The Dietary Guidelines for Americans and its cheat sheet, MyPlate.gov , stresses the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables. Half of everything we eat should be a fruit or vegetable, minimally processed . Not fruit juice, not smoothies, not apple sauce, not frozen fruit sorbet . When consumed, the fruit or vegetable’s harvest-ready shape should still be recognizable. If American adults consumed the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, minimally processed, their risk of obesity, heart disease , stroke , diabetes and cancer in middle age would be a small fraction of what their...