Ten top tips to increase your intake of fruit and vegetables…..

ONE: Sprinkle fresh or dried fruit onto your breakfast cereal.

TWO: Swap a snack for some dried apricots, a banana or an apple.

THREE: Stock up on frozen and canned veg, they all count towards your 5 a day

FOUR: At lunch add salad to your sandwich or as a side dish for a main meal.

FIVE: Keep your fruit bowl stocked up and in sight for those mid morning rumbles.

SIX: Add extra vegetables to your dishes, even if it is a takeaway or ready meal.

SEVEN: Swap your fizzy drink for a glass of 100% fruit juice.

EIGHT: Soups are a great way to include lots of different vegetables, and you could make extra to freeze for when you don't have time to cook.

NINE: Start the morning with a smoothie, blend fresh, canned or frozen fruit with semi-skimmed milk or fruit juice.

TEN: If you are not keen on vegetables you could hide them in a tomato sauce and have it with some pasta, a tin of chopped tomatoes also counts towards your 5 a day.