Are our meals so unhealthy?

[carrottopper]

I'm getting quite obsessed with what we eat. We eat prob 2 veg a day and a couple of fruit a day on average. Some days we eat more fruit and veg.

I'm starting to get anxious about what we eat as I'm panicking that if I don't provide super healthy meals, one of us will get a serious illness or disease. We are both reasonably fit, in our early 40s, in the normal weight range bmi. Hubby had a heart attack when he was in his20s due to a complication but has been fit since and is regularly checked and on blood pressure tablets. He has a very active job and is healthy. We also have two little ones. They mostly eat what we do but I also give them freezer stuff once or twice a week.

I worry about us not eating healthily enough, the amount of red meat we eat etc.

The regular meals I cook are
Roast chicken with 2 veg and all trimmings
Pork and chorizo burgers with veg and chips
Tagliatelle with mushrooms, pepperoni and onions
Penne in tomato sauce
Cottage pie
Chicken wrapped in bacon
Chinese chicken curry with onions and mushrooms

Any suggestions? Does anyone else worry about what they eat as much as I do? I take in all the health recommendations and I wonder if I take them too much to heart

[Badcat666]

That weird wtffgs because on the Radio they were discussing 5 a day and baked beans and fruit juice can be counted as one of your 5 a day. Plus if you look online the NHS advise the same.

You only need about 150ml of fruit juice to count, not a whole pint of it and about 3 heaped tablespoons of baked beans so not an entire tin.

www.nhs.uk/Livewell/5ADAY/Pages/Portionsizes.aspx

[Ebbenmeowgi]

Sounds like you're doing fine. Could you not sneak in more veg with your current meals if you're worried? Eg handfuls of spinach with the penne and tomato sauce? If you're not a big veg fan try chopping them up really finely and just adding them to your sauces/curries with a bit less meat.

I think fruit is v good for you but general recommendation is to have more veggies in your diet than just fresh fruit. We eat tons of veg, mainly veggie meals with meat just a couple times a week - would you consider being a part time carnivore?

Having a veg box delivered really helped us as you just get a random selection and have to be creative. So some veg I thought I hated (like mushrooms) I've grown to love as have found recipes to really suit them that I would never have normally eaten (like nut, lentil and mushroom roast - so good!).

[Tottyandmarchpane1]

Thank you OP