Here at Kick Start we suggest a balanced and healthy diet full of vegetables and fruit but without the stress of counting up (TOP TIP: if you find taking greens hard then try a green juice!)

But DID YOU KNOW what 1 of your 5 a day actually looks like? Well this may surprise you:

 

RED

2 HANDFULS STRAWBERRIES

14 CHERRIES

7 CHERRY TOMATOES

10 RADISHES

1/2 RED PEPPER

 

PURPLE

2 FIGS

1/2 AUBERGINE

7 SLICES BEETROOT

10 BLACKBERRIES

 

WHITE

1 LEEK

1 ONION

8 SPRING ONIONS

3 TABLESPOONS BUTTER BEANS

8 FLORETS CAULIFLOWER

14 BUTTON MUSHROOMS

 

GREEN

1/2 AVOCADO

1 APPLE

1 PEAR

1/2 COURGETTE

1 BOWL RAW SPINACH

1 BOWL LETTUCE LEAVES

2 HANDFULS CABBAGE

4 TABLESPOONS KALE

8 BRUSSELS SPROUTS

5 ASPARAGUS SPEARS

 

YELLOW

1 SLICE PINEAPPLE

3 TABLESPOONS CHICKPEAS

3 TABLEPSOONS SWEETCORN

1 BANANA

 

ORANGE

1 ORANGE

2 SLICES MANGO

3 TABLESPOONS BUTTERNUT SQUASH

1 SWEET POTATO

3 TABLESPOONS SLICED CARROT

3 APRICOTS

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Lauren Smedley