Eat lots of fruit and veg

Most people know we should be eating more fruit and veg. But most of us still aren’t eating enough.

What is a portion?
One portion of fruit and veg = 80g, or any of these:

• 1 apple, banana, pear, orange or other similar size fruit
• 2 plums or similar size fruit 
• ½ a grapefruit or avocado
• 1 slice of large fruit, such as melon or pineapple
• 3 heaped tablespoons of vegetables (raw, cooked, frozen or tinned)
• 3 heaped tablespoons of fruit salad (fresh or tinned in fruit juice) or stewed fruit
• 1 heaped tablespoon of dried fruit (such as raisins and apricots)
• a dessert bowl of salad • a glass (150ml) of fruit juice (counts as a maximum of one portion a day)
• 1 cupful of grapes, cherries or berries Try to eat at least five portions of a variety of fruit and veg every day. It might be easier than you think.
You could try adding up your portions during the day.
For example, you could have:
• a glass of juice and a sliced banana with your cereal at breakfast
• a side salad at lunch
• a pear as an afternoon snack
• a portion of peas or other vegetables with your evening meal
Choose from fresh, frozen, tinned, dried or juiced, but  remember potatoes count
as a starchy food, not as portions of fruit and veg