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jinx · 05-14-2009, 12:41 PM

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Was very nice and took care of 3 portions of veg (pepper and sweetcorn were each half a portion)

Corn is not a vegetable, it's a grain.

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but I realised if I reduce the amount of bread/pasta and meat (I only eat meat maybe twice a week now), I am able to eat more of the veg and pulses.

Bingo - this is key. Fill your plate with veggies and accessorize with meat and grain.

DanaC · 05-14-2009, 12:45 PM

Yes it is, but sweetcorn counts as a veg in the five-a-day tables.

jinx · 05-14-2009, 12:46 PM

It's still a grain, not a vegetable.

Sundae · 05-14-2009, 12:47 PM

Sweetcorn here is def classified as one of our 5 a day (making it either a fruit or a vegetable)
ETA - soz, Dani already said that.

I admit this does not make it such. Carrot is classified as a fruit due to EU law which specifies only fruit can make marmalade... and Portugal makes carrot marmalade.

DanaC · 05-14-2009, 12:55 PM

Kidney beans are also counted towards five a day even though they are in the beans and pulses category. I think it's because they can provide some of the same vitamins as brightly colooured veg.

Chocolatl · 05-14-2009, 01:46 PM

What is a pulse? I take it this is not the beating of your heart through your veins...

limey · 05-14-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl

What is a pulse? I take it this is not the beating of your heart through your veins...

Peas, beans and lentils are pulses.

Pie · 05-14-2009, 01:55 PM

Not A Vegetable:

Corn of any type
Green Peas
Kidney beans
Chick Peas
Lentils of any type
Soy beans
Potatoes of any type
Winter squash (pumpkin, butternut, etc.)
V8 (too much sodium)

Chocolatl · 05-14-2009, 01:57 PM

Ohhhhhh. Thanks for the clarification!

DanaC · 05-14-2009, 02:23 PM

Hey. I just follow the chart of stuff to include in my 5 a day.

wolf · 05-14-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I admit this does not make it such. Carrot is classified as a fruit due to EU law which specifies only fruit can make marmalade... and Portugal makes carrot marmalade.

I knew the EU was stupid. Would they like to annex Indiana?

Pie · 05-14-2009, 03:19 PM

I've had great onion marmalade -- does that make an onion a fruit?

jinx · 05-14-2009, 07:29 PM

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Winter squash (pumpkin, butternut, etc.)

If you're going to exclude fruits you're list is going to be really long...

Pie · 05-14-2009, 09:33 PM

:p

DanaC · 05-15-2009, 03:52 AM

Mostly they'd end up as 'preserves' rather than 'marmelades'...except for locally made stuff which tends not to take much account of distant directives ;P

05-14-2009, 12:46 PM	#18
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	It's still a grain, not a vegetable. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-14-2009, 12:47 PM	#19
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Sweetcorn here is def classified as one of our 5 a day (making it either a fruit or a vegetable) ETA - soz, Dani already said that. I admit this does not make it such. Carrot is classified as a fruit due to EU law which specifies only fruit can make marmalade... and Portugal makes carrot marmalade. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-14-2009, 01:55 PM	#23
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Not A Vegetable: Corn of any type Green Peas Kidney beans Chick Peas Lentils of any type Soy beans Potatoes of any type Winter squash (pumpkin, butternut, etc.) V8 (too much sodium) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

05-14-2009, 03:19 PM	#27
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I've had great onion marmalade -- does that make an onion a fruit? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

05-14-2009, 09:33 PM	#29
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	:p __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	What is a pulse? I take it this is not the beating of your heart through your veins...

05-14-2009, 01:57 PM	#24
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Ohhhhhh. Thanks for the clarification!

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