The concept of Five-a-day was introduced to the UK because the Health authorities thought that the 9+ a day actually recommended by researchers would be too much for us to cope with.  Talk about ‘nanny state’.  Now they’re actually daring to say that’s not enough.  Of course if 5 is set as the ‘to aim for’ target, people will think that 3 or so will do. NO – it won’t !!

We should eat 9 – 13 portions of raw, fresh, fruit & veg each day – and most should be veg.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/01/fruit-and-vegetables-seven-portions-ucl-study

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10735633/Healthy-diet-means-10-portions-of-fruit-and-vegetables-per-day-not-five.html