5 a day

[Craftytink]

If i have a piece of fruit in between meals do i put it in my 5 a day or in snacks or both?

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello and welcome, Craftytink 😊

I would think it goes in both. However, my suggestion would be to work towards eliminating snacks and building up your meals, so you'd include the fruit in one of your meals. The reason for this is that each time we eat, our bodies produce insulin and a role of insulin is fat storage, so we're best to reduce the number of times we eat.

I'm assuming you're calorie counting so my tip would be to use the NHS BMI calculator which will give you a personalised calorie range.

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This gives you a tour of the forum healthunlocked.com/?tour=true and, along with Pinned Posts, will show you how things work. Active participation can be a great boost to your own efforts so I hope you'll become an active member and we will see you joining in around the forum 😊

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[SofaJockey]

Personally I find the notion 'five-a day fruit and veg' rather unhelpful as fruit contains natural sugars and too much of it can be problematic.

I guess 'five-a-day vegetables, or you could have one or two of those being fruit if you really want' just isn't as snappy sounding. 😄

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to SofaJockey]

That’s my philosophy but agree it doesnt have quite the same ring to it 😂. Apparently in some countries it’s 7-a-day but it was felt 5-a-day was a big enough leap for the vegetable phobic British public ☹️

[Bee-bop Maintainer 2st 7lbs]

I guess it goes in both 👍

[katieoxo60 Visitor]

Thats a good question or should we not be eating between meals even if its good for us like fruit.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to katieoxo60]

You're best to stick to eating at mealtimes. And also, be wary of fruit with its heavy load of sugar

[Mandy246]

That’s an interesting question

I’ve only just started this plan but have just added it to my 5 a day but thinking about it there will be calories so maybe it should go in both??

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Mandy246]

You're right, there are calories in any fruit, plus lots of sugar which I would guess you're trying to avoid

[Mandy246 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Something to think about definitely

[Lytham 3 stone]

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[Mandy246]

I’m weighing on a Friday