5 a day

[sambro]

how come the humble potato is not included in the 5 a day?

[SupaAbzyBall]

Its a starch and not a veg. Also worthy of noting is that the 5 a day is the minimum one should have in a day!

[sambro]

what about mushy peas,part of the staple diet of us northerners?

[nickmo]

And you can't count yam or cassava either for the same reason.......

If you've a family and want to keep track of the 5 a Day - download a free wall chart here:

http://www.5aday.nhs.uk/DownloadsResources/doc uments/wallchart.pdf

Tick the box to check the intake.

And fussy eaters can be tackled with a '5 fruit smoothie' - whizz the fruit and thats the portioning done for the day....

[nickmo]

If they are made from peas - and I think they are....then mushy peas are a portion........

- but not sure if a pea fritter is really healthier than just a dollop of the things......

[Bewlay Bros]

Because poor fat people would have a double bag of chips and say "Hey I eat my five a say!!!!!!"

One point to remember however is a glass of natural fruit juice is counted as one portion. But two glasses are also one portion and three etc.

Smoothies are different however as the whole fruit is used.

[sambro]

its hard though eating breakfast, lunch,tea and supper, as well as eating apples, oranges bananas, pears, pineapples etc, dont you agree?

[Bewlay Bros]

No, I probably eat about ten portions, if not more 365 days a year.

If you do not like fruit and veg, however it may be hard.

But if you do......................have a glass of fruit juice and a piece of fruit for breakfast along with whatever.

A good handful of salad with your lunch

And just two veggies with your dinner

That is not hard is it????

[mrs_overall]

I have to disagree with you sambro as I find it easy. My food for today has been
Breakfast - cereal with dried apricots sprinkled on & a glass of grapefruit juice
Elevenses - an apple (I wont mention the Kitkat & cake)
Lunch - Chicken salad sarnie (with lettuce, cucumber, tomato)
Tea - Pork chop with green beans, cauli cheese & spuds.

Thats 8 portions of fruit & veg without trying too hard.

[nickmo]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7186989 .stm

For some inspiration maybe?

Pics all made out of foodstuffs - what an imagination! Click through the numbers to see them all.....