I need help with fruit/vegetables portions

TinyJimbo
TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm trying to figure out my fruit and vegetable portions. I'm having a bit of a hard time.
Here is what I usually have.

Morning:
Smoothie with 300g of frozen mixed berries

Lunch:
Smoothie with 150g of spinach.

Diner:
Smoothie with 300g of frozen mixed fruits.

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I hope you're kidding. Ever heard of fat and protein?
  • TinyJimbo
    TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
    edited August 2015
    Francl27 wrote: »
    I hope you're kidding. Ever heard of fat and protein?
    Ehe! I eat lots of other stuff!

    That's just the fruit and vegetables I eat daily :smiley:

    I'm trying to figure out how many fruit/vegetables portions I have in that.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    A portion is what you choose to eat at one time. Looks like you eat three portions of fruit and veg per day.

    If that doesn't answer your question (if you have a question), please rephrase :)
  • aledba
    aledba Posts: 564 Member
    As per the food guide in Canada, http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/choose-choix/fruit/serving-portion-eng.php seems as though you're getting about 4-5 servings just from those smoothies
    A serving is usually anywere from 125ml - 250ml.
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    This might help. Our servings are usually 1/2 Cup

    https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/great-value/frozen-mixed-berries
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    TinyJimbo wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    I hope you're kidding. Ever heard of fat and protein?
    Ehe! I eat lots of other stuff!

    That's just the fruit and vegetables I eat daily :smiley:

    I'm trying to figure out how many fruit/vegetables portions I have in that.

    Ok. Phew.

    I limit myself to one or two servings of fruit (you have like 4 or 5 there) but I eat a lot more veggies, because they have less calories.

    So I'd ditch the dinner smoothie and have a lot of veggies instead.
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    edited August 2015
    TinyJimbo wrote: »
    I'm trying to figure out my fruit and vegetable portions. I'm having a bit of a hard time.
    Here is what I usually have.

    Morning:
    Smoothie with 300g of frozen mixed berries

    Lunch:
    Smoothie with 150g of spinach.

    Diner:
    Smoothie with 300g of frozen mixed fruits.

    Are you sure about the weights on your frozen fruit? I only ask because my smoothies basically turn into ice cream if I put more than 100g of frozen fruit in; I can't imagine how much liquid you'd need with 3x the fruit.

    According to the guidelines from Australia, that is 4 serves of fruit and 2 of vegetables.

    http://gofor2and5.com.au/WhatisaServe/tabid/56/Default.aspx

    Edited to add link
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    TinyJimbo wrote: »
    I'm trying to figure out my fruit and vegetable portions. I'm having a bit of a hard time.
    Here is what I usually have.

    Morning:
    Smoothie with 300g of frozen mixed berries

    Lunch:
    Smoothie with 150g of spinach.

    Diner:
    Smoothie with 300g of frozen mixed fruits.

    The WHO use 80 gram portions, http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs394/en/ so the above is nearly 10.

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