5 a day

[DaisyNonna]

How do you manage or even work out 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day if you are not a vegetarian?

I portion of salad leaves (according to the co-op) is 100gr.
cherry tomatoes is 7
peas is 3 tablespoons

I am urged to eat more fibre, so much of my diet should be carbohydrate, I need protein.

Have repeatedly asked my doctor to see a dietician (need a low fat diet) only to be told: Just follow the government guide lines.

Help!

[ummmm]

You can include drinks as well.

[erin-x]

They are only guidelines... Just try to eat as healthy as possible and most of all what's right for you.

[bednobs]

have you even looked at the govt guidelines? They tell you how much is in a portion for each fruit/veg, Also if you need more fibre, rather than more fruit and veg, try eating a breakfast cereal

[DaisyNonna]

Only one fruit juice.What category is tomato juice?

[bednobs]

ps, you dont need a dietitian

[bednobs]

what do you mean what category?

[ummmm]

It's one of your 5 a day.

[4getmenot]

carrot cake
Malibu and coke
rum & raisin icecream
Coconut macaroons
and peaches and cream

Or if the above is a bit too much just snack on fruit pastilles

[DaisyNonna]

Yes Bednobs I have. Cannot physically eat that much food. Porridge for breakfast.
Category? Is tomato juice a fruit juice?

[maggiebee]

5 a day is very easy. Evening meal I usually have two veg - maybe carrots and broccoli or cauliflower. Beans count as 1 per day so good at breakfast time. Fruit of any kind can be eaten as a snack so apple, banana, grapes etc. are fine. Blueberries or banana on cereal. Bananas, strawberries, raspberries etc. can be made into a smoothie with milk. Just need a little imagination.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.nhs.uk/Liv.../Pages/5ADAYhome.aspx


help here

[bednobs]

yes it is. So what do you think a dietitian will be able to tell you that the website can't? It's not going to be very helpful if they say to you "you need to eat this and this" and you say "i can't, sorry"
I have recently become slightly obsessed with 5 a day. I manage it thus:
smoothie for brekkie (2 portions) orange juice at lunch (1 portion) snack of raisins (1 portion) a vegetable with my tea (1 portion) If im cooking something like spag bol i put less mince and more onion/mush/tomatoes in

[ummmm]

It's only a guideline. You don't have to do it everyday. Just aim to.

[peashaq]

Knowledge - a tomato is a fruit
Wisdom - don't put it in a fruit cocktail

[DaisyNonna]

Yes I can easily do it if I do not have to follow the stated amounts. A tablespoon of this, a tablespoon of that. Fruit? 4 satsumas at a time? I do not snack between meals. Beans at breakfast? Gross.

[tiggerblue10]

I suppose tomato could be be both but I'd say more vegetable than fruit. It doesn't contain half as much sugar as fruit juices do.

[erin-x]

They are only guidelines Daisy.. Just eat what you think is right! You don't have to measure anything....

[divegirl]

I find it quite easy... chuck some blueberries on a yoghurt for breakfast,chicken or tuna salad for lunch, a glass of fruit juice.....veggies with dinner and fruit as snacks!

Job done!

Lisa x

[woofgang]

Sorry carb isn't fibre..if you need more fibre, eat more fruit and veg.

[bushbaby_de]

Try to FODMAP diet http://fodmap.com/