5 A DAY

Eating more fruit and veg is important for us all, but how many of us actually manage to eat 5 A DAY?

Fruit and veg are packed with essential vitamins, minerals and fibre which may help reduce the risk of nasty diseases like cancer and heart disease. So it’s important for kids to eat a variety of at least five portions of fruit and veg every day.

What’s more it can be easier than you think to give kids five portions of fruit and veg a day. Canned, frozen, 100% juice and dried fruit and veg all count towards 5 A DAY as well as fresh produce. You can keep the costs down too by buying canned and frozen fruit and veg which doesn’t go off as quickly and buying fresh fruit and veg when it’s in season is usually cheaper.

There are so many ways of getting to five portions a day. Why not try adding vegetables to favourite foods such as spag bol or mixing them into a sauce to give it more colour and flavour. Or, how about giving a handful of tasty raisins as a treat?

All school dinners include at least two portions of fruit or veg so that’s another way of getting them toward their 5 A DAY.

It’s good to shop smart!

Handy tips, yummy recipes - there are plenty of things you can do to help your family eat more healthily. Read more about buying more healthy food on the Shop Smart page.

See how other families get their 5 A DAY

Lisa adds a fruity surprise to Chloe’s breakfast each day

“Chloe loves cornflakes. So I just started chopping up some fresh fruit every morning and sprinkling it on top. She looks forward to seeing what she’s going to have every day now.”

Pete and Sean wanted to make fruit salads at home

“Eating fruit at home suddenly got much easier when we started making our own fruit salads. Sam helps me choose the ingredients, then I chop them up and we add a bit of pure apple or orange juice and keep it in the fridge – it can last us for about 3 days.”

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