How Many Blueberries Constitute One Of The Recommended...

[sandyRoe]

five portions of fruit & veg per day?

[ummmm]

A palm full, approx.

[Maydup]

25

[MichaelZZ]

... or 24 if there a bit bigger.

A medium sized teacupful on my porridge.

[MichaelZZ]

^^ they're !!!!!!!!!!!

[sandyRoe]

Or two palms full if you've tiny hands. More useful information for when I start a healthy diet Thank you all.

[Sqad]

Why bother,as on my opinion it doesn't matter one jot......

[RATTER15]

or half a palm full if you have big hands.

[ummmm]

No, it doesn't matter. It's just a guideline introduced because some people are complete dimwits when it comes to food and nutrition.

[sandyRoe]

Sqad, so in your professional opinion a 'full English' every morning is as wholesome and nutritious as porridge and berries?

[B00]

I imagine it is if you work it off sandy

[ummmm]

Nooooo - they are full of bad fats and too much salt.

Thin people who work off their food can still be effected by a bad diet.

[sandyRoe]

Wouldn't all that tasty grease clog the arteries?

[Sqad]

sandy...I answered your question which was about fruit and veg portions /day.

nothing in your question re. fat and protein.

[aelmpvw]

if we're going to insist on accuracy someone should come up with a weight

[AlwaysConfused]

A pint of cider is one of my five a day. I manage to meet the recommended portions. Sometimes I go over and beyond and top my daily recommendation up with fermented grapes!

[Mamyalynne]

But no one is insisting on accuracy are they, a sensible portion is enough for most to understand - a few more or less is no big deal.

[sandyRoe]

So you did, Sqad. Maybe by reading more into your answer than was there I was looking for an excuse to give up the healthy eating and return to the toothsome pleasures of the greasy spoon caff.

[aelmpvw]

^ ^ ^ it was a joke ...

[ummmm]

They can't be accurate as everyone is different.

It's the same with liquid intake. Some people only need two pints whereas someone else might need six.

[boxtops]

Same as this survey on the news this morning that many kids don't eat their 5 a day. It was only a few weeks ago that the 5-a-day theory was rebutted, not everyone needs it.