How should I choose healthy fruits and vegetables?

Here are some tips on how to choose healthy fruits and vegetables:

Fruits

Eat most often:

• All whole fruits
• Frozen fruit with no added sugar

Eat occasionally:

• Fruit juice

Avoid or eat sparingly:

• Sweetened fruit juice
• Fruit canned in syrup

Vegetables

Eat most often:

• Fresh and frozen vegetables
• Canned vegetables that have been rinsed and drained
• Low-sodium vegetable juices

Eat occasionally:

• Avocado
• Canned vegetables

Avoid or eat sparingly:

• Vegetables in butter or cream sauce
• Fried or glazed vegetables
• Sauerkraut
• Salted or pickled vegetables
• Regular vegetable juices

Potatoes and other starchy vegetables

Eat most often:

• White or sweet potatoes (whole, with skin on)
• Corn (prepared without salt or butter)

Avoid or eat sparingly:

• Fried potatoes: French fries, hash browns, tater tots
• Baked or mashed potatoes with butter and/or sour cream