Nutrition expert Margareta McNamara is hoping her fresh fruit deliveries will give a healthy glow to the workers of Sussex.

As far as the Burgess Hill housewife is concerned, the future is oranges, apples and a healthy constitution.

Margareta said: "The simplest route to a healthier diet is to eat more fruit.

"That is easier said than done if you're at work all day and the canteen specialises in chips.

"That's why I've started Fruit En Route: Baskets of fresh fruit delivered daily to offices and business premises across Mid Sussex."

Fruit En Route was masterminded by Swedish-born Margareta with the help of her family. She was inspired to promote UK workplace fruit consumption by a business trip to Scandinavia last year.

She said: "Many major Scandinavian employers provide their staff with a supply of fresh fruit.

"But it's more than just a delicious treat for office-bound workers. It really does help cut down on winter coughs and colds and reduces the level of sick leave."

Margareta is gearing up to launch Fruit En Route this month.

She and her team will deliver customised baskets of quality seasonal fruit to local business premises where she hopes that a fruit break will become as popular as tea and coffee breaks.

She said: "All the health experts agree we should eat at least five servings of fruit or vegetables every day and, if it is delivered to your office, it makes it so much easier to enjoy a healthy diet."

Margareta can be contacted on 0774 047 4627.