candyfloss,
The recommendation is for a minimum of 5 portions of fruit AND vegetables per day, not 5 of each.
A portion (for adults) weighs approximately 80gms. Another way of measuring a portion is the amount you can comfortably hold in the palm of your hand.
A glass (250ml) of 100% juice (fruit or vegetable juice) counts as 1 portion.
Beans or pulses (kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc.) count only once per day, no matter how much you consume.
The reason I know this is because I was on a course to develop health promotion skills and was given the 5-a-day booklet by one of the other trainees! The booklets should be available from your Doctor or you can visit the website at
http://www.nhs.uk/5aday
Hope this helps a little.
Regards,
K