How much is five a day? (taken down 17.08.11)

[myhealthytribe]

Whole foods is the way to go for staying healthy. A good goal would be 50% whole foods at each meal.

[BrianonHealth]

wow, i could eat all that for a SNACK. this is NOTHING for fruit and veg

[Bitta32]

go veg

watch Earthlings

[kasiakitty23]

i easily get 5 fruits and veg a day i'm always eating fruits and i also eat a homemade salad as well. when i eat healthier i feel better, thats one good reason to eat healthy. i also try to get out for an hour walk a few times a week when the weather is nice. just by eliminating sugar and grains i have already lost 6 lbs. : ) i eat carbs but the good ones from fruits and veg not the ones from bread.

[lovethenewyou]

A healthy diet is necessary for healthy skin care. Great work!

[adamc404]

why stop at five? 

[MsNicoleTarbuck]

Excellent advice! I like juicing my fruits and veggies to make sure I get 5+ per day!

[karuspery]

To what end? To live longer so the government can put us in care when we are 85 years old and then steal our houses and legacy. I say, eat everything you want to and die when it comes but do not live that lonmg that you need care.

[sweetnluvly07]

a hand full of cherries? YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scrabbler27]

I must admit, i dont eat no where near 5 a day. I eat usally 1-2 a day and eat all junk food. I am 10 1/2 stone and 1/2 stone under weight for my height.

BUT i do eat my branflakes and 1 banana for my breakfast everyday b4 work. I guess that counts for sumthing!

[ralphinio3]

Eat y'rself fitter! (what's a computer?)

[oooooVANESSAooooo]

1 portion of fruit is basically a piece of fruit. like: apple,banana,orange,handful of grapes,about 5 strawberries,2plumbs. 2 satsumas Portion of veg is like: handful of sprouts,a large carrot,qtr of a large cucumber that's what portions are and when they say 5 portions of fruit and veg i think it means 5 of them together so 2 fruit + 3 veg 2 veg + 3 fruit etc

[rubiksking12345]

yea before i thought they meant 5 fruit and 5 vegetables. i was like what?

[LightTruthLove]

The dietitian lady looks very healthy :)

[BestFruitNow]

I eat at least 10 a day...the new slogan be pushed is "fruit and Vegetables - more matters!"

[TheOneAndOnlyMe92]

its like so not obvious she is reading off a tv thing lol

[empire562]

how about 5 a day for a big man...?

[Michael4Rosario]

as well as potatoes not counting as one portion, the same applies to both parsnips and sweetcorn, this is because they contain too much starch and so are not counted in our guidelines, even though they are all vegetables.

[Pneumothorax]

According to this, I currently eat around 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day!

[TheSilencer44]

Before the Government & NHS try to wrap us all in cotton wool and force us all to be skinny non smokers, perhaps they should take a look at their own weight problems and nicotine habbits.

I visit hospitals frequently and quite often in the no smoking areas you will find overweight staff puffing their cancer sticks.

Have you seen how many overweight staff work in our hospitals.

Practice what you preach NHS!!!

[GurglingAnimal]

This is so such an unfair comment. It is government guidelines, not the lifestyle of the nurses and doctors that is being analysed. Nurses and Doctors are humans too and have all the failings of everyone else.

[MaestroEmbassy]

I guess he is trying to take advantage of the "set an example" card, I gotta admit I kindda agree with him, do you think kids would learn if they saw teachers messing about and partying every 5 seconds while shooting up, its all about setting an example and flossing.

[Elizabeth01010101]

So do you need 5 portions of fruit and 5 portions of vegetables per day? Or is it either/or? Because I don't like fruit at all but I like vegetables.

[Pneumothorax]

The usual recommendation is 2 portions of fruit and 3 of vegetables each day, based on the idea that fruit contains more sugar.

[allykat44]

I actually believe that 80% of your calories should come from fruit and vegetables, in other words there is no way you can eat too much, if you don't like fruit try to vary the color of your vegetables. Also, maybe add a dip or dressing to the fruit like agave nectar to help you get them down. :)

[ok250682]

after watching video for 2nd time, still do not know what is 1 portion.. Is it each plate in your video is consider 1 portion? I saw 5 fruits in 1 plate eg - banana, apples, pear, orange & grapes - is it consider 1 portion? Are we suppose to eat all the food you have displayed on your table per day. Because I saw 5 white bowl & plates of food = 5 portions ?

[pratitt]

having weed also reduce the risk of cancer :) Jai Sambo

[ealing26]

only from the organic producs you will gain some benefit.

[ElRIchitoBandito]

5 portions of chips

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potatoe

potatoe

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5 veg a day

[Pneumothorax]

Afraid not. Strangely enough, potatoes don't count. They're grouped with the starchy foods such as bread and pasta. Looks like you'll have to find another regime. :D

[dreamalie]

What an excellent video! I think it would be helpful to the general public to show this video amongst the adverts, during peak time veiwing! Very informative! Thankyou!

[aikidoh]

does 1 smoothie a day count (with a variety of fruit chucked in)??

[hellomoto170]

well done, if you were watching the video it says that a glass of juice ( smoothie ) counts as one...

[richardmoores]

Because vitamins don't contain any "life". They don't have any electrical energy in them which our bodies need, or sunlight energy which is the source of everything on this planet.

[darkwispers]

im confused is it 5 fruits and 5 veg or just 5 wid a mixture?

[moveinstereo]

mixture.

[Treesiepops]

Great video!

[lestube001]

amen

[CX03]

If only we had more affordable fresh food on sale. I now only eat organics but when I was eating chem foods they were still too expensive for me.

[godlikemicko]

i disagree. £3-£5 gets me a bag of fruit and veg (a weeks worth) at my local market. Same price as two pints of beer

[supersyndrome]

im so goin healthy now! i really liked this video now i know what i can do. thanks for the video.

[TailsClock]

I eat about a 3rd a big cucumber and a whole carrot every day often, at the least. though I was told I was not eating enough :/

[DAiiSYXO]

I'm a frudict! (fruit addict) :]

[empoweredlady1]

Great information. Let's be real what you sow in your body will germinate at some stage. Best to to sow good healthy food and live healthy. Welldone

[Farweasel]

Aw, you just saw that in the film 'Alien'.

[Trendzzere]

we should all eat healthily, seriously people! eat more fruit and veg!

[nexbigting]

it's official, i will watch anything

[BVargas78]

Does a glass of wine count as one of the 5 a day? If so it would be awesome :D

[moonwine]

I can't be sure about that, but i can tell that a glass of red wine with a 2 course meal is healty.

[cleebs]

brilliant to show portion sizes and remind ourselves of what does count.

[bonzaimonkey]

finally someone who simply explains the five a day instead of trying to confuse you.

[PinkDiamondBeth]

If you want to try a new juice thats full of anti oxidents, try pomegrante juice. Well nice.

[tmahboob]

very useful reminder in trying to eat healthy.

[callan666]

Intresting the baked beans suprised me i didn't know they were including as one one of your 5 a day.Currently i'm probably eating about 2-3 pieces of fruit and veg a day which is ok but when you think about it dosn't take that much just to grab a banana when your hungry i guess we'll have to get some dried fruit in soon we have not had that in a long time...