healthy family meals

DomRavioli

When whoever researched and published that report pays for 7 fresh portions per day (or provides well priced food, accessible to all) then I will eat 7 per day.

I'm allergic to berries and tomatoes, so fruit is very limited; I'm also lactose intolerant, which leaves me on a very restricted diet, which I won't be filling full of expensive veggies - I eat healthily and apart from being disabled from a young age have no other health problems; I'm fitter and healthier than my able bodied brother

I will continue to eat frozen veggies, as there is only me and I can only eat so much broccoli at once!

poorly_scammo

I'd never leave the bog if I ate 7 a day. I'll stick with 5 at best.

anniesguesthouse

I've heard that in Europe the fruit/veg portion advice is ten a day but that in the UK they (previously) said to aim for five portions as people would find that a more realistic goal.

Re: Frozen and tinned fruit/veg, I asked a dietician friend of mine today and she said frozen definitely counts.

room512

From what I've read frozen fruit and veg count but fruit tinned in syrup doesn't.

Lyradog

I use frozen raspberries and over ripe bananas to make banana and raspberry muffins for kids lunch boxes , hidden extra fruit . Also supermarket value ready to eat apricots to make apricot fruit loaf.
Rather than expensive cereals , try adding extras to cheap basic cereal , such as own brand version of Special K and add nuts , dried fruit , banana chips etc

Lyradog

Oh and own brand tinned fruit in fruit juice can be loads cheaper than fresh fruit, for kids make a jelly and pour into small storage pots over fruit for cheap lunchbox treat . Yes fresh may be better but money is tight

Lyradog

Forgot , homemade soup is cheap too as can use leftovers such as broccoli stalks

boredjellybean

well I will be continuing to count the tinned & frozen things for sure

DigForVictory

OK, whether the latest research says tinned/frozen veg doesn't count is something I can ignore. Not call for panic.


The spud does not count? At all? It's alongside bread & pasta?
Time to panic.

THIRZAH

I find the whole thing very confusing.Every day I open the paper and find myself being told to eat more fruit or less fruit and more veg. One day butter seems to be a real no-no and the next it's better to eat that rather than spreads.

Can anyone tell me what rhubarb counts as? I understand that it is really a vegetable so if I have rhubarb for dinner will it count as fruit or veg?
And aren't tomatoes a fruit?