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First: How much? You need around 3 servings of fruit daily. One serving is equal to one piece of a larger fruit, such as an apple or banana, or roughly a handful of smaller fruit such as grapes, berries, or apricots.- Use fruit in your morning smoothie. We recommend making vegetable smoothies, too, so you may also need to eat fruit during the day.
- Put an apple, pear, or banana in your lunch box for the office—and do the same for the kids’ lunchboxes for school.
- Add berries, chopped dried fruit, or sliced banana to hot cereal or granola at breakfast for a healthy alternative to sugar-coated cereals. If your cereal still needs sweetening, add some raw honey or a little maple sugar.
- Keep a well-stocked fruit bowl somewhere prominent to remind you to eat fruit.
- Eat fruit or dried fruit, such as apricots or prunes, with some nuts and seeds as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack.
- Notice what is in season at the moment and try to buy that – it is likely to be fresher and have more flavor.
- Jam contains antioxidants and can be easily included on whole wheat toast or whole grain muffins. Try to use all-fruit jam.
- If you have fruit going uneaten in the fruit bowl, try chopping it all up into a fruit salad. Add a touch of orange juice and some chopped mint or other herbs as dressing.
- If you have fruit starting to get old, try stewing it or using it in pies and other desserts.
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Ten tips to get your 3 fruits a day
First: How much? You need around 3 servings of fruit daily. One serving is equal to one piece of a larger fruit, such as an apple or banana, or roughly a handful of smaller fruit such as grapes, berries, or apricots.↧