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Five a Day Explained
15/01/09
Fresh Fruit as part of your Five a Day
In order to have the right amount of fruit and vegetables per day for good health, you need to consume 80g per portion of both fruit and vegetables. It will be easier if we look at some examples:
1. Two Apples, One banana, One 80g portion of carrots, One 80g portion of Peas.
Example one consists of two portions of the same kind of fruit (Apples) so this is only FOUR of the five a day.
2. One Apple, One Banana, One Pear, One Plum, One Orange.
Example two contains only fruit. Vegetables are needed as well to make the five a day so this is at best only FOUR of your five a day.
3. One Apple, One Banana, One portion of mixed carrots, sweet corn and peas.
Example three has five different fruit and vegetables in it but does not have enough of them. In order to count as three separate portions of vegetables, the mixed vegetables would need to be at least 240g! This is therefore only THREE of your five a day.
4. One Apple, One Banana, One 80g portion of Carrots, One 80g portion of Peas, One 80g portion of Potato (Either Jacket, Chips, Mashed, Grilled, Roasted etc).
Example four has potato included which does not count as one of your five a day. Potato is a staple carbohydrate and not included in your five a day despite being a vegetable. This is therefore only FOUR of your five a day.
Just bear in mind that eating the same thing does not count as extra portions and potato in all its forms does not count as a portion at all.
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