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Eat Yer Veggies Challenge, Anyone?

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  • loveanyway
    loveanyway Posts: 13
    my goal: 5/day
    1/5/13
    1) cranberries
    2) peach
    3) mandarins
    4) green beans
    5) olives
  • CassMFP
    CassMFP Posts: 49 Member
    Today I had:
    breakfast: banana
    lunch: 1/3 apple, baby carrots
    dinner: potato soup with green beans added

    So..4? not sure on potato soup
  • bernarda1987
    bernarda1987 Posts: 1
    :wink: this is going to be tough. but im in for the challenge.

    1. fruit smoothie( bananna, strawberries, berries
    2. Mango
    3.Green Apple
    4.Broccoli
  • pink59eldo
    pink59eldo Posts: 86
    Monday:

    -2 cups mixed fresh berries (strawberries, blackberries, pineapple, pomegranate)
    -1/2 Avocado
    -3 cups mixed greens
    -1/4 cup onion
    -1/8 cup green onion
    -1/2of a tomato
    -2 cups mixed broccoli, cauliflower, squash

    Need more fruit, huh? Haha
  • CassMFP
    CassMFP Posts: 49 Member
    Breakfast: Banana
    Lunch: green olives, apple slices, baby carrots
    Dinner: potato soup

    I think I finally hit 5!:)
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    I've dropped from nine to about five, this has happened before when I try to increase nuts and seeds. Rats! Should be nine servings of different produce BTW, people should not be double counting.
  • CassMFP
    CassMFP Posts: 49 Member
    Met my goal, and went beyond it today!

    Breakfast: banana
    Lunch: baby carrots, apple, 5 olives
    Snack: potato soup
    Dinner: salad
    Snack: about 1/4 cup mixed berries over vanilla ice cream
  • CassMFP
    CassMFP Posts: 49 Member
    I haven't tracked fruits and veggies in a few days and am noticing that this thread is slowly dying..let's bring it back!! :)
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Well I'm on the Slim Fast Plan which is mostly shakes and bars. There is a sensible meal though and like half a dinner plate is supposed to be veggies for that. Then there's a quarter for starches. If I use my snack times for veggies I could probably fit 1-2 veggies in at each snack time. The day with a goal of nine would look something like this:

    0 bkfst: Shake
    2 snack: 1 serving Carrot Sticks, 1 serving Celery Sticks. salsa or lemon juice (depending on calories*)
    0 lunch: Shake
    2 snack: 1 serving Tomato Slices, 1 serving Zucchini Slices. Low Fat Italian or balsamic or just basil (depending on calories*)
    3 dinner: Chicken breast, Brown Rice, 1 serving corn, 1 serving red bell pepperchopped, 1 serving yellow bell pepper chopped.
    2 snack: 1 serving raw broccoli, 1 serving raw cauliflower, hummus or lo cal ranch for dipping (depending on calories*).
    9 TOTAL VEGGIES

    Honestly I think I'd gag with that much veggies per day and I LOVE vegetables, it just doesn't look enjoyable like this. I will try it though, starting by incorporating them into one snack per day till comfy then another then another. I already go all out with the veggies at dinnertime because the plan was designed that way and I must admit sometimes a snack includes 30 baby carrots with salsa, so it could be something I could get used to.

    *snacks say depending on calories because you are only allowed 100 calories per snack and the veggies alone might meet that limit.
  • 5starshelly
    5starshelly Posts: 43 Member
    Breakfast Orange and Blue Berries
    Lunch Pomello, Cherry tomatoes and 1 large raw bell pepper.
    Dinner: Edamane
    6? I don't know what a "serving" of Blueberries look like but at $5.99 a pint I don't eat a huge amount.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Today:
    1 Cup of spinach
  • 5starshelly
    5starshelly Posts: 43 Member
    Yesterday: Cherry tomatoes and cucumber and Apple. :( FAIL.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Yesterday:

    Banana
    Pear
    Apple
    3 oz carrots





    Today:

    3 cups of spinach
    1 cucumber
    3oz baby carrots
    1 banana
    1 pear
  • rudarbe
    rudarbe Posts: 164 Member
    Wed. 1/16/13
    1. 7-8 inch Squash - x2 (Juiced)
    2. Medium Red Apple - x1 (Juiced)
    3. Kale Leaves - x6 (Juiced)
    4. Large Green Apple -x1(Juiced)
    5. Cup of chopped Romaine lettuce - x8

    **20 sprigs of parsley (Juiced)
    **10 sprigs of cilantro

    I think I got more than I needed :)
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Thursday:

    Banana
    Apple
    Snow Peas

    Today

    Pear
    Banana

    Didnt eat much these days
  • 5starshelly
    5starshelly Posts: 43 Member
    Bump. New year. I wanna start doing this again Starting tomorrow.
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