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Cloud · 05-14-2009, 09:04 AM

I'm not sure I actually buy that our ancestors ate more variety--I'll have to research, but my main point is that modern man (woman) is faced with too many food choices! Too much conflicting information! and just plain too much food. On my account, anyway.

If I followed all (some) of the guidelines, I have to think about food constantly. Seems counter-productive when I'm trying to de-emphasize it.

jinx · 05-14-2009, 11:41 AM

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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, 11:45 AM

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

jinx · 05-14-2009, 11:46 AM

It's still a grain, not a vegetable.

Sundae · 05-14-2009, 11:47 AM

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.

wolf · 05-14-2009, 01:57 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?

DanaC · 05-14-2009, 11:55 AM

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, 12:46 PM

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

limey · 05-14-2009, 12:54 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, 12:55 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, 12:57 PM

Ohhhhhh. Thanks for the clarification!

DanaC · 05-14-2009, 01:23 PM

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

Pie · 05-14-2009, 02:19 PM

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

jinx · 05-14-2009, 06:29 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, 08:33 PM

:p

05-14-2009, 09:04 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I'm not sure I actually buy that our ancestors ate more variety--I'll have to research, but my main point is that modern man (woman) is faced with too many food choices! Too much conflicting information! and just plain too much food. On my account, anyway. If I followed all (some) of the guidelines, I have to think about food constantly. Seems counter-productive when I'm trying to de-emphasize it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2009, 11:46 AM	#4
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, 11:47 AM	#5
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, 12:55 PM	#10
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, 02:19 PM	#13
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, 12:46 PM	#8
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, 12:57 PM	#11
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Ohhhhhh. Thanks for the clarification!

05-14-2009, 08:33 PM	#15
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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