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Mediterranean Diet Score: Fruit or Nuts
Do you consume more than 3.5 servings per day if you are male or 3.6 servings per day if you are female?
A serving is…
• An orange or apple the size of a baseball• Seven 2 1/2 inch strawberries• 1 cup of dried fruit• 12 grapes• 24 almonds• 15 pecan halves• 14 walnut halves• 18 cashews
Score:
Give yourself 1 point if you eat more than the recommended servings of fruits and nuts (on average) per day.
Give yourself 0 points for less than the recommended servings of fruits and nuts (on average) per day.
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