HOW MANY VEGETABLES SHOULD I BE EATING?

[ANITASHARP5]

My nutritionist says five serves of veggies a day is best for optimum health. Is that true?

[Herman7275]

I would depends on which vegetables , but most won't hurt

[Nessie87 in reply to Herman7275]

low carb veggies best, ie. Those thst grow above ground like cabbage, Brussels etc but not veg like potatoes, carrots, parsnips as they’re more high carb.

[JulieByf]

i have read that 7 pieces of fruit/veg/salad is more desirable; but because that is unattainable for most people the recommendation was lowered to 5 to encourage people rather than put them off trying to reach the target.

[Penel]

Try not to get hung up on the number per day. Look at your week as a whole, go for a wide variety of vegetables and fruits. Get as many different colours as you can manage, eat the rainbow.

If you’re not used to eating a lot of vegetables take it slowly until your insides have got used to the change in diet.

[Herman7275]

5 vegetables a day, because of my low carb diet and me beingg a diabetic, I have been told only broccoli, cauliflower,brussel sprouts,spinach,cabbage, and then salad fixins, few tomatoes, but other vegetables are to sweet for me like corn, sweet peas, lima beans, potatoes,

[Nessie87]

that’s sound advice. I follow UK GP Doctor on Twitter, all carbs such as bread and cereals, break down into sugar once digested and bread rice and certain fruits/cereals too. Best to eat mainly meats and fish and ‘low carb’ vegetables and berries mostly. He’s researched it thoroughly and got a lot of his diabetic patients off of insulin.

[CamMitch]

Vegetables have great health benefits. I'm practicing this vegetarian diet betterme.world/articles/die... now and I'm feeling amazing. I was afraid that it'll be difficult for me not to eat meat. But it turned out that pretty easy as I found a lot of interesting recipes there. I'm thinking of becoming a strict vegetarian.

[Onegramatatime]

I aim for 15 veggies and fruit a day, but I am not a vegan. It seems to help keep me and my 3 stents healthy and fit. The downside is that they can take a while to peel and chop. Since I started using 3 different herbs a day, the evening meal is less bland, as unfortunately I am intolerant of spices.