Eating our 10-a-day thread

[Breathmiller]

I would like to try to start a project of getting my 10-a-day of fruit and veg in every day.

Anyone fancy joining me? I find groups on here of support so useful.

I know lentils and beans and chickpeas are part of it too so I will up them. I'm vegan so I'm hoping that should make things easier as I eat lentils as part of my diet anyway.

This thread is for everyone who would like to focus on 'eating the rainbow' as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Or anyone who does this already who has any hints and tips?

That does sound good wilderness

I managed to add a few more this evening. I am enjoying having healthier snacks in the evening if I'm peckish.

1. Grapes (straight from tge fridge so they give a satisfying crunch)
2. Carrots
3. H/M houmous leftover from yesterday's dinner.

Feels a bit better than my paltry 2 earlier on.

1. Cauliflower cheese (homemade - why does it always taste nicer as leftovers?)
2. Satsuma

3/4. Beansprouts, red peppers, water chestnuts, pineapple juice (homemade sweet & sour chicken)

1. Grapes

Leftovers are my favourite breakfast now.
1 Tomatoes
2 blueberries
3 Lettuce, cucumber, spring onion
4 brown onion, red pepper, mushroom
5 green peas
6 broccoli

Today:
1 green peas
2 carrot
3 Blueberries, strawberries (must not buy s'berries again they are not so good now!)
4 pear, pomegranate seeds
5 lettuce, radish, spring onion,
6 onion, mushroom,red pepper
7 cucumber, tomato
I was back on track with a salad bowl and leftover frittata for lunch.

Yesterday's

. Raspberries

1. Melon
2. Broccoli soup
3. Cauliflower
4. Avocado/red onion
5. Rocket
6. Spinach
7. Peas
8. Baked tomatoes

We had roasted cauliflower pesto with loads of veg. Made it so much more delicious than just pasta and pesto.

Today's has been an odd day...a wonderful day as I became a Granny 😄

1. Melon
2. Carrot sticks
3. Houmous
4. Olives
5. Baked tomatoes
6. Apple juice

Oh wow Breathmiller congratulations! And good to see you bouncing back on the f and v front too 😊.

1 & 2. Chickpea and spinach soup (tinned)

1. Apple
2. Tenderstem broccoli
3. Peas
4. Pineapple juice

6.5 Homemade pumpkin pie 🥧 yummy. I was debating whether to count this but it was real pumpkin so claiming it as half!

How exciting Breathmiller. Congratulations!

So after a paltry 1 on Friday, I did better yesterday with just over 7 portions in weight (8 varieties):

Red grapes
Satsuma
Salad leaves
Green pepper
Tomatoes
Pear
Chickpeas
Green lentils

Well done Wilderness

I didn't do so well yesterday.

1. Chickpeas
2. Cauliflower
3. Apple
4. Onion/peas/ mixed veg in curry

Thought this was a good wee infographic.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/what-counts-five-day

Thanks for that Breathmiller. And well done Wilderness.
Today:
1 pear
2 satsuma
3 tomato, lettuce, red pepper, radish
4 Onion, broccoli
5 apple , blueberries
1/2 portion olives!
A bit fruit heavy. Will do better next week.

Love that infographic Breathmiller -I’m sure that was in our work kitchen at one point.

Only 3 yesterday: plums, carrots and Brussel sprouts.

Today:

1. Tomatoes, salad leaves
2. Roast patty pan squash
3. Carrot & swede mash
4. Broccoli

I’m actually having another serving of patty pan squash for dinner too, but can’t really count that.

Hi! Love this thread idea, can I join? I realized what a rubbish diet I have and need some motivation to eat clean with more fruit and veg! I've also started intermittent fasting, currently 18/6 so my eating window is between 10am and 4pm with 2 meals, working towards a window that is 20/4. DH is doing OMAD as he has weight to lose, whereas mine is more for health reasons and not weight.

Today I had a tuna/mayo salad with:

1. tomato
2. cucumber
3. handful of sweetcorn, half a red onion
4. grated carrot
5. green juice - consisting of kale, spinach, carrot, apple. Does that count as 1 or 2?

Hoping to get some fruit in later with my main meal.

Welcome Twentin. Officially a juice or smoothie only counts as one of your 5, but if you manage 10, then I personally feel you could have 2 😄.

1. Raspberries
2. Pear
3. Tomatoes
4. Broccoli
5. Plums (made a lovely Autumnal sweet and sour sausage & plum traybake)
6. Baked apple

6.5 Sultanas and a little salad in a sandwich.

Welcome Twentin
Yes, 150ml of juice of any kind makes 1 portion. If you have more than that it still counts as 1. I think it's because of the sugar content and lack of fibre. But, i agree if you're doing 10 a day and want to count 2 then go ahead. It's all good to get more fruot and veg in. Link on the first page to the portion sizes from the NHS.

I've been a bit absent from the thread, needed a break. I know i didn't do as well as when I'm posting but hey ho. I did notice that little things have seeped in though. I will willingly choose carrot sticks and houmous as a snack sometimes. Sometimes i even just clean up a carrot and snack on it.

We had a traditional type meat (fake for me) and 2 veg last night but we added sweetcorn to the mash, and had 4 veg with it - kale, carrotd, broccoli and peas. We are definitely making better choices (sometimes!! My sugar levels have risen again, hence me being back on here)

Phew, made it today. Seems a while. It sometimes feels a lot of food to fit in, especially if it's not all that your eating. I suppose whatever space I'm filling with veg or fruit I'm not filling with crap. And I do enjoy it. I just need to remember it's instead of not as well as.

1. Mushrooms
2. Spinach
3. Apple and mango juice
4. Pear
5. Cherries
6. Carrots
7. Houmuss/chickpeas
8. Peppers
9. Onion/olives

10. Rocket 11. Tomato

That's a great list, OP! Well done.

I didn't do so great today. I've pulled a muscle of some sort in my back and been in agony all day. My period is due to start so feeling very grouchy and can also feel a cold coming on!

I bought a stirfry with lots of goodstuff in but will have that tomorrow as I fancied DH's meat curry instead.
I managed:

1. satsuma (just checked list and 1 portion size should be 2 satsumas. Grrr).
2. banana
3. grapes
4. carrot
5. strawberries

More veg tomorrow hopefully!

Well done you two.

1. Red grapes
2. Carrots
3. Roasted Patty pan squash - I will get to the end of this glut at some point
4. Kale/Lettuce

4.5 Pineapple slices which I made into a lovely salsa with my gammon.

Slightly better with 5.5 today:

1. Pineapple
2. Orange juice
3. Satsuma
4. Asparagus soup
5. Broad bean, pea & edamame mix

5.5 Kale

Ooh, I have just copied an asparagus soup recipe to try. I have plenty asparagus in so ill make it tomorrow. Do you have a recipe you use? I think this one was on the BBC food recipes.

Did well today, not much else other than all this. I do find it easier to not eat crap during the week.

1. Apple and mango juice
2. Pear
3. Spinach/carrot
4. Cucumber
5. Houmous
6. Veg soup
7. Tomatoes
8. Raspberries
9. Apple

10. Sweetcorn

Asparagus soup sounds like something I'd like! Let me know how yours turns out, OP and I will give it a try. I had my app at the breast clinic today and got the all-clear which was a huge relief. But it's been a wake-up call for me and I'm determined to continue my fruit/veg intake.

1. Sweetcorn (way more than necessary but I added cheese granules and paprika in and finished the lot)
2. Carrots

3/4/5. Mushroom stirfry with cabbage and beansprouts

1. Red Lentils - dahl (I'm sure that counts right?)
2. Cucumber

Not bad considering I spend most of the day full of anxiety!

I confess that my asparagus soup came out of a tin (I’m now wondering if it even counts). But anyway, let me know if you make it as I love asparagus.

1. Grapefruit
2. Plum tomatoes
3. Cold roast patty pan squash
4. Carrots
5. Mushrooms
6. Apple
7. Salad and kale (not together)

1. Tropical fruit & kale juice
2. Pear
3. Carrot
4. Celery
5. Blueberries
6. Beans
7. Tomatoes
8. Cucumber
9. Spinach

10. Shallot/yellowpeppers/rocket

Did well today and I enjoyed it all.
Baked potato and beans for dinner with half a plate of spinach and veg. Really nice. I fancied a sausage sandwich for lunch so I added some rocket but it does make it harder to get any veg in when a meal is not based around veg itself.

But while I was working at the computer I had a snack of a couple of carrots and celery.

I am so much better when I post here. It keeps me accountable.

I didn't get a chance to make the asparagus soup today.

Had some things come up but was back on f and v today:

1 lettuce and tomato
2 red pepper and cucumber
3 Carrots ( x 2 portions)
4 kale and broccoli
5 red and brown onion, garlic, lemon, herbs
6 satsuma

And I have snacked on loads of nuts which I know aren't counted but they are good for me😉. So I feel I'm full of the good stuff.