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Vegetables, Salad and Fruit
By Dennis Felman | Last updated Tue 10 July 2019
Fruit and vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet. In general, the more you can eat the better.
Three reasons why you should eat fruit and vegetables
- They provide fibre, and many important vitamins and minerals
- They are generally low in calories and fat
- They are essential for good health
What counts?
- Fresh, local and in season fruit and vegetables are best and can be very good value
- Eat a variety of different colours – green, yellow, orange, red and purple – to benefit from the variety of vitamins and minerals they provide
- Frozen, tinned, dried, juices and smoothies also count
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Limit fruit juice or smoothies to one small glass (around 150ml) a day
How much should I eat?
Aim to eat five or more portions a day.
How much is a portion of vegetables, salad and fruit
- 1 medium sized fruit - apple, orange, pear or banana
- 2 small fruits - plums, kiwis or mandarin oranges
- Small fruits - 6 strawberries, 10 grapes or 16 raspberries
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150ml unsweetened fruit juice
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½ cup cooked vegetables – fresh or frozen
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1 bowl of salad – lettuce, tomato, cucumber
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1 bowl of homemade vegetable soup
Four easy ways to eat five or more a day!
Breakfast
- Sprinkle cereal with chopped fruit
- Enjoy a small (150ml) glass of unsweetened fruit juice (remember only counts as one of 5-a-day)
- Top wholemeal toast with a banana
Lunch
- Add crunch to sandwiches by adding veggies
- Finish off lunch with a piece of fruit
- Salads make a nice alternative to sandwiches for lunch
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Homemade vegetable soup makes a hearty lunch
Dinner
- Add extra veggies to stews, sauces, stir-fries, casseroles, omelettes and curries – fresh, frozen, dried and tinned all count
- Try adding fruit to yoghurt for dessert
- Serve two or three different vegetables with dinner
Snacks
- Fruit and vegetables make a great snack
- Vegetable sticks and a nutritious dip are very tasty – choose hummus or cream cheese
- Order a side of vegetables or salad
- Add an extra ingredient, for example ask for extra mushrooms on your pizza
- Order a smaller portion of an adult meal for children – these are more likely to contain vegetables
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