The Ten a Day challenge, join me

Hollyberry

oldtractor wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/10735633/Healthy-diet-means-10-portions-of-fruit-and-vegetables-per-day-not-five.html

interesting

Very interesting indeed. I'm glad I don't really like fruit juice. And I much prefer veg to fruit, so I'm pleased it's doing me more good.

Having said that I had a rhubarb and apple juice yesterday to try and up my quota while out of the house. Veg in transit (aside from salad) seems much harder to achieve than fruit. So I had a salad for lunch, with olives, then carrots and hummus. Shamefully I can't remember what happened for dinner - I was so tired I was in bed by nine.

Today was breakfast with mushrooms and beans. Lunch included sweetcorn, gherkins, a banana and a fruit and nut bar. Dinner was a salad. I'd call today at a seven.

I'm in all day tomorrow, so I think there could be a big veggie frittata.

Pop_Up_Pirate

oldtractor wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/10735633/Healthy-diet-means-10-portions-of-fruit-and-vegetables-per-day-not-five.html

interesting

It is. It echoes what I said earlier, that out of the 10 a day talked about in this thread, only 2/3 portions should be fruit. The majority should be vegetables.

Dried fruits and fruit juice don't count as they are all sugar.

Pulses are also classed as proteins and whilst they are nutrient dense, they don't count towards 10 a day.

Fruittea

Tomatoes on toast 1
Spinach quiche and salad 3
Berry jelly 2
Banana 1
mushroom ragu with couscous 2 for the mushrooms and onions not sure about couscous though.
6 prunes and a tangerine 1
So that's 10 for me yesterday.

Today has started with toms on toast again and I've got the berry jelly.

oldtractor

Fruittea wrote: »

Tomatoes on toast 1
Spinach quiche and salad 3
Berry jelly 2
Banana 1
mushroom ragu with couscous 2 for the mushrooms and onions not sure about couscous though.
6 prunes and a tangerine 1
So that's 10 for me yesterday.

Today has started with toms on toast again and I've got the berry jelly.

sounds delicious, must try a mushroom ragu. :T Sadly the cous cous doesn't count.

Fruittea

Thanks Old tractor. I eat a lot of mushroomy things- stroganoff is nice too.
Here's the mushroom ragu recipe just in case you're tempted. It also goes well with brown rice. And any mushrooms would do.


 1 tbsp olive oil

 2 onions, finely diced

 3 garlic cloves, crushed

 2 celery stalks, finely diced

 400g chestnut mushrooms

 400g forester mushrooms

 100ml (3 1/2fl oz) dry sherry

 small bunch of thyme

 1 tbsp tomato purée

 200ml (7fl oz) vegetable stock

2 tbsp butter

Soften the onions, garlic and celery in a little oil. When the onions have become translucent, turn up the heat and add the mushrooms and fry until they are golden. Add the sherry, scraping up any sediment at the bottom of the saucepan. Stir until the sherry has nearly cooked off, then add the remaining ingredients. Cook for 30 mins until the mushrooms have softened entirely and the sauce is thick.


Lunch was avocado with prawns and a large mixed salad 4
Berry jelly 2
Apple for this afternoon 1
Dinner will be mushroom rissoles with roast potatoes, cabbage, carrots and some of last nights ragu as a sauce - 3.
So that's around 11 for me.

oldtractor

Thanks Fruitea will be having this tonight ;-)

Hollyberry

Today was pretty good.

Breakfast: redcurrants, blackcurrants, blackberries, raspberries, banana with museli and yoghurt
Lunch: Chicken with roast parsnips, carrots, red peppers, and a stir fry of broccoli with chili and lemon juice
Dinner: Soup with potato, onion, carrot, parsley, mushrooms, watercress and lemon

I reckon that's a ten.

Winchelsea

Just read that Telegraph article. Yes, interesting.
But what's this about canned and frozen fruits increasing your risk of dying by 17% ?
IS that what I read, or was it a misread?

Managed nine today. Still time for a tenth - maybe I'll crunch some celery later!

Breakfast: corn flakes, raisins, apple.
Lunch: peanut butter and banana sandwich with an extra handful of peanuts, plus an orange.
Tea: Mrs McCartney veggie sausages, sweet corn, peas, carrots, onions. Rice pudding and tinned peach slices.

Not so good, in that five are fruits. Oh well, onwards and upwards!

Winchelsea

Forgot - I also had a small bowl of sliced beetroot as a snack this afternoon - the sort that comes in a jar in vinegar - yum! So I have made it to ten!

Fruittea

Grapefruit and tomatoes and eggs for breakfast -2
Cauliflower cheese and green beans - 2
Berry jelly - 2
Kiwi fruit snack - 1
Dinner will be Giant prawns cooked with tomatoes and onions with saute potatoes and broccoli - 3
That's about 10 for today
Can't remember if orange juice counts as I had a glass of the concentrate kind.
Sounds like my kind of snack Winchelsea - I often have a few gherkins as I have quite a sour tooth.
The next couple of day should be pretty veg full to - so I'm not doing to bad.