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Ten tips to get your 3 fruits a day

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  1. 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.
  2. Use fruit in your morning smoothie. We recommend making vegetable smoothies, too, so you may also need to eat fruit during the day.
  3. Put an apple, pear, or banana in your lunch box for the office—and do the same for the kids’ lunchboxes for school.
  4. 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.
  5. Keep a well-stocked fruit bowl somewhere prominent to remind you to eat fruit.
  6. Eat fruit or dried fruit, such as apricots or prunes, with some nuts and seeds as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack.
  7. Notice what is in season at the moment and try to buy that – it is likely to be fresher and have more flavor.
  8. Jam contains antioxidants and can be easily included on whole wheat toast or whole grain muffins. Try to use all-fruit jam.
  9. 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.
  10. If you have fruit starting to get old, try stewing it or using it in pies and other desserts.

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