Fruity Friday, 14 May 2010, is a campaign by World Cancer Research Fund to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables to reduce the risk of cancer in later life.
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Fruit contains many compounds that are beneficial to health by protecting body cells from damage that can lead to cancer.
The kitchen garden can provide portions of fruit & veg
One adult portion is equivalent to:
- 1 whole apple
- 2 whole plums
- A handful of berries
- handful of cherry tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons of cooked carrots
- 3 tablespoons of cooked peas
- 3 tablespoons of cooked sweetcorn
- 4 tablespoons of green veg, like cabbage
- cereal bowl of salad
Fruity Friday, 14 May 2010, is an annual awareness and fundraising campaign by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK), to increase public awareness of the links between diet, nutrition and cancer prevention, and to raise valuable funds for cancer research and education programmes of cancer prevention.
