Meanings of more portions in English

Some 45 per cent of consumers said they ate five or more portions a day.

Only 14 per cent of unemployed people eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables each day.

Eating more portions of fruit and vegetables a day provides a health benefit and would save more lives, researchers say.

Almost three-quarters of the population do not consume the recommended minimum five or more portions of fruit and vegetables every day.

A University College London team concluded that seven or more portions was healthier than the government's current recommendation of five portions.

Results: 8.5% of children ate 5 or more portions of fruit and vegetables per day.

It cuts the lawn into two or more portions, and thereby makes it look smaller and spoils the effect of the picture.

In the case of a second removal by ice, one or more portions would become detached and be drifted to different points further on.

If you use every last morsel, a high-quality, plump bird can be broken down into 12 or more portions costing less than £1.50 each.

When asked the same question in 2006, 25 per cent of people said they ate five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day.