Do you have 30 fruit & veg in your fridge/ freezer/ cupboard right now?

All I have is a bag of potatoes 😂 I've never had 30 kinds of fruit/vegetables

Too right they can. Along with anything else I deem 'ok'!!

last year I finished off some flour that was about 10 years old. It was fine.

i eat green beans/runner beans those kind of things, occasionally baked beans, lol, we just don't have any in right now.. same as i'll eat broccoli, cauli, cabbage, parsnip and a few others if they're part of a meal.

Seeds i can eat sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds, but it's not something i do often.

Nuts i will eat hazelnuts and salted peanuts.

Do teas and coffees count? What about wine? Chocolate? Grains eg rice and all things made from grains and other plant origins.

I double checked the 30 when I listened to a podcast about it a while ago. As a family we easily eat 30 different plants over 2-3 days and I don't even like fruit.

I’ve got frozen summer fruit mix, blueberries, avocado, pineapple and mango.

grapefruit, Green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, purple sprouting broccoli, garlic, Ginger, spring onions, lettuce, onions, carrots and celery in the fridge. Apples, bananas and plums on the side. I’m growing my own lions mane mushrooms. Dried mixed mushrooms.

pickled beetroot, cabbage, toms, cucumber, onions and home made fermented sauerkraut.

tinned would be sweetcorn, mushy peas, potatoes, mixed beans, chick peas and butter beans.

dried fruit, cherries, coconut, mixed candied peel. Dried pulses and beans.

that’s a lot more than I expected but I wouldn’t eat all of these in a week, but likely would eat all of them over a month?

Also have

Fresh mushroom
Different nuts & seeds
Dried coconut
Dried split lentis
Dried marrowfat peas
Coffee different sorts
Tea different sorts

I am veggie, so probably yes

1 fresh banana
2 fresh orange big & small
3 fresh grape
4 fresh cucumber
5 fresh radish
6 fresh lettuce home grown
7 fresh cabbage
8 fresh carrot
9 fresh dates
10 fresh onion big
11 fresh shallot
12 fresh garlic
13 fresh spring onion
14 jar beetroot
15 jar red cabbage
16 jar pickled gerkin
17 jar asparagus
18 jar mixed veg
19 jar olives
20 jar onions
21 raisins
22 sultanes
23 winders dry fruit
24 frozen mix veg
25 frozen fruit
26 fresh or jar ginger
27 tin peas/frozen
28 tin mixed beans
29 tin mix fruit
30 tins single fruit pineapple, pear, orange, peach
31 jars & bags of dried herbs, garlic etc
31 fresh bell peppers 3 colours
32 chilies different sorts, including home grown
33 guacamole
34 potatoes fresh & frozen
35 tin chick peas
36 tin black beans
37 fresh strawberries
38 popcorn kernels
39 tin huge butter beans
40 chocolate covered raisins
41 tin of banana hearts
42 tinned tomatoes & paste & home grown
43 fresh apple juice different sorts

Confirmed yes

We have some mixed fruit smoothies in the fridge too.

I have -

Fresh/fridge - bananas, blueberries, coleslaw, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, potatoes, onion, celery, radish, tomato puree

Frozen - raspberries, peas, carrots, Brussels sprouts, leeks, broccoli, cauliflower rice, swede & carrot mash, sofrito mix, roasting parsnips

cupboard - tinned tomato, dried lentils, various tins of beans, various half eaten tubs of spices and dried herbs. Had no idea that nut butters would count - I have peanut and almond, also some ground seed mix I for adding to porridge.

So, possibly just about 30, and counting it through in my head, probably more than I would have thought. I have frozen veggie ready meals too - a vegetable lasagne, veggie korma and a Spanish bean stew. Do they count? And a couple of tins of vegetable soup and some flavoured lentil pouches. We don’t tend to have a lot of fresh stuff in at one time as there’s only DH and I and we shop fairly frequently (retired and DH likes his daily trip to Tesco!)

I've just looked in my pantry and found more...

Dates
Dried jackfruit
Popcorn kernels
Puy lentils
Yellow split peas
Nigella seeds
Curry leaves
Tarragon
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkins seeds

😆

Fridge

• lettuce 2 types (iceberg & romaine)
• cucumber
• radishes
• tomatoes
• baby corn
• spring onions
• peppers
• mushrooms
• tenderstem broccoli
• beetroot
• tinned peach slices (open or would be in cupboard)
• pineapple
• Strawberries
• 2 types of grapes
• garlic
• ginger
• apple juice
• strawberry and banana smoothie pouches (for kids)

• potatoes (old & new)
• carrots
• cabbage
• broccoli
• caiflower
• sprouts
• sweet potato
• butternut squash
• onions
• swede
• apples
• pears
• bananas
• oranges
• melon
• pouches of puree apple (for kids lunch boxes)

• tinned peas
• sweetcorn
• carrots
• potatoes
• dried mushrooms
• fruit cocktail
• peaches
• pear halves
• pineapple chunks
• chopped tomatoes
• plum tomates
• passata

• chopped onions
• peas
• sweetcorn
• summer fruits
• mixed veg steam bags

We did a recent exercise at the SW group I go to where we counted all the different plant products we ate/drank in a week and were advised to include all herbs and spices we used. And most people used well over 50.

Our kitchen is tiny in comparison to our house but I also get we are lucky enough to have out building with electric for storage freezers. And one of those lovely outside toilets covered in spiders. We don’t use it 😅

right now fruitwise have apples, nectarines, bananas, kiwis, mandarins and honeydew melon, frozen berries and canned mangos dried red dates, dried apricot and prunnes, freeze dried straberries, freeze dried hawthorn fruit, raisins, dried goji berries

vegies we have celery, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, cucumber, onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, rockets, lettuce, avocado, courgette, eggplant, mushrooms, peppers, ginger, garlic, basil and spring onions, frozen corns, frozen peas, canned bamboo shoots, canned water chestnuts, dried bamboo shoots, red beans, green beans, soy beans, dries seaweed etc

We have loads of nuts too, peanuts, almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts, pecan, walnuts, hazelnuts, pinuts and a range of different seeds for cooking

I am sure have more but I cant remember all

I wouldn't normally have all this, but we have guests staying so I did a huge shop yesterday and have:

Fruit: bananas, apples, oranges, melon, watermelon, pineapple, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, mango

Salad: tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce peppers

Veg: carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, celery, mushrooms, potatoes, peas, sweetcorn, sugarsnap peas, beetroot, onion

Dried goods: raisins, mixed nuts

Herbs/spices: frozen ginger, frozen garlic, then range of dried herbs/spices on spice rack, of which we would use about 10 each month in various meals.

So we do have over 30 right now, but that's only ever the case in the approximately 90 seconds between me doing the food shop and the teenagers entering the kitchen.

I have a tin of mixed bean salad. Does that count as five?!

Some of my list is frozen, tinned, dried, or still in my garden!

The herbs and leafy veg I listed is all still growing - the spinach, chard, rosemary, chives, parsley, mint and coriander, plus the rhubarb.

Of the rest, some veg and fruit lasts for ages - butternut squash, onions, cauliflower, apples, etc. They stuff that doesn't last as long is eaten first. Tonight we're having pork steaks with roasted peppers, aubergine, tomatoes, with onions and garlic. Any leftover veg will be made into a pasta sauce to freeze.

I do admit though, I spend a lot of time and energy on this, I love to meal plan, cook ( and eat!). I also only work part time so can spend time on this stuff.

Thank you! This is all such a doctrine of perfection (and a lot of expensive, out of season fruit.)
We are a small family and we live in a small house with pathetic kitchen space and one under the counter fridge and ditto freezer. So, space-where?
Also, One small pack of two lettuces would take us 3 meals to eat, let alone the cherries, mangoes etc listed above. How on earth do people eat all that, unless your family is considerably larger than mine, before it deteriorates?

FRIDGE
Onions
celery
courgettes
peppers
tomatoes
aubergines
hearts of romaine
cucumber
tenderstem broccoli
LARDER
pickled onions
pickled cucumbers
kimchi
pickled jalapeño peppers
pickled sushi ginger
nori (for sushi)
sweetcorn
plum/chopped tomatoes
chickpeas
lentils
baked beans
red kidney beans
jersey royals potatoes
FREEZER
spinach
leeks
savoy cabbage
brussels sprouts
broccoli
cauliflower
french beans
sliced runner beans
carrots
stir-fry
chopped peppers
roast potatoes
fries
blueberries
raspberries
FRUIT BOWL
Apples
pears
clementines
oranges
bananas

Leeks
Mushrooms
Peppers
Aubergine
Tomatoes
Chillies
Cauliflower
Butternut squash
Watercress
Spinach
Rainbow chard
Parsley
Coriander
Chives
Mint
Rosemary
Onions
Garlic
Ginger
Avocado
Chickpeas
Kidney beans
Red lentils
Coconut milk

Black pepper
Cardamon
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Paprika
Cumin
Turmeric
Mustard

Peanut butter
Almond butter
Raisins
Dried apricots
Dried mango
Pistachio nuts
Almonds
Cashew nuts
Walnuts
Chestnuts

Blueberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
Gooseberries
Grapes
Satsumas
Apples
Pears
Pomegranate
Passion fruit
Rhubarb
Lemon

So over 30.

A combination of fridge, freezer, pantry and garden.

I work quite hard to provide a good diet so it's good to see it all listed. 🙂

Interesting thread. I love seeing what people have. I have:

6 apples
4 kiwi
4 bananas
1 x box of grapes

1 x tinned grapefruit
1 x tinned prunes
4 x Dole fruit pots

1 x frozen blackberries
1 x frozen 4 berry medley
1 x frozen cherries

1 x frozen sprouts
2 x frozen mixed veg
1 x frozen Asian stir fry mix

3 x cans sweetcorn
1 x tinned tomatoes

I'm single and live alone so will top up fruit in the week if it runs out but I have a fruit bowl at in the office and normally bring a couple of bits home from there.

We usually have-
7 fruit
10 veg
5 nuts
3 seeds
About 30 herbs but they are dry so not sure if included
10ish tined/packet
i probably have (including herbs) around 25 a day as I have porridge with nuts/sseds/berry’s and often yoghurt and fruit. I always stick loads of veg in whatever we cook plus seasoning.

Fridge: Tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, carrots, onions, cabbage, salad leaves, romaine lettuce, cucumber, blueberries, grapes, mango. Salsa. Lime, orange, apple and pineapple juices. Does tomato purée count?! We’ve three tubes!
Freezer: Parsnip, sweetcorn, peas, broccoli florets, chopped garlic, mixed berries, raspberries and rhubarb.
Cupboard: baked beans, mixed beans, chickpeas, tinned sweetcorn and tomatoes. Plus dried mixed fruit, apricots, cranberries, dates, walnuts, pistachios, mixed seeds, coconut flakes and cashews. We have a drawer full of herbs and spices.
Fruit bowl: banana, orange, plums, tangerines, nectarines, apples and a grapefruit.