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aurorahelios

splishsplash wrote: »

Do tomatoes count as a veg or a fruit? I've been counting them as veg, but technically they're a fruit, aren't they?

This is getting complicated now...

Technically anything containing seeds is a fruit so aubergine, cucumber, courgette, beans, peas, pumpkin, squashes and avacado are also fruits.

From a culinary point of view I would be more concerned about sugar content.

VfM4meplse

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

My note to self for the day being:

https://cookingwithplants.com/author/anja/

I saved this webpage some time back and don't know why I've not got round to trying anything by her yet. But her recipes are heavily plant-based (being vegan) and they all look both delicious and easy (which is more than can be said for many vegan recipes I've come across...).

So - must get trying some of them....

I looked at this with interest, but tbh it's not for me as a lot of her recipes involve sweet ingredients. For me eating more dairy and fruit and veg in their natural form works out better.

RicardaRacoon

Evening all

I'd like to join, really have to make sure that I get my five a day. Three servings of veg are no problem most days, but since I often forget to each fruit or veg in between I often don't reach 5.

ABout the tomato thing, I do count them as veg because it is savoury. They have less sugar than for example carrots...

Today went very well, 4:2 I would say
I had half a cucumber, half a pepper, a lot of tomatos and a big bowl of carrots and parsnip with some canned black salsify

Plus half a small melon and some plums

greenbee

Peach for breakfast (1), beans, broccoli, carrots for lunch (2) - I get seriously irritated by how little veg people cook when I'm eating away from home, as I cook as much for myself as they do for 4 or even more, fennel (3), peppers (4) and lentils (5) for supper. Maybe I should go and eat some tomatoes before bed.

VfM4meplse

Another dismal day here! I had a 3-portion helping of stewed apples swimming in cream, and aside from tea and coffee, nothing else: 0:3

I can't say that tomorrow looks much brighter. I have a dental appointment followed by dinner so am guessing it will be very vino-focused. I have however taken stock of the realms of veg in my fridge. It's still perfectly edible, I just need to create an opportunity to eat it this week

burtha

Hi , did ok today I think ..
1 banana and 3 dates for breakfast , apple for lunch , made spicy lentil soup for supper so butternut squash , red lentils,spinach,tinned tomato , then just had 2 sticks of celery
So think that's 3 fruit and 5 or 4 veg , don't know if tinned tomato count ...

splishsplash

Good, I will continue to count tomatoes as veg. I have to count carrots, courgettes, aubergines etc as veg or I'll have no veg to count at all...

Today was a joke. Lunch was chocolate mousse with hazelnuts and raspberries, dinner was turkey pesto with potatoes (not sweet). I don't think there was enough of anything to count as a portion of veg. We just finished eating about 20 minutes ago... one of those days.

So my total today was 0:2 :eek:.

moneyistooshorttomention

Just found this - which should be handy for "visual" people like myself:

https://www.thekitchn.com/10-photos-that-show-you-your-daily-recommended-servings-of-fruits-vegetables-207261

Will go back for a proper look at it now. Quick glance indicates it's the old "5 a day" being shown. I can never remember whether the guidelines have been amended to 7, 8, 9 or 10 a day. I just recall it's been upped from 5.

So - if I think "Right - make that 2 pictures worth a day from that" or instance that should do me.

VfM4meplse

burtha wrote: »

made spicy lentil soup for supper

That sounds good! I was on the verge of getting rid of all my lentil supplies but pulses are an easy way of getting one of the "veggie" portions. This recipe looks good if using a very small amount of olive oil rather than the 1/4 cup :eek: recommended.

usernameisvalid

A better day for me

Still never going to make 5 but hey ho I do try

Casserole, toms, onions, garlic,butterbeans, olives

Served with rice and broad beans

So perhaps with a fair wind, 4 portions