1 of your 5 a day

Did you know?

Only around 30% of adults aged 19-64 meet the minimum recommendation of five portions of fruit and veg a day¹.

The figure is even lower amongst children - only roughly 10% of boys and 7% of girls aged 11-18 meet the minimum recommendation of five portions of fruit and veg a day*.

*National Diet and Nutrition Survey: results from Years 1 to 4 (combined) of the rolling programme for 2008 and 2009 to 2011 and 2012. Public Health England and Food Standards Agency. Published 14 May 2014

Did you know?

People who drink fruit juice are more likely to reach all 5 of their 5 a day**.

**Gibson, S (2012) Fruit juice consumption in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS 2008-2010): associations with dietary quality and indices of obesity and health. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2012) 71, OCE3, E232