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There’s no doubting the huge health benefits that come from eating fresh fruit.Just how much should we be eating ?
The opinions of health experts do vary, but the general acceptance is that fruit and vegetables should be eaten at every meal, and should account for around thirty percent of the daily total food consumption of an adult.
In the UK, the average adult consumes around 2 - 3 serves of fruit and veggies a day, which is below the recommended serving of five portions.A federal government initiative in Australia is encouraging adults and children to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, as the average Aussie adult only eats between one and two portions of fruit a day.The campaign aims to encourage people to eat a healthy two portions of fruit and five portions of vegetables each day.
We’ve read the articles, listened to the experts - and we know fruit is good for us.Just why aren’t we consuming more of it ?
Fruit is really nutritious and contains a number of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and fibre.Unlike refined sugar, fructose which is the main sugar in fruit, is absorbed slowly into the bloodstream, so you don’t get those energy fluctuations.
And when you feel a pang of hunger, you may want to think about this before biting into that pie or nibbling on a bagful of crisps.One of the world’s leading organisations that helps people with weight issues, gives each different food a points value.For example, a small apple equates to 0.5 points, a chocolate chip biscuit is one point and a packet of chips is 5.5 points.And what about that double chocolate muffin. hard to believe, but it’s a massive 9 points.Now wouldn’t you rather have a load of much more filling - and healthy - apples instead !

Here are some pointers as to what constitutes one serving of fruit :
• A medium apple, peach, banana or orange
* One melon or pineapple slice
* about 150ml of grapes
* two or three pieces of dried fruit
• One cup of chopped or tinned fruit
And before you reach for a cup of apple juice, remember that it will contain around 115 calories as opposed to a medium apple which is only around 80 calories.Eating the whole fruit is much more filling, especially if the skin is left on (only if it’s edible!) as many nutrients are found just under the skin.It’s also worth noting that dried fruits contain much more sugar by weight than whole fresh fruit because they lose water and bulk when dried.So a handful of dried raisins is way more calories than a handful of fresh grapes.
More and more employers are realising that by taking steps to improve the health of their employees, morale will be boosted and productivity enhanced.One of the increasingly popular ways of doing this is to have a fresh fruit delivery made to the office on a regular basis, so that staff have their fruit fill on tap.
Perth fruit box delivery company, Fruit Boost, has been delivering carefully selected seasonal fruit direct from the farmers’ markets to offices for many years, and says their fruit-eating clients are in better health thanks to the on-tap goodness.
The old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away rings true and a fresh fruit delivery every week will probably keep your workforce away from the doctor and at their desk.

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