Veggie&Fruit 1-Day Challenge – Saturday Feb 23, 2013

RebelRenny
RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member
in Motivation and Support
:flowerforyou: This one-day challenge is meant for those who would like to increase their fruit and veggie consumption and create an awareness of their nutritional values. This is a weekly challenge for 2013! (And it does not have to be Saturday, it can be any day of the week.)

YOU decide to be in! YOU benefit!
1. Post if you are in and what you are going to do for the day
2. Report back how you did at the end of the day or – also good - the next morning!

Here is how the challenge works:
-SUBSTITUTE any (or all) of the starch / meat / dairy food portion in a meal with Fresh Vegetables (where possible)
-EAT vegetables and/or fruit at every meal and snack time for the day.
-Have only (fresh) fruits or vegetables for snacks
-Drink 8oz of water and stay away from alcohol / soft drinks
-Aim for 30g of fiber for the day
-If you can't do a whole day, do one meal

I recently learned that the recommendation is to eat at least 9 servings of veggies/fruit per day Wow, that seems like a lot for anyone who is not used to eating vegan or vegetarian.

Good luck everyone!
Rebel Renny
From Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

p.s. For some this approach creates a cleanse... especially if you have not been used to a high fiber intake.

Replies

  • retiree2006
    retiree2006 Posts: 951 Member
    I'm in! Love my fruits and veggies so it will be interesting to see how a do with those being my total intake for the day. I'm thinking Sunday will be my day for this. Thanks for an interesting challenge!
  • cooky56ny
    cooky56ny Posts: 96 Member
    I am in and will plan on doing it on Tuesday.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,265 Member
    :bigsmile: fresh doesn't work for me but I keep frozen fruits and veggies in my freezer so there's never an excuse to be without them.
  • RebelRenny
    RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member
    :flowerforyou: I had an okay food day yesterday, although I did not meet my 30g of fiber.

    Breakfast: mushroom/onion omelette (eggwhites only)
    snack: fruit smoothie and nuts
    Lunch: turkey/vegetable soup - was mostly vegetables. cracker w peanutbutter
    snack: nuts (ah, forgot to eat veggies :grumble: )
    Dinner: plate full of stirfried veggies and some quinoa (but I had wine, boo)
    snack: cheese (forgot the veggies again) oh well :ohwell:

    We were also celebrating the reveal of our next grandbaby's sex - and it is going to be a GIRL!! Due in July.

    This morning, I was finally down 1/2 lb. :drinker: Yay for me. I feel really good to incorporate more and more plant based foods. DH also bought chia seed yesterday.

    Do you know what a great food quinoa is?

    See you next week!

    :heart: Renny
    Vancouver Island.
  • PositivePower
    PositivePower Posts: 976 Member
    Bump for me....I need to check this out! Thanks!
  • cooky56ny
    cooky56ny Posts: 96 Member
    I guess I did ok. If I understand this we are to post our daily consumption?
    February 26, 2013
    Breakfast
    Pineapple - Raw, all varieties, 1 cup, diced
    Haas Avocodo - Avocodo, 1/4 Raw Avacodo
    Mountain Rose - Organic Chia Seeds, 1 tbsp
    Silk - Pure Almond Milk -- Vanilla 90 1/2 Cup, 4 oz
    Spices - Fennel seed, 0.33 tbsp
    Nutiva - Organic Hemp Seed Per Tablespoon, 0.33 tablespoon
    Water - Municipal, 1 cup (8 fl oz)
    Banana - Medium 7- 8 Inches, 0.5 banana
    Lunch
    Earthbound Farm Organic - Spring Mix, 1.5 oz (2 C.)
    Bel Gioioso - Fresh Mozzerella Cheese, 2 oz
    Tomato - Medium, 0.5 Tomato
    Bragg Organic(Revised - Raw-Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar, With the 'mother', 15 ml (1 tablespoon)
    Basil, Fresh Leaves - 5 Leaves - Allan Borushek, 5 leaves
    Oil - Olive, 0.33 tablespoon
    Garden Fresh - Asparagus - Baked With Olive Oil & Seasoning, 5 medium stalks
    Home Prepared - Butternut Squash, Steamed - Without Salt, 1 cup (205 g)
    Breakstone's - Unsalted Butter, 0.33 Tbsp 33
    Domino - Light Brown Sugar , 0.5 tsp (4 g) 8
    Dinner
    Generic - Fresh Steamed Cauliflower, 0.5 cup steamed
    Breakstone's - Unsalted Butter, 0.66 Tbsp
    carrot and jicama salad, 1 serving 37
    quiona protein salad, 1 serving(s) 67
    Russet Potato - Medium Baked Potato W/ Skin, 1 medium potato (148 g)
    Breakstone's - Sour Cream, 1 TBSP
    Kale cranberry salad, 1 serving(s)
    Snacks
    Organic - Fugi Apple, 1 serving
    Spices - Cinnamon, ground, 0.07 tbsp
    Lindt - A Touch of Sea Salt, 1 squares
    TOTAL: Calories 1,304 Carbs 184 fat 57 Protein 38 Fiber 45 Sodium 471

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