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A daily intake of fresh fruit is unquestionably good for your health.  But how much is enough ?
Health authorities differ slightly on the exact amounts, but the rule of thumb is that vegetables and fruit should be eaten at each mealtime and should comprise around a third of an adult’s daily food consumption. 
In the UK, the average adult consumes around 2 – 3 serves of fruit and veggies a day, which is below the recommended serving of five portions.A federal government initiative in Australia is encouraging adults and children to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, as the average Aussie adult only eats between one and two portions of fruit a day.The campaign urges people to have a daily intake of two portions of fruit and five portions of vegetables. 
Of course we know that fruit is good for us.Is there any reason that we don’t eat more of it ?
Fruit contains lots of important vitamins including Vitamin C, minerals and fibre and is very nutritious.Unlike refined sugar, fructose which is the main sugar in fruit, is absorbed slowly into the bloodstream, so you don’t get those energy fluctuations. 
Consider this when reaching for the biscuit or bag of crisps when the hunger pangs strike.One of the world’s leading organisations that helps people with weight issues, gives each different food a points value.For example, a small apple equates to 0.5 points, one choc chip cookie is one point and a packet of crisps is a huge 5.5 points.  And as for that chocolate muffin…. hard to believe, but it’s a massive 9 points.  Now that’s a bucket load of apples !

Here are some pointers as to what constitutes one serving of fruit :
* One piece of medium sized fruit including apples, pears, bananas, oranges, mandarines
* A slice of melon (any type) or pineapple
* about 150ml of grapes
* 20ml of dried fruit
* 250ml tinned or chopped fruit
And before you reach for a cup of apple juice, remember that it will contain around 115 calories as opposed to a medium apple which is only around 80 calories.You’ll feel more satisfied if you eat fruit whole, plus you get more health benefits too.It’s also worth noting that dried fruits contain much more sugar by weight than whole fresh fruit because they lose water and bulk when dried.  So when you eat a handful of dried fruit, you are eating many more calories than you would if you ate that same amount of fresh fruit.
And with so much being said and written about health and wellbeing, more and more employers are realising that if their workforce is healthier, then morale and productivity will improve.One of the ways of doing this is for employers to have fruit baskets delivered directly to the workplace so that employees have regular access to healthy snacks. 
Perth fruit box delivery company, Fruit Boost, has been delivering carefully selected seasonal fruit direct from the farmers’ markets to offices for many years, and says their fruit-eating clients are in better health thanks to the on-tap goodness.
The old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away rings true and a fresh fruit delivery every week will probably keep your workforce away from the doctor and at their desk.  

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