Nutrition : What is the portion size of your 5 a day?
Each of the following is considered to be one portion, and the aim is to have five of these a day:
Fruit
1 medium apple
1 handful of grapes
1 medium glass of fruit juice
7 strawberries
3 whole dried apricots
1 medium banana
1 tablespoon of raisins
Vegetable:
2 broccoli florets
3 heaped tablespoons of peas
Other quick and easy ideas for your Five a Day:
Fruit jelly made with fruit pieces and fruit juice
A pack of “Fruit flakes”, see our reviews
Tinned fruit in a pot with a lid
Little portions of raisins, dried apricots, papaya and dried pineapple in a pot
Individual salad in a pot – chopped up carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, cherry tomatoes, red pepper sticks – all finger foods to nibble on at lunch