People should consume at least 5, 80gram portions of a variety of fruits and vegetables per day. 

That's 400grams, minimum!

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Potatoes and other root veg don't count!

Think dark leafy greens like broccoli and spinach.

Eat red peppers, carrots, mushrooms, oranges, bananas etc.

Tip: Go for lot's of different colours.

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Check out the NHS eat well guide:

Use these statements to guide a healthy diet:

• eat AT LEAST 5 a day

• Starchy foods like potatoes, bread, rice or pasta should form the base of meals.

• Consume some dairy or dairy alternatives (such as soya drinks which are fortified with calcium and other vitamins and minerals).

• Eat some 'protein foods' like beans, pulses, fish, eggs, white unprocessed meat and other protein.

• Cut down on red and processed meat as these have been labelled cancerous and probably cancerous by the World Health Organisation.

•  Consume unsaturated oils and spreads over saturated and eat in small amounts.

• Drink plenty of water.

• Keep free sugar content down.

• What's free sugar?

• Free sugar is sugar that has been stripped (freed) of it's natural state. For example, sugar in oranges isn't bad for health (although you may want to brush your teeth after eating them). However, if you strip the fibre away the sugar could be considered free sugar. Sugar is soft drinks often has the fibre and micronutrients stripped away.

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