Fruit and Veg

How much fruit and veg do people eat on here? I try and have some veg with each meal, but I dont eat alot of fruit...although I'm trying to change that. Maria eats alot of fruit, which is making me change my eating habits.

I just wondered what everyone elses attitude to eating fruit and veg is (I dont want to get into a debate about healthy eating etc but i expect it will!). I'm hoping that i'll perk up a bit more by eating more fruit and veg as I gain other nutrients that I wont get from biscuits and chocolate

[timwilky]

Don't eat fruit, it makes me ill

I do eat a lot of veg with the exception of sprouts and broad beans which are the work of the devil.

[Sir Trev]

I'm munching an apple right now as it's lunchtime. One or two pieces of fruit a day is normal for me, plus salad or vegetables with dinner.

If you want encouragement to eat more fresh stuff try growing it. You don't need much space to grow tomatoes or lettuce and if you invested a little time growing them you appreciate them more. Plus the taste of properly fresh and ripe stuff is miles better than the stuff in the supermarket which is artificially ripened (sometimes).

Originally Posted by timwilky

sprouts...........which are the work of the devil.

Sprouts are pure ambrosia

So long as they're not overcooked otherwise I'm "lifting the duvet" all night.

I eat a fair amount of veg plus some fruit. Veg and salad are better for you as most fruit contains a lot of natural sugars.

[timwilky]

With me it tends to be the acids in fruit, they burn my throat and stomach. berries send my face huge and blotchy, followed by projectile vomiting

I usually have grapes or strawberries at work everyday. Been taking whole raw carrots and chomping on them aswell.

since we started getting a veg box delivered every week we eat loads more veg. That was a couple of years ago and still going strong. Hardly ever waste anything and both Mike and Isaac love it.

Veg every day, and freshly cooked meals too.

The only fruit I eat is raisens at work...unless the jam in donuts counts as fruit.

The garden landscaping starts on monday - and part of that will be a large greenhouse so we can grow peppers, chillis, courgettes and other veggie type things.

I eat a fair bit of fruit & veg and most days I'll reach the "5 a day" target. There's loads of decent fruit & veg around this time of year and we'll often go to a local Farm shop where you can pick your own fruit.

Munching on an apple day-in day-out can get quite dull so I sometimes buy loads of differnet fruit (apples, grapes, melon, pineapple, pears, strawberries etc) chop them into pieces, toss them in a big bowl, cover them with orange or pineapple or passion fruit juice (sometimes all three). It'll keep for a few days in the fridge and it's great to have for breakfast with a blob of natural yoghurt on the top!