Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Challenge!

Can I dip them in chocolate? If yes, then I will commit to one serving of fruit and one serving of veg a day.

If no then this is not the thread for me.

Absolutely. One of my veggies for tomorrow will be carrots roasted in coconut oil, cinnamon, marshmallow extract.

As long as it's not celery. I did that as a child, never again!

I don't actually know how much is in a serving, so my main focus here is expanding my horizons. Yesterday's new additions were radish and turnip greens, as well as fast cooked collard greens (based on recipes for Brazilian collard greens, but it's basically just sauteeing them with garlic vs. simmering them for a long time--I've done and like the lengthier way of cooking them for some time).

All of these were a success--it was hard for me to believe that collard greens could be good the quick-cooked way, since I'm so used to the idea that they have to be cooked for a while, ideally with pork of some sort, but they were just as good. I added onions as well as garlic. The radish and turnip greens I added to a lamb stew toward the end and they were great. I probably should have kept them separate just to have a better sense of how they differ, but both took on the flavor of the stew anyway. I'm out of the radish greens for now, but have more of the turnips (plus, turnips), so will try cooking those separately too.

Like I said above, part of my fascination with greens is just the time of the year and the fact that I'm challenging my cooking by commiting to using a box from a local farm, but it's been quite enjoyable to discover how delicious they are since we never ate them when I was growing up, other than spinach and salad.

Not great on the intake again today. Carrots, Cauliflower, Onions, Broccoli.

I had a non stellar day yesterday, since I basically skipped dinner. Was at work til forever with only a Zone bar. I'd meant to leave earlier so did not plan well and got home to late to do anything but go to bed.

Veggies were limited to an enormous amount of my fresh asparagus at breakfast and--why I'm reporting--some gazpacho at lunch. Purchased, but really tasty. I used to make gazpacho all the time and love it. Highly recommended as a good way to get vegetables (and sometimes fruit) in and fun to experiment with different types.

I don't actually know how much is in a serving, so my main focus here is expanding my horizons.

Basically: cooked greens and other veg = 1/2 cup = serving. Raw leafy greens = 1 cup = serving. Fruit: 1/2 cup = serving (or small/medium banana, medium whole fruit, etc.).

Basically: cooked greens and other veg = 1/2 cup = serving. Raw leafy greens = 1 cup = serving. Fruit: 1/2 cup = serving (or small/medium banana, medium whole fruit, etc.).

But I've learned to think about everything in grams! (Kidding, in case it's not obvious. Well, kind of true but not bothered by it.)

IN TOTALLY IN, I love my veggies, being a vego, currently 'noming on the remains of a "family sized" bowl of salad. And that's dinner done

Did pretty well today (though not so well on the calcium list as a few other recent days). Radishes, turnips, and Brussels at breakfast, salad with smaller amounts of various veggies at lunch, and zucchini and bok choy at dinner. Three of those are seasonal and locally grown too, which is not all that, but is something I personally enjoy. Also it reminds me that it's past Mothers Day, so I need to plant already.

I am in if the challenge is still one, starting today and committing to a 10 a day!!

Great idea!!!:happy: