Fruits have skins and are actually like nature's ready-packed snacks. The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten!

A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too. There are many salad combinations which are worth trying. Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing, but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce, dark-green water-cress, two or three grated brussel sprouts, or some finely cut spring cabbage.

Dark-green leaves should form the basis, then build with a selection of other colours, carrots, peppers, radishes and others. It can be differently beautiful every time, but big!

An ideal combination for packed Tiffin or lunch would be a few nuts, mixed with dried fruit, a tablespoon of dressing, a small vegetable pie, a bunch of grapes, a slice of nut roast, some savoury rice, vegetable dips and sticks of crunchy vegetables, marinaded tomatoes and others, or small well rinsed olives, either black or green.