Is 7-a-Day the new 5-a-day?

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Once upon a time, an apple a day kept the doctor away.

Then came five-a-day - the recommended amount of fruit and veg to keep your doctor as far away as we thought possible.

But now it seems that seven is the magic number as new research suggests that 7-a-day might not only leave your GP writing forget-me-nots but will also keep death from knocking on your door too soon.


However, before this ground-breaking fruit news came to light Fruit for the Office HQ were already told on a daily basis that even 5-a-day is hard enough for most people, especially consistently busy office workers.

So now it's 7-a-day and with promises of living longer (no matter what age you start incorporating seven portions of fruit and veg into you diet) it just makes good sense to make today the day you start eating more fruit and vegetables!

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Pure Fruit Juice



None of that watered down, from concentrate nonsense. Get out the juicer and go to town on your fruit bowl or even just head to your local supermarket and keep an eye out for any juice that is 100% fruit - no filler, no sugar, no rubbish - or it won't count!

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Soup Bases



Not reserved for use only in vegetable soups, you can easily pack a portion (or two or even three!) into your soup. Most packaged soups contain sugar, salt and additives so dust off the slow cooker and add as many vegetables - and/or meat, stock and seasonings - as you like! Soup is cheap and almost impossible to get wrong and it's perfectly easy to pop into a tupperware and heat up on your lunch break!

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Don't Forget Frozen

There seems to be some kind of stigma against frozen fruit and veg but for an office employee who's always on the go, there's no reason to not have some freezer space reserved for a bag of frozen fruit to top yoghurt, frozen spinach to mix in with an omelette or even frozen stir fry veg to save you from retrieving a questionable bag of brown beansprouts from the back of the fridge a week later.





Tweet us @office_fruit if you've been trying to make the move from 5-a-day to 7-a-day!
Also, let us know in the comments if you think having an office fruit supplier would help most office workers to achieve this - or if Fruit for the Office already supply your London office, tell or tweet us if you think it's making a difference to your health!

Vodka Watermelon: A Cheeky Way to Get 5-a-Day

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It's summer and - one of these days! - it will get seriously hot. Watermelon is a refreshing staple of any garden party but sometimes it can do with a little kick, something to spike it with that'll get your guests feeling healthy and hydrated but also a little more inclined to dance...

A vodka watermelon is a great addition to any summer party, will definitely get your guests talking (and maybe also a little unable to stand!) and is also available from your office fruit supplier!



How to make a vodka watermelon:

• Buy a large and preferably seedless watermelon along with any size bottle or brand of vodka (flavoured vodkas, especially lime or strawberry can also be used to add a different flavour and use different size bottles depending on how cheeky you want your melon to be!)
• Using a sharp knife, cut a circular hole into the watermelon, deep enough that it reaches the middle of the red flesh and wide enough that it will fit a funnel. (If you are transporting the watermelon to a party make sure not to throw away the 'plug' as it will come in handy to close the hole)
• Insert a funnel into the hole and begin to pour the vodka in slowly as the watermelon will take time - maybe several hours - to absorb a whole bottle of vodka. Continue this process until the bottle is empty and all vodka has gone from the funnel.
• Whilst waiting for each funnel load of vodka to be absorbed, keep the watermelon in the fridge to maintain freshness.
• Keep the watermelon refrigerated until all vodka has been absorbed (normally 24 hours depending on the amount of vodka) and is ready to serve.
• Slice the watermelon into wedges and serve as they are or on lolly sticks.
• Enjoy and make sure only those over the legal drinking age consume these treats as they contain pure alcohol!

Get your Fashion 5-a-day with Fruit and Veg Prints

Trying to get your 5-a-day? With fruit and veg fashion hitting the runway for the Spring/Summer season, what better way to get it than printed on dresses, tops, shoes and jewellery?

If you’re feeling particularly fruitful with your cash then splash out on these designer items:

                                    J.Crew – Apple print skirt - £130 Easton                       Pearson – Silk orange print top - £445

                                 Mother – Cherry print skinny jeans - £250   Dolce & Gabbana – Onion earrings - £185 

Or if you’re trying to keep all your apples in one basket then try these high street lookalikes:

                         Wal G at Topshop – Fruit print dress - £32                 H&M – Fruit and veg print blouse - £19.99

 

New Look – Tropical fruit headscarf - £1              Schuh – Cherry print peep-toe heel - £45

Now you can feel as healthy as can be tucking into your office fruit whilst being donned head to toe in  matching clobber, no matter what your budget. 

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We are now 5-A-Day Approved!

We have been awarded the use of the government 5-A-Day logo on all of our products, boxes and marketing material!

Our application was granted after the goverment body that license the logo made investigations into the services we offer and allowed us full use of the prestigious mark. Hoorah!