Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2015-2018

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), 2015-2020 (1), recommends consuming different types of vegetables, including dark green, red or orange, starchy, and other vegetables, and fruit, especially whole fruit. Fruits and vegetables are part of healthy eating patterns; they are sources of many essential nutrients, fiber and phytochemicals, and are associated with decreased risk of chronic diseases (1-3). This report examines the percentage of children and adolescents aged 2-19 who consumed fruits and vegetables on a given day in 2015-2018.