5 A Day

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I *try* but I don't always get them. I have a sweet tooth so veggies are not exactly the first thing that I want to eat when I get hungry, and fruit don't have enough protein and typically don't fill me up, unless I have them with Greek yogurt or something.
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    I usually hit the five a day, sometimes more.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I'm not a huge fan of veggies but try to eat 2 servings with dinner and if I make my breakfast casserole, that's another serving (lots of spinach). Fruit servings vary but I get 3/day on average.
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    Easily without even trying. It's pretty remarkable considering my typical day a few years ago would be cereal, toast, banana, bagel or pastries for breakfast, fast food or a sandwich for lunch and meat, side dish and veggies for dinner -- so maybe two or three servings a day. Now, just about every meal I make is half vegetables. I had bacon & cabbage for breakfast and a chuck roast for dinner so not a high veggie day at all but I'll still have about 500g or 600g of garlic, onions, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and celery by the end of the day.
  • JenSD6
    JenSD6 Posts: 454 Member
    Eating more fruit is definitely on my list of things I need to do better. I'm not a sweets person, so when I'm looking for a snack, I'm not looking for fruit.

    I love fruit, and in blueberry season I'll eat an entire case by myself. And I happily indulge in the blackberries that grow wild around our neighbourhood. But most of my fruit consumption the rest of the year comes from the bottom of my yogurt cup.
  • VoodooSyxx
    VoodooSyxx Posts: 297
    So what exactly is a "serving"? A cup? I usually have at least 4 cups of veggies just at dinner. A few more during the day, and a banana or something with my breakfast shake.
  • BigVeggieDream
    BigVeggieDream Posts: 1,101 Member
    Well, yesterday I had 8 servings and today I have 5 and that's only through lunch and I had a very light breakfast.
  • judyde
    judyde Posts: 401 Member
    This is a great question. I'm working hard to hit my protein goals, and find there's not a lot of room for veggies. I try to squeeze in some chocolate, but with eating at a deficit, my diary is a lot of dairy and meat and not a lot of veggies. I do take a multivitamin.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    I don't eat much in the way of fruit (it's either expensive or doesn't store well, and I only shop once a month) but most days I get through 1-2 lbs of frozen vegetables. Not sure how many servings that is.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I'd say my average is around 5 a day. 1 fruit usually and 3-5 servings of veggies. But then there are days like yesterday, when I ate this ENORMOUS veggie stir fry for dinner...the sno peas alone I'd say were at least 3 servings of vegetables so in the whole entrée there were probably 8. That would mean I had about 10 servings of fruits/veg yesterday. Some days it might just be 3-4.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    One type of fruit/vegetable can't count as more than one serving, regardless of size. And juice only count as one per day.
  • ValeriePlz
    ValeriePlz Posts: 517 Member
    I think I usually reach at least 5, but like others, I really like fruit and vegetables.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    This is a great question. I'm working hard to hit my protein goals, and find there's not a lot of room for veggies. I try to squeeze in some chocolate, but with eating at a deficit, my diary is a lot of dairy and meat and not a lot of veggies. I do take a multivitamin.

    this really truly surprises me.
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,364 Member
    So what exactly is a "serving"? A cup? I usually have at least 4 cups of veggies just at dinner. A few more during the day, and a banana or something with my breakfast shake.
    If you are talking U.S. guidelines, about a half a cup, unless you are eating greens like lettuce, spinach, kale, that can be doubled. So, that is 8 servings you have at dinner, good for you!
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    So what exactly is a "serving"? A cup? I usually have at least 4 cups of veggies just at dinner. A few more during the day, and a banana or something with my breakfast shake.

    The WHO definition is 80 grams.
  • VoodooSyxx
    VoodooSyxx Posts: 297
    So what exactly is a "serving"? A cup? I usually have at least 4 cups of veggies just at dinner. A few more during the day, and a banana or something with my breakfast shake.
    If you are talking U.S. guidelines, about a half a cup, unless you are eating greens like lettuce, spinach, kale, that can be doubled. So, that is 8 servings you have at dinner, good for you!

    It's usually broccoli. Sweet, I'm doin somethin right.

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