Ok, so this may be a dim question but be gentle with me....

[HeadFairy]

Do baked beans count as one of your 5 a day? Does this also apply to children? ds loves baked beans, I give him the low salt and sugar variety, but I was hoping it might also count as a vegetable.

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Yup

Yes, they do.

Fantastic, eh?

yes we can all stop thinking baked beans are junk food

Yes.

Yes, but pulses can only count as one portion a day no matter how many you eat.

yes, and they are super high in fibre too! If you get the no added sugar/salt ones, there are a pretty healthy option! (so you can have loads of grated cheese on top!)

oooh lovely, I can relax a bit when ds eats baked beans with gusto