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JAMIE RATHBUN FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE

What is a Serving of Fruits
and Vegetables?

All varieties of fruits and vegetables,
whether fresh, frozen, canned, dried, or juice,
count toward your 5-a-day tally. And a
serving is smaller than most people think.
One serving is:

 One medium fruit such as an apple,
orange, or banana.

 ½ cup cut up fruit
 ¼ cup dried fruit
 ¾ cup or 6 ounces fruit or vegetable

juice.
 ½ cup raw or cooked vegetables
 1 cup raw

leafy
vegetables
 ½ cup cooked
beans or peas

Plans for Your

Tax Refund

One way you can look at dividing up your tax
return is the 30-40-30 Plan. Using this plan, you
take 30% of your refund and pay down debt.
You use 40% of your refund toward current
needs (and this might include some discretionary
spending). Then you use the final 30% toward
savings, whether that’s to build up your
emergency or for longer-term savings. If you
have at least $500-$1000 in your emergency
fund you can consider other savings goals, such
as using a portion of your refund to buy bonds or
allocating more money to your retirement or
college savings account.

Having a plan in place before you get your
refund will put you in control of your finances
and help set you up for future success.