UCL says 7 portions a day - making this work

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Reply 40

OrlaCarmel

I feel like I can't even get 5 portions a day, now 7? :s-smilie:

Reply 41

SillyEddy

Original post by cole-slaw

Its not the cost, its the sheer quantity of food.

7 portion of veg + all the other foodgroups you're supposed to hit = more than daily recommended calories.

IIFYM?

You'd be looking at under 100 calories for 5 portions of vegetables, probably safely under 150 for 7. Go on a 15 minute walk and you'll have burned those calories off. Make it a 25 minute walk and you can enjoy some sweet fruit in your diet too.

Reply 42

I am not finite

this is totally a trick to stimulate the economy

Reply 43

Jelephant

FFS How hard is it to throw a load of random veg into a stir fry/ bolognese/ chilli/ soup, heck even on top of a pizza or some salad on a burger. Even supernoodles, I used to boil up some frozen peas, carrots and broccoli and chuck it in. I used to work as a waitress and it seriously used to cheese me off how much salad was scraped into our bins. We were only a little hotel bar, but every lunchtime the bin needed emptied. It's ridiculous how many people in this country grow up "hating" salad.

The differences in articles like this are shocking
http://fstoppers.com/what-a-week-of-groceries-looks-like-around-the-world

Reply 44

BurstingBubbles

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Just seen this on the BBC news :h:

Reply 45

username1002982

Original post by joseon

How much is a portion though? Is one apple a 'portion', or two apples? how about three grapes, or 10 grapes? Or 25g of spinach or 100g of spinach. Until they make it clear and widely known what a comprises a 'portion', making claims about how many portions is appropriate is pointless.

A lot of supermarkets show how many handfuls/pieces etc. make up 5 a day on the packaging

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Reply 46

Fullofsurprises

Original post by Jelephant

I've never understood 'hating salad' - I absolutely love all kinds of lettuce, tomatoes, celery, spring onions, radishes, beets, peppers, etc, etc. :drool:

It's quite easy to meet some of these targets by, for example, making a nice big chili and then dividing it up into portions for the freezer. The chili can have aubergine, courgette, onion, tomato, peppers and even things like sweetcorn or carrots, as well as the mince or quorn.

Reply 47

redz0r

meat and dairy is healthier than plants

Reply 48

Fullofsurprises

Original post by redz0r

meat and dairy is healthier than plants

Meat in excess, especially red meat, is pretty damaging to your health. 'Excess' means more than just a small amount.

Dairy products cause a lot of allergies and other health difficulties. Humans are not designed to consume the milk of other animals regularly or in the sort of concentrated form found in cheese, etc.

Reply 49

Mackay

I usually have about 5 portions throughout the day - including a fresh juice in the morning. Why not try a morning smoothie or something? That'll tick off 3 or 4 in one go.

Reply 50

Fullofsurprises

Original post by Mackay

I usually have about 5 portions throughout the day - including a fresh juice in the morning. Why not try a morning smoothie or something? That'll tick off 3 or 4 in one go.

Smoothies and juices are not that great really. They are often very fattening and do not have the same vitamin delivery in a form your body can utilise as whole fruit does.

Reply 51

redz0r

Original post by Fullofsurprises

And how did you work that out? Personal experience?

http://beforeitsnews.com/health/2013/08/why-a-zero-carb-all-animal-product-diet-brings-in-more-nutrients-then-a-plant-food-based-or-mix-diet-2500354.html

Why is meat in excess damaging to your health? And why red meat specifically? Because of the saturated fat content? Well I am so sorry to burst your bubble: http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/nutrition/good-and-bad-fats/

Are you eating organic fruits and vegetables? I doubt it. If you aren't, then you're ingesting a ridiculously colossal amount of pesticides and other toxic chemicals which are destroying your mind and body.

Reply 52

rickfloss

blender and lots of sweetner, job done

Reply 53

capachino

juice or blend them and have a smoothie carry it with you like you would a bottle of water and drink it throughout the day

Reply 54

Fullofsurprises

Original post by redz0r

I prefer to believe the results of the largest scientific study of the subject ever conducted, which showed clear relationships between shortened life span and excessive red meat consumption.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Prospective_Investigation_into_Cancer_and_Nutrition

And yes, I try to eat organic vegetables when I can, as would more people if they weren't so expensive.