To count this as one of my 5 a day?

[lesley33]

Just been doing some housework and eating cherries covered in chocolate (last of a xmas present). AIBU to count the cherries as one of my 5 a day?

Not at all. And Studies Have Shown that people who eat chocolate regularly have a lower risk than average of heart disease and stroke. Trust me, I'm a health journalist.

I count wine as my 5 a day as it us grapes and maybe has a fruity taste

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Isn't chocolate a vegetable? That would make it two of your 5.

no chocolate is not a vegetable, however it is full of milky calcium goodness and nuts. It says so in the adverts for Nutella

i admire your thinking

i had a bar of fruit and nut chocloate , i think that counts three times!

Chocolate comes from the cocoa bean doesn't it? Beans count as one of your 5 a day.

What about ketchup? Does that count?

YABU to still have your Christmas chocs in March! mine were all gone by boxing day

I had dh's blueberry and lemon drizzle cake - does that count for 2/5?

Oh, and a dirty great hamburger with lettuce, tomato and onion. is that a full quota then? [Grin]

I've had a packet of walkers cheese 'n onion squares. Does the onion count as 1? :)

Pizza can often contain all of your 5 a day (although best to take it with lovely grapey wine just to be safe), plus calcium and protien

God bless you Pizza.

Going to open some soon actually. ohhh, get me, that's 6 of my five a day then! Where's that halo emote?

YANBU

Fig rolls are one, so chocolate covered cherries must be at least 2

I count fruit skittles. And M&D fruit sherbets.

M&D?? I mean M&S obv.

patsy - I got a LOT of chocolates for xmas

I just counted strawberry trifle as one of my 5. Unless the vanilla in the custard count, in which case it's 2, and my nachos makes 5.

I'm just drinking Damson wine, must count as at least 2, and chocolate raisins count as one 2.