10 a Day (800g) Veggie&Fruit Challenge Participants Check in!
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Yesterday:
Breakfast (oats/cauliflower rice and veg on the side) -- 5.375 servings
banana (55 g) -- half a banana
cauliflower (65 g)
brussels (200 g)
zucchini (110 g)
Lunch (big salad) -- 5.5 servings
kale (40 g)
spinach (35 g)
arugula (25 g)
broccoli (100 g)
carrots (80 g)
avocado (60 g)
chickpeas (100 g)
Dinner (went out for Ethiopian) -- conservatively, at least another 4 servings I think, 3 without the lentils
collards, spinach, lentils, cabbage and carrots -- too much of all, high cal preparations, so yummy, I need to work on cooking this at home2 -
Well, Friday was a write-off: The usual breakfast fruit, and my favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner, so masses of beans and salsa . . .but since I can only count beans as 1 serving (and wouldn't hit 10 anyway) my total is probably only around 5 servings: No capacity for more veg after I rolled myself home nicely stuffed (and not one bit sorry).
Saturday looks better:
100g mixed berries in the oatmeal
151g winter squash
Red lentil pasta (not counted) mixed with
- 145g onion
- 54g elephant garlic
- 99g shiitake mushrooms
- 90g asparagus (raw weight, but roasted)
Raw veggie plate:
- 120g celery
- 43g avocado
- 56g orange bell pepper
- 28g sugar snap peas
- 112g cucumber
- 66g tomatoes
1064g total, about 13 servings
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Just bought a scale this afternoon.
120 grams onions
50 grams green pepper
300 grams cabbage
For supper. Will keep track all day tomorrow.
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Yesterday:
Breakfast (with oatmeal)
half a banana (55 g)
cauliflower (55 g)
Lunch (homemade curry experiment)
mixed kale/collards/mustard greens (75 g)
cauliflower (95 g)
butternut squash (80 g)
tomatoes (50 g)
lentils (44 g dry, so about 88 g cooked, probably) -- counts as a serving
some chickpeas (I'm only supposed to count legumes once, right?)
onions (65 g)
garlic and cilantro
Dinner (big salad)
romaine (70 g)
spinach (35 g)
butter lettuce (45 g)
carrots (100 g)
radishes (100 g)
raspberries (75 g)
mung bean sprouts (70 g)
About 13 servings1 -
Met the goal on Saturday
250g Southwest stuffed peppers (330g gram total but estimated the quinoa that was in it)
80g salsa (had about twice this but stopping at 1 serving...homemade salsa with tomato, onion, garlic, cilantro)
35g onion
165g berries
316g raw veggie plate (turnip, radish, cabbage)
846g total.
Already have my raw veggie bag packed for my hike today, so I shouldn't have any issues today either. Everyone enjoy your Sunday!!3 -
Yesterday
Apples 297
Lettuce 85
Tomatoes 121
Zucchini 112
Onion 30
645 if i hadn't been so late and I ate half a cucumber I would have met my goal.
Today I didn't eat much veggies other then potato which is only allowed 80. Other then that had a more protein, dairy kind of a day1 -
Breakfast
None
Lunch
Only the veggies on a Braums hamburger
Snack
2 cups mixed greens (shredded kale, broccoli, etc)
Supper
153 grams onions
50 grams green pepper
300 grams cabbage
About a cup of pinto beans
Still learning how to use the scale. No idea how many servings this is. Help?1 -
Sunday:
100g mixed berries in the oatmeal
Cold veggie plate
- 130g celery
- 119g asparagus (raw weight, roasted)
- 139g carrots
In tempeh "Rueben" skillet
- 211g onions
- 46g elephant garlic
- 70g tomatoes
- 56g sauerkraut
125g cooked split peas (counted as 80g)
Total: 951g = 11.8 servings1 -
corinasue1143 wrote: »Breakfast
None
Lunch
Only the veggies on a Braums hamburger
Snack
2 cups mixed greens (shredded kale, broccoli, etc)
Supper
153 grams onions
50 grams green pepper
300 grams cabbage
About a cup of pinto beans
Still learning how to use the scale. No idea how many servings this is. Help?
In the U.S. scheme, raw leafy greens count 2C = 1 servings, I think.
Mostly, lots of us are using the general UK rules that 80g of most things = 1 serving, so I count all your supper items, minus the beans, as 503g = 6.3 servings.
We only count legumes as 1 serving per day (some national authority advocates this goofy rule, the UK I think, I don't know why), so beans between 80g and 80 bushels = 1 serving.
So, I'd call that a total of about 8.3. Others may differ . . . but I don't think we're required to be over bureaucratic here.
Good show, in any case!
P.S. to anyone who's doing this for the first time as a way to change what they're eating: Some of us - me, for one - are kind of cheating in that we've done this challenge before, and eat these volumes of fruits/veggies (or near to it) most of the time by preference anyway. If you're new to this WOE and working your way up to 10 servings incrementally, give yourself a pat on the back for good progress (and claim 2 exercise calories for "stretching, light" cardio when you do so. ). 4 -
Today was good. I filled a bag with veggies to snack on during my hike and kept snacking later on those that I didn't finish. I think I'm going to do that daily and see how it works.
I actually had 2 big slices of banana bread that I had just pulled out of the oven for lunch. I am counting the banana just because I know how much I put in the entire batch. I put a ton because I was making gluten free bread for my husband who is celiac and I was afraid it would be dry!
Lunch:
93g banana
Dinner:
80g potato (Larger potato but limiting to 1 serving)
12g onion
Snacks:
529g Raw veggies (turnip, radish, celery, carrot, tomato, snap peas)
155g berries
869 = 10+ servings3 -
Thanks for explaining @AnnPT77.2
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P.S. to anyone who's doing this for the first time as a way to change what they're eating: Some of us - me, for one - are kind of cheating in that we've done this challenge before, and eat these volumes of fruits/veggies (or near to it) most of the time by preference anyway. If you're new to this WOE and working your way up to 10 servings incrementally, give yourself a pat on the back for good progress (and claim 2 exercise calories for "stretching, light" cardio when you do so. ).
This is true.
I almost always eat 10+ servings, and am doing the challenge more to make myself log and because it's a fun excuse to chat with others about vegetables. I think it's very cool for new people to join.
And I never know how to do leafy greens which I often just eyeball so am generally doing either 2 C= serving or weighing and going with 80 (although what 2 C is depends on the type of green). I'm pretty casual about that sort of thing.2 -
And yesterday:
Morning smoothie (note -- many are anti smoothie, but I enjoy them sometimes and find them filling) -- about 4 servings
avocado (85 g)
spinach (120)
strawberries (120 g)
Lunch (the rest of the curry I made as an experiment yesterday -- seemed better/spicier today, which might be from the time combining in the refrigerator) -- 5.5 servings
lentils and chickpeas (total 1 serving)
mixed kale/collards/mustard greens (75 g)
cauliflower (95 g)
butternut squash (80 g)
tomatoes (50 g)
onions (65 g)
garlic and cilantro
Dinner (leftovers from the Ethiopian meal I had the other day) -- I'll say 2 servings without the lentils, although that seems a bit conservative
lentils -- guess I can't count again, although they were a different kind of lentil
collards
cabbage and carrots
Dessert -- apple, about 170 g, so I think 2 more servings2 -
sorry for double post--I don't know how to delete.
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crzycatlady1 wrote: »This is a spin off thread to this one-http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10520032/10-portions-of-fruit-and-veg-a-day/p1
and is based off of this article
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/23/five-day-10-portions-fruit-veg-cut-early-death
A few of us decided to challenge ourselves to try and hit the daily recommended amount of vegetables and fruit:10 servings ie 800grams. If this is something you'd like to challenge yourself to do, then please join in!
The Challenge
-aim to eat 800g of vegetables and fruit each day, in any combination, Monday, February 27th-Friday, March 3rd
-what counts? I'll be going by these guidelines http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/5ADAY/Pages/Whatcounts.aspx
-don't worry if you can't hit 800g! This is a fun, low pressure challenge to encourage us to eat more veggies and fruit
If you're going to join in, please post in this thread with updates as the week progresses. Do you have a menu planned? Are you trying new vegetables and/or fruit? Have you found a new recipe that you're going to try? Was shopping for all your produce different than from how you normally shop? Feel free to answer any of these questions (or none at all lol).
And then if you want you can keep a daily, running total with how many grams of vegetables and fruit you're eating!
I'm in!3 -
Welcome!0
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Carrots 125
Broccoli 350
Cauliflower 175
Onion 30
Celery 17
Corn 150
Zucchini 37.2
834.20 -
Monday 1/15:
100g mixed berries in oatmeal
130g winter squash
Soup:
- 224g split peas, cooked (counted as 80g)
- 44g onions
Salad:
- 78g romaine (locally grown, not recalled!)
- 22g onions
- 176g cooked beets
136 berry cherry blend (with yogurt and chocolate PB2, for dessert)
100g raw celery
Total: 866g = 10.8 servings
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Yesterday was just so so and I didn't count well.
Breakfast was an experiment of a combination savory/sweet oatmeal, since I'm having a hard time being fully satisfied with savory oats options if I don't use eggs, but am trying to find egg alternatives for breakfast. So I did oats (half steel cut, half cauliflower rice, which I do like) with a banana and some blueberries, but added in some tofu (fine) and sauteed spinach (tasted fine but just seemed weird and I decided I did not like it). Also the cals were kind of high. Decided to go back to simpler oats (which is what I had today).
banana (105 g)
blueberries (40 g)
spinach (65 g)
cauliflower (100 g)
Just under 4 servings
For lunch I had decided in advance I would buy, decided to try Sweetgreen, which is normally crowded but I figured it would not be on MLK day. Had a super veggie filled salad (for reasonable calories, some of their stuff is high cal): organic baby spinach, shredded kale, spicy broccoli, raw beets, carrots, bean sprouts, spicy quinoa, basil, roasted sesame tofu, sweetgreen hot sauce, carrot chili vinaigrette.
Using my judgment, about 4 servings.
I had been planning to cook dinner (my sister and I usually have Sunday dinner together and moved it to Monday because she was off and I thought I'd come home early, but then I had writers block on the thing I was working on and did not and was weak when she wanted to order pizza, so!). Anyway, my sister really likes a veggie-filled pizza, thin crust with broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, and black olives, but still, pizza, so I'm only going to count one serving, plus a fraction sufficient to get my breakfast to a full four, so I will call today a 9 serving day. Low on protein too, oh well, one day.2 -
Sorry I've been MIA for a while--we have been in Chicago for the long weekend, so I haven't been in the greatest position to track my veg intake, but I would figure it's been7-ish servings a day, ranging from a large plate of fruit (and scavanging the fruit being wasted on my kid's plates) at a birthday party to paying through the nose for a wee salad at the Art Institute, to very pleasantly discovering a 250-g salad at the Museum of Science and Industry for the bargain price of $4.50 and 60 calories.
I did enjoy watching a woman wait half an hour to have a veggie burger patted up for her by the surly workers at the Art Institute. Of course, I was waiting 20 minutes for chicken tenders for my daughter, because she can't just eat a damn sammich, and they didn't have bread for grilled cheese. This was on a Sunday at one of the most highly visited art museums in the country.
I had packed a lot, but the kids stole all the easily portable freeze-dried fruit on the way, and when we got there I didn't feel like carrying plastic clamshells of cherry tomatoes and rapidly bruising apples in to see the Impressionist collection, LOL. @lemurcat12 I saw a Pret a Manger across the way from AI and wish I could have tried that.
We did eat at Tuco & Blondie for the first time in Lakeview, and between the elotes, piles of salsa, beans, and a very tasty passionfruit margarita, I think I had well over 10 servings that day. We also ate at the Emerald Loop, an "Irish" bar in one of the great treasures of Chicago architecture, the Jewelers Building, where Capone allegedly had a speakeasy back in the day. I had a very forgettable tomato bisque and a "meh" charcuterie plate. It was directly across the street from our hotel, and we didn't feel like walking any further in the bracing weather.
I did manage to have the absolute WORST salad I have ever seen at an Arby's in East Bumbletucky, Indiana, in the midst of a snowstorm. It was small, sad and browning. The Culver's in the town was inexplicably closed (where at least I can get green beans and some kind of veg soup).
Anyways, I am back to reality, and back on track today.1 -
Heh, that's funny. I actually got obsessed with Pret because a client of mine in NYC was right next to one and they would always go there for lunch. That was before everything here had calorie counts (well, most things do in those kinds of places) and I loved the convenience, the options, and the calorie counts, and so was excited when it came here. Now, of course, I'm kind of tired of it, although they do change their menu around off and on, which is good. But it's convenient, has some good choices, and is always fast, can't complain about any of that!1
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Oh, Pret aside, I'm really close to Tuco & Blondie (that's my 'hood!) and have not been there yet. Really must go soon.1
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Oh, Pret aside, I'm really close to Tuco & Blondie (that's my 'hood!) and have not been there yet. Really must go soon.
My brother in law and his wife live just a few blocks away; they go there often. I really liked it, and would probably like it even better with a warm spring evening on the patio. Unfortunately they have started discussing the MTO (move to Oak Park) potentialities with my brother and his wife. 0 -
Yesterday was good. I took my plan from hiking Sunday and made a bag of veggies early and used that to snack on throughout the day.
Breakfast
77g Banana (More banana bread)
Lunch:
358g Mason Jar Salad (My family is loving having these pre-made and ready to go!) (Tomato, carrot, onion, cucumber, kale, spring mix, cabbage)
Dinner: cheese pizza...no veggie
Veggie bag:
497g (Turnip, radish, carrot, snap peas, tomato, celery)
932g
11+ servings3 -
Only about 4.7 servings today. A reminder to try harder.
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corinasue1143 wrote: »Only about 4.7 servings today. A reminder to try harder.
It is definitely tough when you are first starting!0 -
Lunch
Onion 30
Mushroom 165
Chickpeas 80
Carrots 336 (that's lunch and dinner)
Dinner
Zucchini 150
Tomatoes 77
Onion 55
Equals over 800, yay2 -
French_Peasant wrote: »corinasue1143 wrote: »Only about 4.7 servings today. A reminder to try harder.
It is definitely tough when you are first starting!
Sometimes it's tough when you're not just starting - LOL!
100g mixed berries in lunch oatmeal
Big salad at restaurant for dinner: Maybe 4 servings?
50g winter squash
30g dry-roasted soybeans (I think these count like legumes??)
56g sauerkraut
So, just under 7 servings, maybe?
The brewpub IPA I had instead of more veggies was yummy, though.
Yep, tough. Soooo tough.
Just kidding - obviously, I hope.
It truly is tough figuring out the "lotsa veggies" thing at first. A veryvery small percentage of us (i.e. me) subsequently have self-discipline issues sometimes. But are honest about it.
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French_Peasant wrote: »corinasue1143 wrote: »Only about 4.7 servings today. A reminder to try harder.
It is definitely tough when you are first starting!
Sometimes it's tough when you're not just starting - LOL!
100g mixed berries in lunch oatmeal
Big salad at restaurant for dinner: Maybe 4 servings?
50g winter squash
30g dry-roasted soybeans (I think these count like legumes??)
56g sauerkraut
So, just under 7 servings, maybe?
The brewpub IPA I had instead of more veggies was yummy, though.
Yep, tough. Soooo tough.
Just kidding - obviously, I hope.
It truly is tough figuring out the "lotsa veggies" thing at first. A veryvery small percentage of us (i.e. me) subsequently have self-discipline issues sometimes. But are honest about it.
This is true! As Homer Simpson says, "Mmmmmm...beer!"0 -
Here is my tally for yesterday:
85 g romaine
190 g tomatoes
440 g grapes
70 g clementine
40 g apples
825 g total
+ 1 ounce veggie chips
+ can of v-8
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12.25 servings.
On self discipline issues, why in the heck did I take (and continue eating) a really gross cookie at a Cub scout meeting? It was not good. And why did I eat a chocolate Santa (170 calories) that I found at the bottom of a stocking when putting away the last of the Christmas stuff? I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time.2
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