Fruits and vegetables, at least 5 a day

Fruits and vegetables are rich in minerals and vitamins. They are an important source of fibre which suppresses our appetite and facilitates digestion. Fruits and vegetables usually provide low calories due to their high water content, thus they are a preferred choice of food to prevent obesity and diabetes.

Fruits and vegetables are also rich in antioxidant nutrients (beta-carotene, vitamins A, C and E, polyphenol …) that could explain their preventive effect, which also helps our cardiovascular system among others.

• Eat vegetables at lunch and dinner, as an appetizer or as an accompaniment to the main course. You can eat them raw or cooked, knowing that it is preferred to eat raw vegetables at least every two days, as some vitamins are partially lost by cooking.
• Fresh fruits can be consumed at breakfast, as a dessert for lunch and dinner, or any other time in the day. If you are hungry, fruits are the perfect snack.
• You can consume fruits in different ways: juice (fresh juice with 100% fruits) or as a smoothie, they bring you the benefits of fruits and can be an easy compromise to help your children or teenager eat fruits.

Recipe for a multivitamin smoothie:

Ingredients :

(for a 750 ml serving)
1 banana
1 apple
1 orange
1 lemon
2 carrots
2 sweetened yogurt

Smoothie preparation :

Put all your fruits in a blender and mix.
Serve fresh.