From wine to Spaghetti Hoops, which unexpected foods count as one of your five-a-day and which don’t?
Wine — NO
Millions of wine lovers will be disappointed to hear grapes don’t count because of wine’s alcohol content.
Apple pie — NO
You’d have to have a huge portion to get anywhere close to having an 80g serving of apple. If you did, the pie would provide so much fat and sugar that it could never be seen as healthy.
Orange juice — YES
Having a 150ml serving of OJ counts as one of your five-a-day — but having 300ml doesn’t mean you can tick off two.
Houmous — YES
Houmous counts because chickpeas are a pulse vegetable. Eat it with carrots, cucumber and pepper and you’ll easily bump this up to two of your five.
Onions — YES
Often used in sauces or part of side dishes, you may forget that onions are part of your five-a-day. Roast one alongside a Sunday lunch or add six spring onions to a salad.
Tomato ketchup — NO
Big brands claim to use 148g of tomatoes to make 100g of sauce, but added sugar and the fact you only have 15g in a serving makes this a no!
Spaghetti Hoops — YES
Tomatoes make up 41 per cent of this popular Heinz snack, so half a standard tin can count as one of your five-a-day.
Fruit jam — NO
Most jams contain approximately 60 per cent sugar and as little as 20 per cent fruit.