Drop the peeler, eating the skins of fruit and vegetables could boost your nutritional intake of vitamins, combat cancer and increase your energy levels.

Dr Marilyn Glenville, former president of the Food and Health Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine, says: "All fruit and vegetables have a "bio-synergy", which means the nutritional benefits of each part are reinforced by the others."

And the skin is not the only healthy bit we discard stalks and cores can also be packed with nutrients.

Here, we reveal the fruit and vegetables you should try to eat whole...

Kiwi fruit, Pineapple, Brocolli, Bananas, Garlic, Citrus Fruits, Pumpkin, butternut and other squashes, Potatoes.

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