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)
9

Wow! Amazing.

I'm getting reminders of veg I like but haven't eaten in ages, which is great.

Yesterday
satsumas
blueberries
spinach
tomatoes
sweet potato
chickpeas ( do they count)
various herbs

today
satsumas
pomegranate seeds
onion
cucumber
red peppers
yellow peppers
cabbage / carrot in Cole slaw
tomatoes
mushrooms
rocket
spinach

Oh I forgot pomegranate.

Yes, I think chickpeas and then humous counts. Especially if you make your own.
Chickpeas. Sesame seeds (tahini), lemon juice, cumin seeds, garlic, paprika.

Today dinner = potato and if coleslaw counts carrots and cabbage
Tea = Cucumber, tomato, lettuce
Dessert = strawberries

It was about getting your 30 plants a week op. Good idea to start again!

An interesting thread!
Today:
banana
pear
galia melon
strawberries
grapes
asparagus
rocket
avocado
radish

Sultanas
Rocket
Lettuce
Tomato
Cucumber
Red pepper
Spring onion
Honeydew melon
Strawberries
Grapes
Blueberries
Pomegranate seeds
Mango
Pineapple
Almonds

Also vegetable soup but I don't know if that counts as it came out of a can 😆

Breakfast- fig and mango, chia seeds (and and granola which is supposed to contain 15 different plant types but I only had about a tablespoon of it)
Lunch - cucumber and tomato
Snack - apple
Dinner - mixed leaves, green beans, new potatoes, more cucumber, watermelon

Not a great day for me, I'd normally have some dried fruit and nuts in there too but had biscuits for a snack instead 😋

According to Zoe, I've had 25 plants these last two days, so, some of these obviously weren't enough to count

Yesterday
Seeds (on the bread I toasted)
Almond butter
Banana
Mixed nuts
Chickpeas (hummus and Kallo Thins)
Cucumber
Orange
Potatoes
Onions
Cherry tomatoes
Basil
Lemon zest
Salad leaves

Today
Raspberries
Pistachios
Oats
Cabbage
Carrot
Onion
Chilli
Mint
Garlic
Lime juice
Red chilli
Butter beans
Celery
Red pepper
Yellow pepper
Cayenne pepper
Oregano
Parsley
Paprika
Chopped tomatoes

Breakfast
redcurrants
blackberries
strawberries
raspberries (frozen mixed berries)
Lunch
salad leaves
red onion
cherry toms
cucumber
Dinner spag Bol which included
red lentils
onion
garlic
tomatoes
courgette
mushrooms
with a side of roast veg inc
butternut
mixed peppers
Snacks -
mixed nuts
satsumas

Today
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Orange pepper
Green beans
Radish
New potatoes
Carrots
Spinach
Watermelon
Strawberries
Blueberries
Onion, garlic and herbs

Batch cook, hidden veg (+bottom of the fridge) fake curry: designed to deliver a good chunk of the 30 weekly types of plant.
Aubergine
Courgette
Carrot
Onion
Sweet potato
Butternut squash
Brussel sprouts,
Spinach
Leek
Cauliflower
Peas
Pak choi (tiny amount to use up)
Tender stem broccoli (last bit in pack)
Savoy cabbage (tiny amount left in fridge)
Apricot
Sultanas
Dates
Apple
Tinned tomatoes
Garlic
Ginger
Cumin
Dried coriander
Turmeric
Cavolo Nero (one remaining leaf!)
6xseeds: sunflower, pumpkin, poppy, chia, sesame,hemp.

Served with brown basmati, wild and black rice

Pudding: raspberries

Lunch: tomato,yellow pepper, cucumber

38 types
Probably 6 portions of fruit and veg.

Today was a good day. Bad days can barely scrape 5sorts/5 portions.

It's only the fake curry that has so many.

It will be curry all week!

I've decided to make an effort this week and it's been a good start...

For breakfast was the bio and me seedy granola which says it has 15 plants in, with pumpkin seeds, flaxseed, raisins and raspberries. My pumpkin seeds are also in the granola so don't count.

Lunch
White cabbage
Red cabbage
Garlic
Edamame beans
Mangetout
Beansprouts

Dinner
Do potatoes count?
Tenderstem broccoli

No snacks but I did eat some roast chicken skin and some wing that I made for everyone else.

So 25 or 26 if the potatoes count.

A few years ago I could go weeks without fruit or vegetables and I definitely didn't exercise like I do now. Can't say I feel any healthier though 🤔

Today had lime juice, baked potato which had avocado and sweetcorn on, dinner included broccoli, peanut, carrot, aubergine so 8

Lettuce
cucumber
avocado
blueberries
broccoli
mushrooms
peas
carrots

Lettuce
Cucumber
Tomato
Red onion
Olives
Apples x2
Banana
Pumpkin seeds
Grapes
Cherries
Potatoes

Mixed berries, dried apricots and mixed seeds with breakfast.

Beetroot and carrot with lunch.

Edamame beans, peppers, mushrooms, onion and carrot with dinner.

Apple, walnuts and almonds as snacks

Raspberries
Blueberries
Dates
Almonds
Banana
Cranberries
Fig
H/m humous
( chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, paprika, cumin, tahini (sesame seed))
2 kinds salad leaves
Cucumber
Aubergine
Carrot
Kidney beans
Tomatoes
Peanuts
Sultanas
Beetroot (kimchi)
Apple
Chillies
Onion

satsumas
apple
chick peas
various seeds ( pumpkin / sunflower/ chia)
carrot
swede
leek
peas
blackberries
blueberries
strawberries

Mixed berries and seeds with breakfast.

Chickpeas, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, sweetcorn and onion with lunch.

Peas and broccoli with dinner.

Strawberries and walnuts as snacks.

Ooh I was just thinking I’d eaten lots of F&V today:
watercress
rocket
spinach
tomato
radish
pumpkin seeds
red grapes
apple
orange
beetroot
cauliflower
carrott
broccoli
yellow pepper
sprimg onion
ginger
garlic
raspberries
mint
Stir-fry night and salad for lunch so more than usual.

Today:
breakfast overnight oats with frozen blueberries, raspberries, chia seeds and sultanas
Snack: carrot & celery
lunch: tomato & brocolli quiche, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, peppers, new potatoes, coleslaw
snack: apple
dinner: lambs lettuce, cucumber, peas, sweetcorn, garlic & ginger puree

Can’t believe today was 19! Not all in great quantities- the salad was a mixture of those leaves for example. A good way to bump up your total is to add lots of different veg to a salad then add herbs and seeds. I’ve just made a salad for lunch tomorrow:
feta and beetroot
mint leaves
rocket
watercress
spimach leaves
avocado
cherry toms - mixture of colours
red grapes
sprinkle of pumpkin and sunflower seeds.
I will eat an apple after so that will be 11 just at lunch. I don’t eat breakfast.

Grapes
Apples X2
Banana
Leeks
Onions
Mushrooms
Lettuce
Cucumber
Tomato
Red onion

Various nuts, seeds and dried fruit in my (home made) breakfast bar
Grapes and beetroot with lunch
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, beetroot, red onion, grated carrot with dinner
7+

(Assuming potatoes don't count?)