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achieving your '5 a day'

Need help achieving your '5 a day'? With today's fast-paced culture of work-life balance, grab-and-go lunches, how do you ensure you get your daily-recommended portions of fruit or vegetables? Some people choose to rely on artificial supplements to fill the gap. Adding pure fruit smoothies to your daily menu is a great natural way to stock up on those essential vitamins. Food for thought during International Smoothie Week.

Fruit - first thing! True smoothies can help increase your daily-recommended intake of fruit. As you tuck into your morning breakfast cereal why not get a head start and wash it down with a fresh fruit smoothie? If you are unsure what qualifies as a true smoothie, get clued up here!

Send smoothies to school Most smoothies come in handy lunch box size containers, so are ideal alternatives to a dessert or yoghurt. Replace a fizzy drink with a pure fruit smoothie in your child's packed lunch and reduce the amount of additives, preservatives and sugar or sweeteners they consume.

Eating apples can ruin your lipstick Sometimes actually eating fruit isn't convenient - smoothies can give you the vitamins and nutrients you need without getting your hands dirty!