In the UK, the 5 A Day campaign is based on advice from the World Health Organization and recommends eating a minimum of 400g of fruit and vegetables a day.
She explains: "The boys love pasta so we’ll do that in various ways. On a cheap and easy day, I will chuck a couple of veggie stock cubes in with the pasta when it cooks which gives it lots of flavour. Then I'll just add salt and pepper and it costs next to nothing.Healthy and cheap meal ideas Things like mushrooms, asparagus, green beans and onion are great in pasta dishes, Claire explains, and can often be picked up for cheap.
"We’ve got two big drawers at the bottom of the fridge which is always stacked with fruit. When they come in they’re crazy-hungry." Throughout the week, Claire will often pop into the local garage for bread or milk but won't walk out without checking the reduced section first. She explains: "It's just common sense really. Just because it said to use by today, fruit and veg can quite easily go at least a week over, not all of them, and still be perfectly fine.
She also suggests grabbing varieties that are currently in season which will certainly keep the cost down and avoid those which are out of season as they tend to cost way more.The mum-of-six says a great way to get the kids eating more fruit and veg is to get them involved in the cooking. She reveals: "I used to run an after school club and we planted our own veggies from seeds. The kids helped me grow them, water them and they saw the whole process from the beginning.
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