Portion Sizes
Teenage girls need 7 to 8 portions of fruit and veg a day; teenage boys require 9 portions for good health. But what is one portion? This chart shows you how much of each food is one portion size.
Fruit(fresh, tinned, dried) |
Vegetables |
Other |
Apples |
Baby corn |
Baked Beans, pulses |
Apple, dried |
Beans (runner, cooked) |
Any pulse |
Avocado |
Beansprouts, fresh |
Dates |
Banana |
Beetroot |
Dried apricots |
Fruit juice/smoothie |
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Cherries |
Brussel sprouts |
Mixed vegatable packs |
Gooseberries |
Raisins |
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Grapes |
Cauliflower |
Ratatouille |
Kiwi fruit |
Celery |
Tomatoes canned |
Kumquat |
Chick peas |
Tomato puree |
Lychees |
Cherry tomatoes |
Vegetable soup |
Mango |
Chinese leaves |
Vegetable sticks |
Melon |
Courgettes |
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Oranges |
Curly Kale |
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Nectarine |
Leeks |
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Peaches |
Lettuce/salad leaves |
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Pears |
Lentils |
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Pineapple |
Mangetout/sugar snap peas |
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Plums |
Mixed vegetables |
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Raisins |
Mushrooms |
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Raspberries |
Olives |
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Rhubarb |
Peas |
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Satsumas or clementines |
Pepper |
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Strawberries |
Radish |
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Tomatoes |
Spinach |
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Swede |
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Sweet corn |
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Sweet potato |
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