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Here are ten easy snacks you can reach for when you need a SIRT top-up.

1 Green tea

1 cup (200ml) • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 0 calories

Never, ever, underestimate the healthy SIRT boost that a cup of green tea can give you. Have as many cups as you can per day – I recommend at least two cups. Not only that, the SIRTs in green tea are cumulative so you can get up to four portions of SIRTs daily if you have four cups of green tea or more.

2 Red grapes

10 grapes • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 30 calories

A very easy and low-calorie way to get one of your SIRT portions. Keep a punnet or two in the fridge and have a handful at breakfast or lunch or even both!

3 Apples

1 apple • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 47 calories

An apple a day really does keep the doctor a way. Reach for an apple as an after-lunch treat. It will help keep sugar cravings at bay too.

4 Cocoa

2 tsp/10g cocoa • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 33 calories

Try making a chocolate shot with 2 tsp cocoa, 1 tsp sugar and 30ml milk. Mix the cocoa and sugar together with a little boiling water from the kettle to make a smooth paste. Stir in the milk. An (almost) instant chocolate hit with only 68 calories.

5 Olives

6 large black or green olives • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 75 calories

A versatile snack in the afternoon or a pre-dinner treat. Serve at room temperature to get a fuller flavour.

6 Freshly pressed orange juice

1 small glass (200ml) • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 77 calories

Squeeze your own or buy fresh orange juice. It must be not from concentrate and with juicy bits.

7 Blackberries

15 blackberries • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 32 calories

Another easy SIRT fix to keep in your fridge. Available in the supermarket or your nearest hedgerow. Also great as a frozen treat.

8 Dark chocolate 85%

6 squares/20g chocolate • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 125 calories

Get your chocolate hit here! If you prefer 70% dark chocolate, you’ll need 9 squares/30g, which will be 180 calories.

9 Pomegranate seeds

50g/half a small pack • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day • 50 calories

Easy to obtain while on the go, pomegranate seeds pack a large SIRT punch and you only need half a 100g pack to get one of your SIRT portions.

10 Blueberries

25 blueberries (80g) • 1 of your sirt 5 a day • 36 cals

One large handful of blueberries is all you need to get your SIRT 5 a day.