Please, I just want to make sure I understand the fruit and vegetable ratio correctly. For 1 serving of fruit, there are 2-3 servings of vegetables. So, if I have blueberries in the morning and an apple for a snack, should the 2 pieces of fruit be balanced by 4-6 servings of vegetables? Thank you.
Take this rule with a grain of salt; in reality, this ratio simply aims to guide us to have more vegetables than fruits on our plates throughout the day. You practice this in exercises with the support of algorithms in the educational app, where each representative is evaluated. In fact, the definition of a "portion" also includes the weight factor, which you are not required to track in the exercises. Therefore, focus on ensuring that this ratio is respected on a long-term average; an excess of fruit would disproportionately increase the sugar content in the diet.
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Mgr. Martin Jelinek
Lecturer and author of the educational system
Nutrition educator, lecturer, and author of the educational system and the ZOF learning application.
Mgr. Martin Jelínek has been systematically involved in nutrition education since 1999. He is the founder of ATAC, the educational company behind NutriCourses, and the author of an educational system focused on nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and the practical application of nutrition knowledge.
He graduated from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno. Throughout his professional career, he has combined nutrition, education, and the practical application of acquired knowledge. His educational system also includes the ZOF (Zone of Optimal Functioning) learning application, where students turn theory into practical work with meal plans.
In 2007, he launched the first intake of a six-month course focused on the education of nutrition advisors. Over time, this course became the foundation for the further development of the educational system and a range of specialised courses.