Get your ‘Famous Five’ fruit and vegetables a day!

Struggling to reach the ‘Famous Five’ a day? Try these top tips to eat more fruit and vegetable daily..

1. 
   Start as you mean to go on! Get fruity (and veggie) at breakfast
   Make a smoothie with all your favourite fruits. Add 1 tbsp of jumbo rolled oats and a dash
   of cinnamon or nutmeg. Or have a Superfood Green Smoothie – blend kale, celery, apple,
   mango and avocado together with 2 tbsp of ground flaxseed and pure water …Yummy!
2. 
   Add at least 1 vegetable to breakfast wherever you are.
   Eggs and vegetables are a good way to start the day – try a veggie omelette or grilled
   tomatoes with poached eggs. Toast with tomato and avocado is always a winner.
3. 
   Time to swap?
   Swap your crisps for carrots! Most sandwich shops now sell pre cut carrots, celery, apples
   and melon – you can even find them in W H Smiths and Boots….
4. 
   Snack time?
   Take your own to work – cut up peppers to have with hummus, apple with nuts, or try
   something different …. Celery and peanut/ cashew nut butter (it’s really good!)
   Avoid a trip to the snack machine by keeping a fruit bowl on your desk at work.
5. 
   Time to be creative
   Create your own sauce. Apples, berries and olives make wonderful sauces and dressings for
   salads, meals and desserts.
   Sneak vegetables into sauces. Add finely chopped onions, mushrooms, courgettes, peppers,
   tomatoes to sauces. The smaller you chop them the less likely you or the kids will notice
   them!
6. 
   Not enough time?
   If you’re short on time go for packets of pre cut vegetables. They are more expensive but
   worth it if you eat them (remember to rinse before cooking).
7. 
   Have it delivered
   Try ordering a mixed box from your local farm delivery scheme. Not only will it be organic
   and in season but you’ll probably discover new things to try, many come with recipes too.
8. 
   Plan ahead
   Make a large batch of soup at the weekend and have it for lunch or before dinner through
   the week.
9. 
   Variety is the spice of life
   Experiment with different vegetables like adding sweet potato to curries. or fruit like
   pomegranate, apple or grapes to salads.
10. 
    Dessert?
    Freeze it! Frozen bananas are cheap, easy, delicious and healthy. Or to beat those winter
    blues…Stuffed baked apples and pears make wonderful winter warmers.

Soon you will reach your 5 a day so easily that you will be aiming for 7 portions a day!

Nourishing well wishes

Angelique

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regimes, using any supplements or before making any changes in prescribed medications or food programmes.