Thursday, 15 December 2011

TOP 10 POST OF 2011: Fruit and vegetables: Portion sizes towards 5-a-Day

After reading all about tips to improve our daily intake of fruit and vegetables, you might be unsure of how big a portion is and what foods contribute to 5-a-day
The Department of Health (UK) developed a 5-a-day campaign for adults and children. In this campaign they made the following clear:
-          Why is it important to eat enough fruit and vegetables
-          Handy tips on including fruit and vegetables in your diet
-          Portion sizes of fruit and vegetables
-          What foods may contribute to the 5-a-day
We used this initiative as a guideline to bring all the Good Life fans up to date on the why, how much and how when it comes to fruit and vegetables
Portion Sizes:


What counts to 5-a-day:
-          Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and 100% pure fruit and vegetable juice
-          Juice can only count once per day, regardless of how much you consume
-          Potatoes do not count towards the 5-a-day because it is considered to be a starch
-          Beans and lentils may also contribute, but may only count once per day, regardless of how much you consume

For a more comprehensive list of portion sizes, to keep in your kitchen, download the list from the following link:
To get the full booklet, including health benefits, handy tips on increasing your fruit and vegetable intake, portion sizes, checklist and many more, follow this link:

Keep having fun with fruit and vegetables! Watch out for some easy fruit and vegetable recipes on Friday.
Good Life Dietitians


1 comment:

  1. thank you very much for the download link. it is just what i needed.

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