Peas aren't classed as a 5 a day

[bellalou1234]

Im shocked. I've been trying to eat 5 fruit and veg per day to improve my general health only to realise peas don't count!

What?? Why not?!

Sweetcorn isn’t either, iirc.
Or potatoes 😭

Who says? Nope not having it, They're the best vegetable!

🤯

They aren’t? 🤯

😂 Why have you ruined peas for me?

Expand on this please. Why aren’t they one of your five a day (isn’t it 7 a day or something now?)

God knows I bought some mighty peas from marks and spencers and the 5 a day symbol wasn't on the pack so I googled it... I'm shocked, baked beans are so this seems wrong!

They are.

Potatoes aren't.

You are looking at a wrong list.

All legumes and pulses count.

Potatoes are one of the most nutrient dense veggies there are which is why I dont follow the so called guidance

Plus it bigs up things like sweet potato which is not only disgusting but so sweet that it encourages a sweet tooth.

I like peas..I thought I was smashing my healthy eating.. this is terrible for the peas

NHS thinks they do...

www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/5-a-day/portion-sizes

Cooked vegetables
The same quantity as you would eat for a fresh portion. For example, a portion is 3 heaped tablespoons of cooked vegetables, such as carrots, peas or sweetcorn, or 8 cauliflower florets.

From the NHS website.
They do count

peas are easy and cheap. No hope for the 5 a day or 30 a day of peas can’t be included.

According to the NHS they do count:

www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/5-a-day/portion-sizes/

They do - but you can only count them once. So it doesn't matter how many pulses you eat in a day, you can only count it as one portion (beans, peas, lentils). I think I read that right anyway!

www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/5-a-day/portion-sizes/ Says 3 heaped tablespoons of peas is a portion. Where are you getting your info from?

I thought pea's were supposed to be full of vitamins and stuff?
It's taking the pea's!

They’re legumes or pulses same as chickpeas, haricot beans (baked beans) etc

Of course they are.

Thank god! I just done a general Google and it said they weren't. They are pulses... wonder why my m&s mighty peas have no mention of 5 a day

5 a day refers to vegetables and fruit

I would guess because they're too sweet/starchy and not enough fibre?

Where are you getting this from? I just googled and apparently they are

Sweetcorn counts but potatoes are counted as a starchy food rather than a vegetable

I eat peas nearly every day, they are my favourite easy veg! I definitely count them.