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Eat fruit and vegetables - 10/10 thread BOOTCAMP, all welcome

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SuperBunny · 23/08/2009 18:16

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

Basic guidance on what constitutes a portion of fruit and veg here and you can download more detailed information by following the link at the very bottom of the page

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littlerach · 27/08/2009 15:44

Has your day got nay better ABW?

I have finished work for now - hurrah!
And tomorrow our new build classroom is handed over to us officially

Saturday is shoe shopping for dd1 .

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 27/08/2009 18:36

lol @ waldorf salad. Luckily Asda weren't out of waldorf's

ABW where has Toot gone? I want her back. Neither ABW or Toot are crap mum's.

How's things today Moll? I saw your thread late last night. I didn't realise how bad things are at the mo. I hope you are feeling better about it today, even though the situation hasn't changed I hope your spirits have lifted a bit.

I used to HATE going shoe shopping with my mum, but tbh I think the feeling was mutual.

bunnynbumblesmum · 27/08/2009 20:22

hi can i join please........
right about me, i'm nearly 32, have dd 3 and ds who's 1 next week. I have a terrible diet and lifestyle and have been wanting for ages to eat LOADS of fruit and veg and to do bit of exercise so am hoping you lovely ladies will inspire me
tigerfeet saw you'd said your acne cleared up, is that due to you eating more friut and veg?
molly i'm up north, newcastle x

carrots
chinese leaf

need to do better, will start properly tomorrow, honest

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 20:30

Hello, another bunny

Erm, do I have to do an intro? I am SuperBunny, 31, one DS who will be 4 in 3 weeks I am looking for inspiration for Dragon cakes

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 20:40

Rah... planned DS's bday party yesterday with my sister since it'll be at her house and she just announced that actually they'll be at a wedding that day. Everyone DS wants to invite is going to the wedding. So, that's nice. Grr

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ThePinkOne · 27/08/2009 20:59

Oh Bunny I think I have a dragon cake.

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 21:05

Ooo Pink, I am glad it arrived. Do you mean like this or jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50372If not, I might need your photocopy!

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ThePinkOne · 27/08/2009 21:31

Not nearly as complicated or enormous as the first but I can't see the second.

embuggerance · 27/08/2009 21:35

dragon cakes

mollyroger · 27/08/2009 21:37

the choc one with smarties looks quite straightforward

mollyroger · 27/08/2009 21:38

sorry, no. 27

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 21:50

Thanks Molly

this one, Pink

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ThePinkOne · 27/08/2009 21:50

Mine is very straightforward. It's one round cake cut into six pieces which are rearranged flat on a board and iced with green buttericing with a scaley effect - just do it messy so not too fiddly. And fondant icing spikes and chocolate drop teeth and claws.

Mine is the best

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 21:52

Some of those are amazing, Moll!

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 21:53

Yes please to photocopy then Pink! Will email you my address. Thanks so much

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ThePinkOne · 27/08/2009 21:54

That one does look quite cool and not too complicated! How many people are eating it? Does it need to be a big cake?

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 21:57

No, doesn't need to be a big one. Can make cupcakes in addition to The Cake if need be.

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TigerFeet · 27/08/2009 22:05

Mmmm cake. Bunny, I will come if everyone else is going to the wedding

ABW I'm from Blackpool. Lancaster much nicer

TooTtheHorribleFatLump · 27/08/2009 22:57

Wow, I have never done a dragon. Am tempted.

Hello everybody xx

sun-dried tomatoes
hummous
chocolate coated stem ginger (that's beans and root veg that is)

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SuperBunny · 27/08/2009 23:03

TooT, you must drop the last part of your name. Well, the horrible fat bit. You could be TooTthefearsome, TooTthemighty, TooTtheLovely or anything else. Don't be so mean to yourself.

Chocolate covered stem ginger sounds delicious. I love ginger.

Tiger, you should come! But you will have a very tiny person by then

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TooTtheIndescribableLump · 28/08/2009 05:52
Littlepurpleprincess · 28/08/2009 08:56

Think I did ok yesturday:

Grapefruit
strawberries
banana
lettuce
carrots
onions
corgette
melon
spinach

leothelioness · 28/08/2009 09:14

I did not do too well

A few cup a fruit tea (but i dont think that counts)
peas
sweetcorn
soya beans
apple

ThePinkOne · 28/08/2009 10:58

Half hour run this morning (well week 4 of couch to 5k so 16 mins of running and 16 mins walking!)

Blackberries (lots), apple, nectarine, grapes. Probably 3 portions altogether and will have raisins and apple juice in a sec for elevenses making 5 before lunch. Hoorah! I'm on track today! And I've lost half a lb this week.

Will get out in a bit Bunny and do cake.

ThePinkOne · 28/08/2009 19:34

Helloooo?

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