Nutrition

Nutrition is fast becoming the number one issue for both children and health conscious people. The Food Guide Pyramid, published by the United States Department of Agriculture, is an important guide to healthy eating. This guide features fruit as a key element, providing essential vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting phytochemicals. Two to four servings of fruit per day are recommended. The Food Guide Pyramid has established 6 ounces (3/4 cup) of 100% juice to be equal to one serving of fruit (this size is approximately 1.5 servings of a diabetic exchange; for more information consult with a dietician or nutritionist).The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, sets the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI's; formerly the Recommended Daily allowances or RDA's) levels for nutrients deemed necessary for good health. The DRI's are periodically updated to take into account new research. Many believe the current level for Vitamin C of 60 milligrams (mg) to be too low. A similar, but unrelated body, the National Institutes of Health, has recommended that the level of Vitamin C be increased to 100-200 mg per day for optimum health. In that regard, all juice products in the Flavorful line are fortified with Vitamin C. Six ounces of a Flavorful juice provides 150 mg of Vitamin C.