Supermarket savvy

Juices
2 litres apple
2 litres tomato

I can cheat on my five portions a day of fruit and veg by incorporating one or the other as a drink between meals. Tomato juice is a brilliant source of lycopene and because the tomato has been processed, the lycopene is more easily absorbed by the body.

Room for improvement

Here’s what I’m short on:

• Fatty acids. I’m not too keen on oily fish, except salmon, so I often buy Columbus eggs that are enriched with fatty acids. Because they are expensive I usually only eat one egg every other week.
  
• Nuts. These are a good source of vitamin E, an antioxidant nutrient, so I should try to eat more of these. They are high in calories and fat (though they contain the ‘healthy’ kind of fat) so I shouldn’t overindulge.
  
• Green leafy vegetables. These provide folate, a B vitamin needed to prevent neural tube defects in babies, and help protect against heart disease.