Eating more Fruit and Vegetables

• Whether fresh, frozen, tinned or dried, fruit and vegetables make an important addition to any meal. They are high in fibre and fill you up and therefore help people lose weight, so serve them in big portions not just as a garnish!
• If you use tinned varieties make sure you go for those tinned in juice or water. Wash off syrup or brine before use.
• Allow people to add their own dressings to salads, provide them separately
• Cooking methods are very important, try steaming some of your vegetables to help them retain more nutrients and flavour. This minimises the need for salt.
• Don't add any fat once the vegetables are cooked!
• Always provide fresh fruit as an option for dessert, fruit platters or fresh/dried or tinned fruit salads are also always popular.
• Try offering fruit or fruit juices with some of the less healthy options on your menu e.g. every bacon sandwich comes with a glass of fruit juice.

Hints, Tips and Ideas..

• Offer some low fat yoghurt based salad dressings, these can be easily prepared and they are much lower in calories than oil. Or try using fruit purees as a base for a dressing.
• Also try commercially available fat free dressings to add variety.
• Add fresh or dried fruit to salads to add variety and flavour.
• Offer fresh fruit or fruit based dishes such as mousses, crumbles or baked fruit.
• Use fruit purees as sauces for ice creams
• Add fresh, poached or dried fruits to cakes, muffins and biscuits.