Booklet 2 Fruit And Vegetables Flashcards
How many portions of fruit and veg should you eat in a day
5 portions
What nutrient do fruits and veg have a lot of
Vitamin C
Which helps protect our bodies against minor infections like colds.
What are you less likely to develop if you eat lots of fruit and vegetables
You are less likely to develop CORONARY HEART DISEASE
AND SOME CANCERS
What do the skins of fruit and vegetables have a lot of
Dietary fibre
Which helps prevent constipating
Do potatoes count as 1 of your 5 a day
No. Because they are in the starchy carbohydrates section on the eat-well guide
How big is 1 portion of vegetables
About the size of the palm of your hand.
For an older adolescent this is about 80 grams
How can fresh fruit/vegetables be incorporated into meals or snacks
Add chopped fruit into yogurt
Add lettuce and tomato into a ham sandwich
How can frozen fruit/vegetables be incorporated into meals or snacks
Make a smoothie out of frozen fruit
Add frozen peas or corn to a pasta dish
How can dried fruit/vegetables be incorporated into meals or snacks
Add dried cranberries to a cookie
Add dried fruit to granola
How can tinned fruit/vegetables be incorporated into meals or snacks
Tinned tomatoes into paste sauce
Greek yogurt with tinned apricots
How can juices/ smoothies of fruits/vegetables be incorporated into meals or snacks
Apple juice to a smoothie
Blend berries in a smoothie
How much is 1 portion of bananas/orange/pear/apple
One thing
How much is 1 portion of grapefruit or avocado
Half of it
How much is 1 portion of melon or pineapple
A slice
How much is one portion of plums/satsumas
Two of it
