How many vegetables do you eat regularly?

alexistexas33
alexistexas33 Posts: 121 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I had just went to my first nutritionist appointment and she told me I should be having '5+++ servings of vegetables a day'

How many do you all have & what is your favorite vegetable? I am currently looking for more variety


Mine daily currently are: cauliflour, broccoli, zucchini, carrots, yam/sweet potato (only 1) and green beans
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  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    I eat more veggies than fruit, usually in a salad for lunch, dipped in hummus for snacks and then add them to my dinner. My diaries open so you can see.
  • FeliciaFancy
    FeliciaFancy Posts: 33 Member
    I generally have between 5 and 7 portions of fruit and veg a day.

    I try and have some kind of berry with my breakfast if it is cereal or porridge or peppers, spinach, or mushrooms if it's an egg breakfast.

    My mid morning snack is normally an apple, clementine or grapes then for lunch I'll either have some roasted vegetables or salad with whatever else I'm having.

    For for my PM snack if I have a protein shake I always add a banana and sometimes some berries or some spinach/kale.

    For dinner some kind of steamed or roasted veg like broccoli, carrots, sweet potato, onion, green beans or sweetcorn.

    That is on an ideal day, my healthy snacks do occasionally get swapped for a cake or chocolate biscuit ;)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    edited April 2018
    I usually have 1-2kg vegetables/fruit a day (majority vegetables)

    Zucchini is probably the one I eat the most, it's low cal, and versatile

    I don't have a favourite... It depends what I'm eating.
  • laurenbastug
    laurenbastug Posts: 307 Member
    i usually have a big salad for lunch filled with spinach, butter lettuce, tomatoes and red peppers and for dinners i'll usually have some steamed broccoli, green beans and asparagus. sweet taters are probably my favorite though!
  • deirdremarianneryan
    deirdremarianneryan Posts: 8 Member
    I eat about 3 servings of veg per day, but as I continue to lose weight that number will probably go up to 5-7.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    edited April 2018
    I love veggies and the volume helps with feeling full. At minimum I have 3 100g servings per day. I try and have 6. It helps to pair a potato/sweet potato with another green leafy type veg, or make a big salad with lots of greens. Soups are also another great way to get veggies.
  • Running_and_Coffee
    Running_and_Coffee Posts: 811 Member
    TONS. I have a giant salad every day and 2 servings with dinner, plus I often have celery & nut butter as a snack, and sometimes have an omelet with veggies for breakfast. But I don't eat fruit (keto).
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    edited April 2018
    I don't really have a favourite, I eat them for nutrition rather than the taste, my go tos at the moment are:
    • Steamed green beans & broccoli as a side dish for dinners
    • Riced broccoli & kale or cauliflower as an occasional alternative to rice
    • Spiralised courgette as an occasional alternative to pasta
    • Roasted Onions (I do love these but do not love the calories that go with the oil so it's rare)
    • Mushrooms and bell peppers in omelettes
    • Berries or Bananas on my breakfast
    • Apple slices with cold custard pots
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    There's actually an active thread on that you might enjoy: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10655830/how-many-fruits-vegetables-have-you-had-today#latest

    I'm sort of obsessed with vegetables. My personal goal is about 10 servings per day (we had a challenge going for a while, which is where that number is from), but I usually eat about 12-15 servings of veg and fruit (probably about 3-4 servings of fruit, including avocado). Not saying that's necessary. I generally prefer to plan all meals around a source of protein and some vegetables.

    I like a lot of them and make variety a priority, so don't exactly have favorites -- what I eat varies by season some. But I love brussels sprouts, asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, all kinds of greens (I try to have a variety of them in a day too), winter squash, most root vegetables (a favorite is celeriac, also turnips, carrots and parsnips are also nice). Tomatoes (fruit, veg, whatever), of course are a staple since they can be used in many ways. Leeks and fennel. I could go on!

    My favorite breakfast lately is an omelet with asparagus, leeks, spinach, and mushrooms, with some radishes and avocado on the side.
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  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    I always have kale in my morning smoothie, so that's one that I get every day.
    I cook dinner for the family and eat leftovers the next day so I make sure we get lots of veggies. Lately we've been eating peas, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, mixed veg (frozen for soups), cabbage, lettuce, spinach, arugula, spring mix, sweet potatoes, ALL bell pepper varieties, corn
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Amount varies and I could probably do better.
    I have cucumbers, tomato, carrot for snacks sometimes.
    I cook with onions a lot. If I could not use onions it would be difficult.
    Potatoes, cabbage, zucchini, green beans, broccoli, peppers, spinach, mixed salad greens, brussel sprouts, corn, asparagus.
    My family does not like peas much but I sneak them into casseroles, soups and stews sometimes.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Yesterday's salad was a little over a pound. That counts as several servings.
    I typically have a lot of vegetables for lunch and for dinner.
    Snacks are sometimes vegetables.
    I don't eat a lot of fruit, but do eat some, and lots of watermelon in summer.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I don't eat a ton of fruit outside the berries I frequently eat with breakfast. Veg I eat plenty of - last night steamed broccoli with lemon squeezed on after. My go-to are brussels sprouts and kale and mixes of the kind - if I get them bagged they can get added to rice to bulk out a serving, or just sauteed up with whatever seasoning I feel like. You can fry them up with ground turkey, eggs, whatever. If I have the sprouts whole you can chop different sizes too for different meals for the mouth variety lol. Onions are a staple, usually that and garlic are the basis of whatever veg I am cooking up. Canned tomatoes, eggplant once in a while. Not huge on zucchini or summer squash unless it's grilled with parmesan mmm but I'm generally a "throw it in the pan and mix it up" kinda thing. I keep it interesting with different flavours - lemon, bbq, buffalo, soy, ginger...
  • Chunkahlunkah
    Chunkahlunkah Posts: 373 Member
    edited April 2018
    I eat large servings of veg. My typical “serving” of veg is 2-4 times the standard serving size. I don’t usually eat a large variety in one day though, but I do get a good variety over time. To cut back on waste, I started buying less of a variety of fresh produce each shopping trip to make sure that I used up what I did buy. This painlessly saved me a lot of money!

    I always have some frozen veg on hand too, but I much prefer fresh.

    Some favorites...
    - Marinated roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts. I get these in jars/cans. Drain, cut, marinate in my fav evoo and balasamic vinegar, season with a little s & p and garlic powder. These are my fav additions to salads along with a protein.
    - Roasted head of cauliflower. I usually eat 3/4 - the whole thing in one sitting. Often top with some Parmesan cheese.
    - Roasted brussel sprouts.
    - Zucchini, usually sautéed in a little evoo and butter.
    - Greens, like kale, Swiss chard, and spinach.
    - Broccoli. Baby bok choy. Cabbage.
    - I’ve started making my dad’s recipe for caponata. In that mix, I ate two huge eggplants over the course of 3 days last week.
    - Sweet potatoes, beans.
    - Avocado/guacamole (yes, technically a fruit.)

    I love veggies. I enjoy fruit too but I can sometimes go a while without a serving. I usually have just 1 or 2 servings a day (or none). When I have fruit, I usually pair it with nuts or cheese.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    6-8 servings of fruit and veg...mostly veg and one or two servings of fruit. They're all my favorite.
  • skatemom61
    skatemom61 Posts: 11 Member
    I'm a vegetarian, so veggies are at least 4-5 cups of my daily intake. I've cut back on fruit for the sake of weight loss, but salads and cooked veggies are everyday. I love Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli Rabe, mushrooms, fresh salad greens, arugula, pretty much anything, I don't love okra, I think that's it...
  • iWishMyNameWasRebel
    iWishMyNameWasRebel Posts: 174 Member
    Way more than I used to, that's for sure. Some days it's several servings of plants and other days I have just a few servings. I work to get them in every time I eat, at least a couple of servings each meal, and some at snack time.
  • Chunkahlunkah
    Chunkahlunkah Posts: 373 Member
    Making a veg-heavy soup you like is an easy and convenient way to get a good mix in your diet each day.
  • gamesandgains
    gamesandgains Posts: 640 Member
    I have about 2-3 servings at the most, per day.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    On weekdays, I use a dehydrated vegetable blended powder in both my smoothie and yogurt bowl. It claims to give me 5 servings of vegetables.
    Besides that, my breakfast smoothie has 60 grams of leafy greens, usually kale, and 1 ounce of hulled hemp seeds.
    My lunch usually doesn't have a vegetable.
    My dinner, and it depends upon what I'm having, can have as much as 400 grams of a variety of vegetables, today will be asparagus, onion, carrot, potato.


  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I eat 1-2 kg of vegetables a day. That's about 20 servings or something? I just find an 85 gram serving tiny so I eat multiple servings of the same vegetable, not one serving of 20 vegetables.

    Today I had tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, and red pepper.
  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    my veggies are maybe 2 servings and my fruits are 1 serving a day. I could definitely add more but I really like my tacos how they are right now.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    I don't bother much with fruit but I love vegetables and at least one meal per day is a huge salad. I use a whole head of lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, celery, carrots, whatever we have in the fridge, and dress with balsamic vinegar and goat cheese or with lemon juice and olive oil or with salsa and jarred jalapenos. I'll throw a couple eggs or a chicken breast or can of tuna or a veggie burger or something on top usually too. I generally eat the stupid thing out of a mixing bowl the size of my torso and I'm sure it alone is like 10 servings of vegetables. But I like it, it's filling, and I feel like it's healthy, so....

    I also do a ton of vegetables in my Actifry, but roasting works about the same. Broccoli, brussels sprouts, parsnips, carrots, asparagus, sweet potato, green beans, etc all taste great with a little olive oil, garlic, and lemon and roasted. We like a tiny drizzle of white truffle oil to finish and I add Parmesan flakes for my husband sometimes.
  • saragd012
    saragd012 Posts: 693 Member
    I'd say on average I eat 6 servings of vegetables and 3 servings of fruit a day. I tend to have a fruit before my 6am workout, my breakfasts only contain fruits or veggies if I've meal-prepped a casserole or breakfast sandwiches with greens and avocado, otherwise I'm lazy and eat a protein bar or hard boiled eggs w/ a quick shake. Lunch always contains at least two (usually 3) servings of vegetables and a fruit. Afternoon snack is dried fruits and nuts. Dinner generally involves 3 servings of vegetables because I like big portions.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,169 Member
    It's very rare for me to eat fewer than 5 (80g) servings of fruit & veg (mostly veg), and l frequently end up in the 10-20 servings range somewhere. I love veggies, and find them filling/satisfying.

    I like everything except seaweed and lima beans, and lately probably eat the most of beans/legumes (many types), winter squash (I froze 30+ 2C bowls in the fall) - try it mixed with white miso (yum), onions, cucumber, with a varied range of others in rotation alongside.

    Some to try that you didn't mention:

    - Celeriac - raw, or roasted or in soups
    - Root veggies, roasted - carrots, turnips, rutabaga/Swede, parsnips, etc. Good hot, or cold in salads.
    - Jicama - raw, in salads or on its own.
    - Greens of all sorts, lightly steamed or sauteed, or in soups/stews
    - Asparagus, grilled or broiled, hot or cold (great in salads),
    - Eggplant - layer slices with veggies (winter squash mash, pureed white beans, other veggies in chunks, whatever), herbs, ricotta and egg (to firm it up a bit) in a lasagna-like fashion and bake; or roast whole until soft and use to make dip and spreads.I

    Oh, and: I highly recommend trying some of your sweet potato in a soft taco with black beans, chopped sweet onions, and whatever seasonings you like.

    I could go on and on. But I won't. ;)
  • MerryMavis1
    MerryMavis1 Posts: 73 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    On weekdays, I use a dehydrated vegetable blended powder in both my smoothie and yogurt bowl. It claims to give me 5 servings of vegetables.
    Besides that, my breakfast smoothie has 60 grams of leafy greens, usually kale, and 1 ounce of hulled hemp seeds.
    My lunch usually doesn't have a vegetable.
    My dinner, and it depends upon what I'm having, can have as much as 400 grams of a variety of vegetables, today will be asparagus, onion, carrot, potato.

    Do you make your own veggie powder? I just bought a dehydrator and have found a few recipes online to try.

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