Sometimes I have less and other times I have more, the same with my kids. I try not to worry about it since I heard that the amount of 5 was plucked out if thin air. I have a friend who has never eaten fruit or veg and she is perfectly healthy.
At least that. An orange first thing, then a few walnuts and dried apricots in my porridge, for breakfast. A banana and a slice of wholemeal bread for lunch. In the evening at least two different vegetables with dinner.
I agree Ummm, the trouble is it's practically turned into a religion. On the whole I eat plenty of veg, not much fruit but some days I just don't want any of it, the kids are typical and have never been overjoyed at the prospect of seeing them on their plate, although they love salad so most days there will be a bowl of that sitting on the dinner table.
even smoothies aren't all that good as according to the dietician i used to visit, they take the natural goodness out of the fruit, her words, not mine.
if one can just eat the fruit as it is. I usually prepare several portions of veg with dinner and three portions of fruit for after dinner, not so hard really.
additives perhaps and many of these drinks have a lot of sugar, and as i said that was the dieticians words, they don't always get it right, but i took it on board. Stopped making my own, and just ate the fruit.