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Old 05-14-2009, 11:41 AM   #16
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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.
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Old 05-14-2009, 11:45 AM   #17
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Yes it is, but sweetcorn counts as a veg in the five-a-day tables.
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Old 05-14-2009, 11:46 AM   #18
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It's still a grain, not a vegetable.
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Old 05-14-2009, 11:47 AM   #19
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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.
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Old 05-14-2009, 11:55 AM   #20
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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.
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Old 05-14-2009, 12:46 PM   #21
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What is a pulse? I take it this is not the beating of your heart through your veins...
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Old 05-14-2009, 12:54 PM   #22
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What is a pulse? I take it this is not the beating of your heart through your veins...
Peas, beans and lentils are pulses.
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Old 05-14-2009, 12:55 PM   #23
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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)
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Old 05-14-2009, 12:57 PM   #24
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Ohhhhhh. Thanks for the clarification!
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Old 05-14-2009, 01:23 PM   #25
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Hey. I just follow the chart of stuff to include in my 5 a day.
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Old 05-14-2009, 01:57 PM   #26
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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?
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Old 05-14-2009, 02:19 PM   #27
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I've had great onion marmalade -- does that make an onion a fruit?
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Old 05-14-2009, 06:29 PM   #28
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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...
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Old 05-14-2009, 08:33 PM   #29
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Old 05-15-2009, 02:52 AM   #30
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Mostly they'd end up as 'preserves' rather than 'marmelades'...except for locally made stuff which tends not to take much account of distant directives ;P
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