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Healthy Food 5-a-day Portions

We are all told to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day but no one tells us what constitutes a portion... here you have it.

2 small tangerines2 slices fresh pineapple rings or 2 canned pineapple rings- check the label for sugar levelshalf a green or red pepper 4 broccoli florets
1 medium apple 150 mls fruit juice (watch out for sugar content)1 small onion 3 heaped tablespoons carrots
3 heaped teaspoons fruit salad 1 fresh peach or 2 canned peach halves but beware sugar levels in canned fruit. read the label, 3 heaped tablespoons peas half an avocado
2 medium plums handful of grapes 3 sticks of celery 14 button mushrooms
half a grapefruit 1 medium banana 8 cauliflower florets 6 baby sweet corn
2x 2 inch mango slices 7 fresh strawberries 1 medium tomato 5 asparagus spears
heaped teaspoon sultanas 15 fresh raspberries 2 heaped tablespoons spinach (mix it in with other dishes like macaroni cheese) 1 small corn on the cob
1 medium pear 3 tablespoons stewed rhubarb 1 small courgette8 Brussels sprouts
4 prunes 2 dried apricots 3 heaped tablespoons cabbage 1 small leek

So that isn't so much is it... off you go now and I expect good reports by next week. Those with digestive ailments are exempt of course. Be sensible.

PS - if you also try to eat some of the vegetables raw each day you will find your energy levels and your general well being will improve within the week. I once managed 3 days eating only raw food, my energy level was sky high and I felt a million dollars but I would have bitten someone's arm off for a plate of soup. Try having a box in the fridge with strips of carrots, courgette, peppers, broccoli, celery, baby sweet corn and sugar fat peas and dipping into that during the day and evening instead of the biscuit box. Raw mushrooms and cheery tomatoes and also good for nibbling. Be brave and experiment. And get some sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds and spread them around especially on salads they are great in nutritional elements as are sprouting beans if you can be bothered sprouting them they are delicious.

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