Eat more fruit and vegetables

Healthy eating is a key part of the Choose n Move programme.

Making sure you include fruit and vegetables in your daily diet is important because:

they provide your body with important vitamins, such as vitamin C, and minerals
they help you maintain a healthy weight
they are good sources of fibre and antioxidants which keep your body healthy
they help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers
most fruit and vegetables are naturally low in fat.

Eatwell plate

The Eatwell plate, designed by the Food Standards Agency, helps make healthy eating easy to understand.

It shows the types and proportions of foods that make up a healthy, well-balanced diet and the quantities you need from each food group.

For more information, visit www.eatwell.gov.uk

Portion sizes

Fruit and vegetables should make up about a third of your daily diet. You should aim to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day.

Download Choose n Move portion size factsheet (PDF - 379KB)

Food safety tips

It's important to make sure fruit and vegetables are prepared correctly.

Download Choose n Move food safety factsheet (PDF - 201KB)