by Lady of Lake Merritt =P
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July 15, 2009

5 Servings is TOO MANY

September 23, 2009 07:29 PM EDT
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Do you eat fruits and veggies everyday? I have such a hard time making sure that I eat the recommended amount or either. I eat a lot of meat though but that's no substitute for fruits and veggies. We do eat broccoli often though.

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Comments: 55 ( 2 removed by Lady of Lake Merritt =P )

Does peanut butter count? LOL
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:47pm EDT
why not
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:48pm EDT
anything counts, i'll throw in bubble gum too
;)
Tessa Alive Free Happy D. Sep 23, 2009, 7:35pm EDT
how big is a serving? and who eats 5 times a day?
Sidewinder 7 Sep 23, 2009, 7:42pm EDT
Thank you for asking that. The one question that bugs me to death whenever I read a box.
Sidewinder 7 Sep 23, 2009, 7:42pm EDT
Yeah, how big is a serving? Is it a serving for an infant, toddler, senior citizen, or a morbidly obese person? The last time I had fruit my colon thought it was a stick up!!!
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:47pm EDT
LOL
Len Maxwell Sep 23, 2009, 7:43pm EDT
I never pay attention to what "they" recommend. And any time I look at any package that says, "Serves 4," I usually finish it and am still hungry. Almost never eat fruits, although I really like them. Veggies every day.
Kathryn E. Sep 23, 2009, 7:45pm EDT
A serving is one half cup. that is one apple. If you have 2 or 3 fruits and a good sized salad every day, that is 5 servings.

It is not difficult. I eat a large salad every day, that is about 5 servings, plus fruit. that is mostly what I eat, plus dairy and a little meat. AND COFFEE and WATER AND CHOCOLATE.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:49pm EDT
you are healthy
Cyndi B. Sep 23, 2009, 8:10pm EDT
I am not sure if I get my 5 servings in, but I usually make a veggie to go with dinner and it is a good size portion. Plus I try to eat some fruit during the day. Lately I feel like I could eat a whole pineapple myself! I ate two pears the other day and when I buy the small plums, I can eat 4-5 in one sitting. So I most likely am getting my servings, but not in other things - all I want is fruit this past week or two. Pregnancy!
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:54pm EDT
i love pears!
Anna H. Sep 23, 2009, 8:11pm EDT
I think even all the serving suggestions for all the food pyramid are too much. I don't restrict myself in eating at all- I eat whatever I want when I am hungry, but it seems like the total number of servings of food in general on there is awfully high.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:55pm EDT
i agree
Crystal T. Sep 23, 2009, 8:31pm EDT
I eat whatever is around. Yesterday, I had my nephew climb up on our house and pick mangoes from our tree, I had 5 and my son had 2. We have green banana's I don't know if it counts as a veggie, and then when it's ripe, it counts as fruit. We have cucumber all year round, and I add that as a side at dinner every night and the kids love it. I don't eat 5 times a day, but I'll eat 5 times the normal serving......=)
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:55pm EDT
LOL
;)
Debbie W. Sep 23, 2009, 8:35pm EDT
More veggies than fruit
Sara H. Sep 23, 2009, 8:40pm EDT
I am awful at eating right so I take multi vitamins. I go through phases with food where I'll eat pretty much the same thing(s) for a week or 2 and then switch to something else...
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Sep 23, 2009, 8:48pm EDT
I don't eat much fruit (unless you count apricot preserves) on a daily basis, but I try to eat vegies. Usually salad greens, and I love broccoli! And beets!
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:55pm EDT
yummy broccoli!
Tessa Alive Free Happy D. Sep 23, 2009, 8:55pm EDT
the way I see it, chocolate is a fruit and french fries are a vegetable, so I'm getting plenty of servings
(just kidding)
~~~
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 23, 2009, 8:56pm EDT
LOL!!! I agree
Robert - just a simple man - B. Sep 23, 2009, 9:39pm EDT
I am sooooo with Tessa.

I was off gather today. Guess it was the same old, same old.
DIANE D. Sep 23, 2009, 9:02pm EDT
I do my best~
Sometimes it is easier to drink them!
phil w. Sep 23, 2009, 10:26pm EDT
There you go ,Priscilla !
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 24, 2009, 4:33am EDT
great point!!!
Elizabeth S. Sep 23, 2009, 9:22pm EDT
5 is really nothing big. Eat a fruit for your snack. Apples, oranges, grapes and such make great snacks. Then eat two vegetables with each meal, lunch and dinner. There's such a wide variety that getting two in isn't that much. Peas, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, celery, applesauce, strawberries, bananas are all things most kids will eat.
Robert - just a simple man - B. Sep 23, 2009, 9:38pm EDT
Hi sweetie,

I am a bad veggie eater. But two years ago, a six year old senorita suggested "Robbie, if you don't eat vegetables, why don't you drink 'em, grandma gives me V-8"

After 44 years of life I guess that was the ultimate; "wow I couldve had a V8"

Been drinking a glass every morning since, the low-sodium variety.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 24, 2009, 4:35am EDT
LOL i need to start with that v8
Risa G. Sep 23, 2009, 10:01pm EDT
According to the Pyramid, we're supposed to have a lot of fruit and veg. I eat fruit 1-2 times a day and veggies 2x a day. Sometimes I have a lot of different veg in a salad - I am famous for making salads with at least 10 veggies in it. I love them. I am trying to get my son to eat veggies raw and he won't do it. He doesn't mind them cooked - peas, broccoli, asparagus, green beans, corn on the cob, sweet potatoes, squash, but he hates them raw. At his age I adored cucumbers, tomatoes, and I would eat salad and cole slaw. He won't.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 24, 2009, 4:35am EDT
WOW!!! i'd love to see that 10 veggie salad!
Franklin W. Sep 23, 2009, 10:19pm EDT
I don't know why anyone would eat so many fruits and veggies. I've lived all these years on mostly junk food and that's enough fiber for me LOL
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 24, 2009, 4:50am EDT
;)
Janie E. Sep 23, 2009, 10:20pm EDT
We eat vegetables about 3 times a week! I don't pay any mind to the proper servings. My daughter loves to eat grapefruit and oranges, so, we make sure we have enough for all of us, just in case.
phil w. Sep 23, 2009, 10:27pm EDT
I just have a V8 ,and a chili dog and tall Bud ! Good to go !
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 24, 2009, 4:51am EDT
See! that's the diet i need to stick too!
Carla B. Sep 23, 2009, 11:24pm EDT
Elliott loves fruits and veggies, so I get several servings a day. We eat more fruits and veggies than anything else. If you ask Elliott what he wants for a snack he will almost always answer grapes, strawberries, cucumbers, or carrots.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 24, 2009, 4:51am EDT
awesome!
Chris B. Sep 23, 2009, 11:34pm EDT
I gave up. I probably have a balanced diet over about three months' time.
Annmarie B. Sep 24, 2009, 12:03am EDT
I was told by my Dr that 4 servings we need a day
Carrie Marie P. Sep 24, 2009, 12:13am EDT
I enjoy my fruit and veggies. 6oz of juice counts as one serving. Vegetable soup typically counts as two servings.
I like to eat fruit for dessert and fruit in yogurt counts at least for one serving...
it's easy to get those IMPORTANT fruit and veggies in!
timi A. Sep 24, 2009, 12:49am EDT
I dont bother myself with servings, i eat as much as my tummy can take. The more the merrier.
dreama e. Sep 24, 2009, 1:16am EDT
I eat almost only veggies so I am sure that I do
Angel sent from God Secret Sisters Sep 24, 2009, 1:28am EDT
We try but no we are lucky if we get one serving...


Darn it Lady you didnt flag this so I could not put what I wanted to put!! ;D
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 24, 2009, 4:52am EDT
i love that u r sooooo naughty
Angel sent from God Secret Sisters Sep 25, 2009, 3:47pm EDT
Oh yeah .....I runs in the genes..... I have a great father who loves to joke around....
brittany c. Sep 24, 2009, 2:30pm EDT
i eat yogurt in the morning with real fruit in it.
and i munch on apples, watermelon or grapes during the day.
and sometimes i'll drink a v8 which counts for 2 servings of fruits/veggies.
and then we usually have a veggie with dinner.
Carrie Marie P. Sep 24, 2009, 4:25pm EDT
Oh yeah... and one more thing!
Eat those fruit and veggies to prevent poop shoot cancer!
:)
Gary L. Sep 25, 2009, 1:52am EDT
I eat what I need to not fel hungry.
I get paid to eat at work.
Lots of veggies and fruit and meat and salads and and and and BOOM!!!!
Yes, I blew a gut just thinking about it!
Loretta E. Sep 29, 2009, 2:41pm EDT
I try to make sure my family gets their fruits and vegetables, but we eat more vegetables than fruit during dinner and lunch.
Tessa Alive Free Happy D. Sep 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
I use the blender and drink my fruits and veggies most of the time, but I never bother to count the servings
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