Daily fruit and veg thread

[mikado1]

Does anyone remember a thread from Spring /Summer 2018 where we all counted how many types of fruit and veg we ate each day? Portion size irrelevant, we were just trying to be intentional about eating more variety. I can't find it but thought maybe some posters would like to do it again. I definitely need to eat more and it was a really encouraging and positive thread. I still make the bean and mint salad that someone kindly shared at the time.

I'll start with yesterday:
Onion
Garlic
Kale
Beetroot
Carrot
Blueberries
Sweet potatoes
Chia seeds
Flax seeds
(I think we included nuts, seeds and legumes too)
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Well, in that case you need to share the recipe again!

I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday.
Apart from that I ate:
Tomatoes
Apple
Strawberries

Does orange juice count?

I think we did count orange juice and even baked beans.
The recipe is now something I throw together but I include chopped red onion, cucumber and pepper, beans or chickpeas as preferred (I use tinned mixed beans), EV olive oil with lemon juice and chopped mint, mix well.

Easier to be up for the prep and eating these foods in warmer weather imo.

We’re trying to do this as a family so I’ll join. This will help with intention.
Yesterday, I had
banana
blueberries
orange
onions
rocket
cucumber
tomato
red cabbage

Are we counting beans and legumes?

Sounds interesting, yesterday I had

Orange juice
Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Baked beans
Green lentils
Onions
Red peppers

Ohhh. I had salmon salad yesterday for dinner , fruit and yoghurt for lunch and yoghurt bark (with fruit) for a snack…

Mixed leaves
Dill
Parsley
Lemon zest and juice (does that count?)
Orange zest and juice (again, does this count?)
Jersey royals
Asparagus
Garlic (about three cloves, so definitely counts!!)

Banana
Strawberries
Raspberries
Brazil Nuts
Macadamia Nuts
Hazelnuts

Cranberries
Blueberries

Wish I could claim every day was like this, but today is ham, egg and homemade chips for dinner and French toast for breakfast

Yes, I think we included juice, nuts, seeds, herbs, legumes etc. I have cacao nibs daily but not sure what category they fall under! Will check in later but not too ambitious about Sunday being too veg-full! Happy crunching! 🌈
ETA I see cacao nibs are the processed seeds of the fruit.. don't know what people think about including those.

@HistoricalOrcharddefinitely count beans and legumes.

Kiwi
Blueberries
Strawberries
Advocado
Watermelon
Tomatoes
Banana

Good idea and I like the bean salad recipe, could be v handy!

Yesterday:
Grapes with breakfast
None with lunch (but does my seedy roll count?!)
Banana mid pm
Thai dinner with mixed veg so loads - onion, pepper, aubergine, baby corn, cabbage, mushrooms, broccoli and cauliflower
Total: 10 different f&v

Today (planned)
Breakfast: grapes
Lunch: red onion, basil, garlic, tomato, asparagus, broccoli
Dinner: banana
Total: 8 different f&v

Thai dinner sounds amazing! Do you have a recipe please?

No, sorry, we were in a restaurant!

Oh, I remember these threads, I loved them and they did very much encourage me to eat more fruit and veg. And I have kept it up, I eat way more fruit and veg than I did for sure. I also did the 30 different plants a week to help my gut biome as I have some gut issues and I do think it helped massively with that.

I'd like to do this too to keep track.
Remembering back to yesterday.

Mushrooms

Lettuce (3 types)
Pepper
Cucumber
Flax
Chia
Pear
Walnut

Strawberry

Pepper

Looking back that makes me see that I should have added an extra veg or 2 with dinner.
Will probably make your bean salad for lunch tomorrow!

Right, not brilliant today but I'll list and count.

Blueberries
Chia seeds
Flax seeds
Tomatoes
Rocket
Hummus (pushing it?!)
Granny Smith
Almonds
8 Onwards and upwards

Okay, I’ll play

today I have had: strawberries, blueberries, cherries, banana, peppers, brocolli, onion and courgette

Yesterday:

Orange juice
Banana
Asparagus
Parsnips
Carrots
Broccoli
Apple

Blueberries
Flaxseed
Chia seeds
Kidney beans
Chickpeas
Butterbeans
Onion
Garlic
Tomato
Avocado
Rocket
Peppers
Carrots
That's breakfast and lunch (a chilli), tea will be omelette with the same veg so no extra points!
13

Adding strawberries and almonds!
15

Today so far:-
blueberries
strawberries
chia seeds
ground flax seed
quinoa (don’t know if that counts?)
mixed beans from a tin
radish
cucumber
carrots
tomatoes
pepper
kale
spinach

not had evening meal yet but with that should be a corn on the cob and a bit of basic side salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes) although I’ll be honest I may have had enough salad by then and opt for extra chips instead of the side salad!

Yesterday: seeds, blueberries, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, dill, FL parsley, spring onion, cabbage, sauerkraut, carrot, onion, potato, mushrooms, strawberries

Today (so far): rhubarb, potato, carrot, spring onion, onion, tofu, rice, seeds

Yesterday I had
onions
butternut squash
lettuce
peppers
sweet corn
sweet potatoes
beans

today so far:
avocado
tomatoes
potatoes
Spring onions

tonight having stir fry so:
cabbage
bean sprouts
peppers
carrots
mange tout
edamame beans

Not much so far - 🍓 , 🍒 🫐 and seeds

Yesterday:
Carrots,peas, sweetcorn, beans, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, chopped tomatoes, baked beans, orange juice (12 types, approx 6 portions)

Today will be better. I have batch cook curry...

You're good at this OP!
Today
Breakfast: grapes
Lunch: beetroot
Dinner: lettuce, cuce, toms, asparagus, red onion

I did have some ground almonds in a cake, does that count?!

Total: 7

Raspberries.
Strawberries.
Blueberries.
Pecan nuts.
Pumpkin seeds.
Cashew nuts.
Mixed salad leaves (3 kinds)
Beetroot (kimchi)
Red pepper
Flaxseeds
Onion
Radish
Apple
Aubergine (in bought ravioli so minimal)
Coriander
Basil
Pine nuts
Avocado

Does maple syrup count? 😅 its from a tree!

Phew, that was a good day. Warmer weather definitely calls for salads.