Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Department for Health has issued guidance to people about increasing their vegetable intake.

The Government recommends eating at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day as part of a healthy balanced diet.

This is reflected through a variety of communications including the Eatwell Guide - Public Health England’s catering guidance, available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthier-and-more-sustainable-catering-a-toolkit-for-serving-food-to-adults

The Government’s 5 A Day campaign through the Change4Life campaign and the NHS Choices website.