Easy Ways to 5 A-Day

It may sound a lot, but there are plenty of easy ways to squeeze in 5 portions of fruit and veg into your daily diet. This will make it easier for you to take life on, one step at a time.

Orange juice

Fruit Juice

Choose your favourite fruit juice to go with breakfast. It's tasty, it's refreshing and it's also one of your 5 a day. You can only count this as one though, no matter how much you drink.

Cereal with banana slices

With Cereal

If you have a bowl of cereal for breakfast, try adding chopped fruit like an apple, banana or berries. That's another portion already.

Canned sweetcorn

Canned & Frozen

Canned and frozen veg count as well, so try peas, sweetcorn and carrots. Adding canned chickpeas or kidney beans to a salad or soup will really help fill you up, while also counting towards your 5 a day.

Banana

Fresh Fruit

If you're going to be out, carry a couple of fresh pieces of fruit in your bag for mid-morning or afternoon snacks.

Chicken wrap and salad

Side Salad

If you make a habit of having salad with dinner, you'll clock up another portion without even noticing it. A small bowl of salad counts as a portion towards your 5 a day.

Ham sandwich

Sandwich

If you add tomatoes, lettuce or cucumber to your sandwiches at lunchtime it can help you cut down on spread or mayonnaise. Be generous with your salad and it'll add another portion towards your 5 a day.

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