salsa there are an estimated 7 grams of carbohydrates. This serving size also contains about 36 calories and 0.2 grams of fat.
nine servings, or 4½ cups per day (2 cups of fruit and 2½ cups of vegetables).Based on the food pyramid it is recommended to eat 3 - 5 servings of vegetables a day (that does not count fruits, where 2 - 4 servings are recommended). A serving of vegetables is considered to be 1 cup of raw leafy vegetable, 1/2 cup of other vegetables cooked raw chopped whatever, or 3/4 cup 100% vegetable juice. The servings suggested is based on suggested caloric intake: the larger your intake of calories, the move vegetables you should consume.Lifeclinic International, Inc. (2010). Food guide pyramid. Retrieved on February 10, 2010 from http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/food-pyramid.asp.
A serving size is: One medium-size fruit 1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned fruits (in 100% juice) or vegetables 3/4 cup (6 oz.) 100% fruit or vegetable juice 1/2 cup cooked, canned or frozen legumes (beans and peas) 1 cup raw, leafy vegetables 1/4 cup dried fruit
One servings of almonds should have a least one cup.
The proper serving size for leafy veggies is 1 cup, or about the size of the average person's fist.
226 grams are in 1 cup.
Yes, it would be.
For most foods about 4 ounces makes a serving. For some lighter foods that doubles. Green salad for example would be more like 1 cup per serving but cooked vegetables would be 1/2 cup (4 ounces). Servings for meats are normally around 4 ounces in weight. A rule of thumb is that a meat serving is the size of a pack of playing cards or the size of your palm. For most beverages a serving is 1 cup.