Eat your vegetables

Blacktie.

How's everyone for veg intake on here? Lately I've gotten into a decent routine food wise and am pretty much getting the same veg in all the time.

Over the day I'll usually have 1 onion, 1 bell pepper, about a quarter of a jar of jalapenos, maybe half a can of diced tomatoes and a small bit of garlic. I've been trying to add in spinach as well and that's going alright. O and I'd usually have between 300g and 600g of sweet potatoes. So so good. Am I missing anything here? Should I vary it up more or add in more?

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There is question that we should in Ireland actually be consuming 10 portions of veg.
I think you can remove the jar of jalapenos - it won't count.
Garlic is a herb, not really a veg.

1 entire onion? That's good going!
1 pepper - should probably count for 2 servings of veg.
Half can of tomatoes - brilliant.

You're probably getting 5 a day?

As for spinach? Are you adding fresh or cooked?

conzy

I would count that as an "ok" amount of vegetables. Definitely on the low side.

What really helped me up my veg intake was bags of mixed frozen veg.

I'd usually buy:

1kg green beans
1kg cauliflower / brocolli / carrot mix
1kg cauliflower

and eat them monday - friday

Along with a lot of fresh bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes.

Whats also awesome are the bags of oriental / gourmet veg that lidl and aldi do. Really tasty and you just throw then on the pan after you brown your chicken or whatever. You'll get peppers, green beans, water chestnuts, onion, sweetcorn etc

I eat mountains of frozen veg bags

Bell peppers are awesome too

Penny Tration

I eat carrots, peas, beansprouts, bamboo shoots, chickpeas and chillies most days.

googled eyes

I wouldn't be up on exact amounts but over a week I'd be getting in

Onions
Garlic
Tomatoes
Beans
Peppers
Broccoli
Corn
Carrots
Chilli Peppers

MD1990

Peppers,Tomatoes,Brocculli & Lettuce are one's i have every day.

Thud

Sugarsnap peas are great as a raw snack

LemonWorld

If you're using that tin of tomatoes as a base for a sauce then you've got way more room to add to your intake. Peppers and onions are great, but you could add in so much more! Chopped up bits of broccolli, mangetout, sugarsnap peas, corn/baby corn, courgette, aubergine, carrot, asparagus, parsnips and cauliflower... Your options are pretty much endless!

Or if you're sick of that, buy a bucket load of whatever veg is on offer at the supermarkets and chop it up, roast it with some oil/balsamic/seasoning. Divine!

I'd probably consider sweet potato more of a carb than a veg, tbh. Still delicious though!

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I buy wraps and those ready washed bags of spinach. I just put chicken or whatever in the wrap and pile it high with about 2 handfuls of spinach, then you can squash it all up in the wrap. Spinach is gorgeous fresh. Ps I put mayo or tomatoes in for moisture!

Mr. CooL ICE

Recently discovered oven roasted broccoli is much nicer than steamed/saute broccoli. Different variations as so.

I cut up a head of broccoli and toss in a baking tray with 1-2 chopped cloves garlic, some paprika, a decent glug of olive oil, coconut oil or goose fat and roast for 20 mins. I toss it again, top with some slices of chorizo and put back in for 10 mins. Delicious.

Like above, but without paprika, more garlic and some lemon rind. After roasting for 25/30 mins, remove and toss with the juice of 1/2 lemon and some grated parmesan. Amazing.

Naos

Veg smoothie first thing in the morning, usually consists of:

Bell pepper, kale, spinach, celery, tomato and cucumber & then whatever else I see knocking about.

Have more veg during the day but feel it's a good way to cover my bases.

Alf Veedersane

Peppers, onions and courgette x lots.

Everest-sized servings of cauliflower and broccoli.

Miscellaneous veg when the feeling takes me.

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Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Peppers, onions and courgette x lots.

Everest-sized servings of cauliflower and broccoli.

Miscellaneous veg when the feeling takes me.

Is it the watery frozen versions of cauliflower and broccoli that you eat?

Alf Veedersane

Export wrote: »

Is it the watery frozen versions of cauliflower and broccoli that you eat?

Yes, on occasion.

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Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Yes, on occasion.

I don't count those as veg....

Alf Veedersane

Export wrote: »

I don't count those as veg....

So...they're not vegetables?

Were they delivered to the freezer in bags by a moonlighting stork?

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Alf Veedersane wrote: »

So...they're not vegetables?

Were they delivered to the freezer in bags by a moonlighting stork?

I like to eat uncooked veg. Cauliflower is gorgeous, but not terribly nutritious even if you just steam it! Apart from for fibre.

Alf Veedersane

Export wrote: »

I like to eat uncooked veg. Cauliflower is gorgeous, but not terribly nutritious even if you just steam it! Apart from for fibre.

I'm not sure who told you that about steaming but they were wrong.

Also, frozen veg is frozen pretty quickly after it's picked. How long do you think the uncooked fresh veg has spent on the shelf being fondled and groped by dirty hands?

Fresh veg is better but there's plenty of nutrients in frozen veg that you'll still ingest even if you don't count them as veg.

Like a parent, they will still love you even if you don't love them.

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Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I'm not sure who told you that about steaming but they were wrong.

Also, frozen veg is frozen pretty quickly after it's picked. How long do you think the uncooked fresh veg has spent on the shelf being fondled and groped by dirty hands?

Fresh veg is better but there's plenty of nutrients in frozen veg that you'll still ingest even if you don't count them as veg.

Like a parent, they will still love you even if you don't love them.

Like a Home Economics Teacher/Biology Teacher.
When you cook cauliflower which contains mainly water soluble vitamins, by steaming or boiling, you are dissolving all vitamins contained therein.

Sephya

LemonWorld wrote: »

I'd probably consider sweet potato more of a carb than a veg, tbh. Still delicious though!

vegetables are carbs

Alf Veedersane

Export wrote: »

Like a Home Economics Teacher/Biology Teacher.
When you cook cauliflower which contains mainly water soluble vitamins, by steaming or boiling, you are dissolving all vitamins contained therein.

You'll lose less than 10% of vitamins (except B12) through leaching. You won't lose the minerals. You won't lose any of the glucosinolates either.

That teacher might want to differentiate between the effect of boiling and steaming rather than lumping them in together.

conzy

Time to start drinking the water left behind in the steamer. dem gainz!

Alf Veedersane

conzy wrote: »

Time to start drinking the water left behind in the steamer. dem gainz!

Use it in making jelly.

Brucie Bonus!

Bruno26

Don't overdo it on the broccoli. Eat enough of it and you will get fat.

LuckyLloyd

Bruno26 wrote: »

Don't overdo it on the broccoli. Eat enough of it and you will get fat.

:pac::D

Sephya

Bruno26 wrote: »

Don't overdo it on the broccoli. Eat enough of it and you will get fat.

hahahaha. you really are the gift that keeps on giving

Alf Veedersane

Bruno26 wrote: »

Don't overdo it on the broccoli. Eat enough of it and you will get fat.

Nuh-uh.



He's in pretty good shape (nohomo) and he eats loads of broccoli!

conzy

"only" 9.8kg of broccoli a week on top of your maintenance cals will have you gaining 1lb a week. careful guys

Alf Veedersane

conzy wrote: »

"only" 9.8kg of broccoli a week on top of your maintenance cals will have you gaining 1lb a week. careful guys

Green Gainz!

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leaching is a new one. I don't want to know what it is.

JJayoo

Steam a bag of frozen stir fry veg then add a lump of butter and some soya sauce.

I also purposely buy strawberry whey which I dislike as it forces me to blend it up with frozen berries. It's tasty Gooooooooooooooood once blended up, can also throw in a cube of frozen spinach.

doctorwhogirl

Ridiculous amount.

In a week
Go through 1/2 bags frozen spinach a week.
Brussel sprouts
2 pack of peppers
Onions
2 packs cherry tomatoes
whole cucumber
tin sweetcorn
Majority of head of cauliflower (cauliflower rice/mash mainly)
turnip (turnip chips mainly, sometimes as mash)
Most weeks beansprouts too
Bag or two of fresh spinach or lettuce

Always have a bag of mixed frozen veg, sprouts, spinach in the freezer.
Have started buying a pack of baby corn and green beans too.,

And then of course whatever is 39cent in Aldi. Totes obv :P

BofaDeezNuhtz

Bruno26 wrote: »

Don't overdo it on the broccoli. Eat enough of it and you will get fat.

From another thread a few days ago....

Bruno26 wrote: »

Processed food & processed drinks are the only reason people are fat. You don't get fat eating real food.

Muppet! :rolleyes:

Bruno26

Suzuki_TL1000R wrote: »

From another thread a few days ago....


Muppet! :rolleyes:

Nice of you to go the effort to do that copy and paste job!

Sarcasm is lost on you.

Thinking that was a serious comment makes you the muppet!

colman1212

I go through bags of baby spinach.. just throw it in everything. lunches, on omelettes, even in with rice after the rice has been cooked.

EmptyTree

Good grief that's some amount of veg some of you eat!

Me??

Lettuce in my sandwich and an apple every day......I'll get my coat.....

homemadecider

Between myself & my fiance we typically get through this in a week:

2 x punnets blueberries
2 x punnets raspberries
1 x punnet strawberries
Honeydew melon
10 x bananas
2 x bags spinach
Butternut squash or sweet potato
Broccoli
Mushrooms
Onions

Every second or third week we'd also get a bag of carrots, celery, spuds, frozen peas.

BofaDeezNuhtz

Bruno26 wrote: »

Nice of you to go the effort to do that copy and paste job!

Sarcasm is lost on you.

Thinking that was a serious comment makes you the muppet!

I've read about 200 of your posts.

And stand by my statement.

As most here agree it seems :rolleyes:

Bruno26

Suzuki_TL1000R wrote: »

I've read about 200 of your posts.

And stand by my statement.

As most here agree it seems :rolleyes:

I'm flattered. Hopefully you learned something.

You should have read them more carefully as you might have picked up on the sarcasm (muppet).

Tigger99

Between myself and my boyfriend per week:

On average 10 courgettes
10 red onions
10 red or yellow peppers
15 tomatoes
300 grammes of mushrooms
4 bags rocket

gymfreak

On average a week:
3 heads of broccoli
6 Peppers
2 Onions
A ridiculous amount of Mushrooms
3 bags of Baby Spinach
2 Tins of sweetcorn
1/2 bags of carrots
...and whatever else I randomly pick up:o