Fruits and Veggie intake

caitblaine

Hi there! I was trying to get everyone's opinion on fruit and veggie intake on a daily basis. I usually eat 3 cups of veggies and 2 cups of fruit a day. I know veggies are basically unlimited. Am I eating enough?

robs_ready

I eat 3 apples, 3 bananas an orange and a green soup daily on top of 3 meals. I'm losing 2lbs a week.

That may sound odd, but the fruit prevents me from binging and provides me with my sugar fix

Its worth noting I do go to the gym 7 days a week. It's all about balance and in context.

kathrynjean_

It's less about how much fruit or veg you're eating, and more about if you're hitting your macro and micro nutrient goals.

robs_ready

kathrynjean_ wrote: »

It's less about how much fruit or veg you're eating, and more about if you're hitting your macro and micro nutrient goals.

Absolutely.

Ready2Rock206

I don't think I'd call any food unlimited - anything that puts you over your calorie goal can cause weight gain if you consume enough. But you can eat a lot more veggies than most other foods for the same calories.

fishshark

for fruit daily it is usually a conbo of 3 or 4 of watermelon, pineapple, plum, pear, peach, grapes, grapefruit and il have berries in my smoothies.. i love veggies so i eat a ton usually.

edit- everything is planned and measured and counted for.

goldthistime

Your consumption sounds perfect to me. Canadian RDA of fruits and veggies is 7-8 servings for a female 19-50. A serving is generally about 1/2 cup, unless it's leaves (lettuce, spinach etc) then it's 1 cup. The US RDA separates fruits and veggies. Here is a link with more details:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/263883-what-is-the-daily-recommended-serving-size-of-fruits-vegetables/