12 ways to get your five a day

Eat strawberries as one of your daily fruit portions

12 ways to get your five a day

5. A mini packet of raisins
1 portion
Around ½ to 1 tablespoon of currants, raisins or two dried apricots or prunes is the equivalent of one portion.

6. A smoothie (with whole fruits is best)
Up to 2 portions
A smoothie counts as at least one portion - often two or more. But how can you tell? Go for those with lots of information on the label. Smoothies made from whole fruits are best, as they contain fibre.

7. A home-made blueberry milkshake
2 portions
Home-made shakes help pile up the portions. However, takeaway shakes made without real fruit don't count. As 80g of blueberries equals one portion, it should be easy to make a two-portion shake. The vegetables have to add up to 80g to count as a portion, so you'll need one large tomato and a generous helping of cucumber to make up the weight.

8. Chicken and vegetable stir fry
2-3 portions
It's easy to get two or even three portions of vegetables into a stir fry, so go for a wide and colourful selection - red and green peppers, onion, broccoli, beansprouts, sweet potatoes and so on.