How many varieties of fruit and veg have you eaten this week

[BasinHaircut]

Not how many portions, just different types.

I’ve had 4 fruits and 15 veg.

Apple's

Oranges

Bananas

Grapes

Berries

Aubergine

Mushroom

Onion

Rocket

Watercress

Spinach

Peas

Tomatoes

Carrots

Swede

Pomorello

Broccoli

Parsnips

Peppers

Potato

Sweet potato

Plums

Garlic

I think that's about it. 🧐

Oh and pickled cabbage and beetroot.

Fruit - bananas, apples, satsumas, cherries.

Veg - mushroom, spinach, onion, tomatoes, chickpeas, carrots, peas, cauliflower, mixed leaves, sweet corn, avocado, pepper, cucumber.

So 17 in total.

Actually garlic too. So 18.

And cucumber........more than I realise now I think about it. 🤔 Veggies have always made up the bulk of our meals. I can't imagine not having them.

Can take or leave fruit tho.

And grapes, so 19.

Think that’s it. Apart from a baked potato which I don’t think counts.

Just a question - does garlic count as one of your 5 a day. I've always thought of it more as a herb type food, Good for you but not necessarily veg

Do beans count as a vegetable ??

In that case kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas and butter beans. Oh and chillis........no wonder we're always farting.

@BasinHaircut

I have a vegan friend who seems to live off vegan cereal bars and soy yogurt (the one she offered me had a lot of sugar in it). She has put on a lot of weight over the last two years.

@FoamingAtTheUterus

Beans count as one of your 5 a day. So you could have beans for breakfast, chickpeas for lunch and lentils for dinner but all that would still count as 1 of your 5.

@soontobeanana

I hadn’t included garlic before but saw that others had, so I added it in. Still not sure though. I’m well over my five a day without it anyway.

Yes I believe beans count and I’ve counted them.

Not sure how much garlic you would have to eat to count as a portion but for the purposes of the question I’ve asked I suppose it counts although I hadn’t counted it in mine.

redcrayons and foaming, I think you’d be surprised at the number of people who just do not buy or eat any fruit or veg.

I’d say it makes up about 60/70% of my weekly shop. Higher end of that range if we are having meat free week.

Not a lot
Banana , dried dates and raisins
Sprouts, asparagus, carrot, sweet potato, peas, onions, leek
Our diet doesn’t vary very much at all

Oh yes chick peas, red pepper hummus

And home made fermented sauerkraut

lettuce tomato cucumber celery
carrot pea cauliflower
onion capsicum garlic mushroom
apple orange banana
pinto haricot
does potato count?
red lentil

14, 15, 16 or probably not 17, depending on what you count

Banana
Mango
Strawberries
Raspberries
Peach

Onion
Mushroom
Aubergine
Red pepper
Broccoli
Sweet potato
Sweet corn
Courgette
Cucumber
Carrots

Normally do better but weve been a bit busy this week. Do fermented grapes count?

oh, and raisins

I’ve just remembered prunes too, so that makes 20 different types.

I think I just like veg, so automatically eat a lot of it. Always have a salad with lunch and a few more portions at dinner, plus my daily snacks of a banana, Apple and a satsuma.

Do nuts count? I have a handful of mixed nuts most days too.

Cucumber
Tomatoes
Peppers
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Aubergine
Broccoli
Peas
Lettuce
Rocket
Watercress
Carrots
Beetroot
Lentils
Celery
Red onion
Mushrooms
Brown onions
Garlic
Ginger
Artichoke
Avocado
Chili peppers

Apples
Raspberries
Blueberries
Clementines
Grapes

23 veg & 5 fruit

Missed out mango & cauliflower

Dowser you've just reminded me we've also had sprouts adding to the wind tunnel. 😂😂😂

Basin same here. I'd say it makes up the majority of our shop. We also try and eat veggie twice a week but usually more.

This week we've had veggie fritata with chicken sausage and salad.

Lentil moussaka and salad.

Bean chilli with brown rice / salad

Pork hotpot with veg / pickled veg

Steak with potato wedges and mushrooms / peas and salad

Spiced, veggie rice with fish and salad

Tonight we're having chorizo and prawn pasta with a.load of salad dumped on top.

I wouldn't say we were overly healthy either. And could certainly do with losing a few pounds tonne

Blueberries
Strawberries
Grapes
Salad leaves
Apples
Tomatoes
Banana
Peppers
Onions
Celery
Roasted sweet potatoes

Avocado too

Bananas, oranges, kiwi, pear, blueberries, raisins, strawberries, raspberries

Spinach, carrots, broccoli, onion, green beans, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, rocket, peppers

This thread is a good nudge to getting out of my repeat online ordering rut - thanks!