Do you eat enough fruit and vegetables?

Question

Do you get enough vitamins and minerals? Do you get anywhere near the recommended '5 a day'? (5 portions of fruit and veg)

Perhaps you take vitamins, supplements instead?

I get more than enough mostly through fruit juices (NOT from concentrate, concentrated juices lose a lot of their nutrients), smoothies etc. I also have cod liver oil, glucosamine (both for flexible healthy joints) and milk-thistle (helps clean your liver and kidneys, 'flushing' properties) before bed

Tamikaze · Accepted Answer

Fruit juice should be a limited part of your daily diet, even if it is not from concentrate. Fruit juice is usually missing all the fiber you get from eating a real piece of fruit. Without the fiber, you are lacking what is needed to balance the natural sugars in the fruit and your blood sugar increases to a higher level and then drops, causing you to crave more sugar. Fiber is key to keeping your blood sugar steady and a steady blood sugar level is key to controlling cravings and hunger.

I dated a guy who had really bad eating habits and had gained probably 100 pounds at one time. He really only liked to eat bacon, sausage, and cheese, but his father had given him advice to drink orange juice to help his nutrition. It didn't. He would drink a half gallon container of OJ in a day and was constantly hungry and ate a lot of food to fill his hunger. I have had a juice smoothie from popular juice places and within an hour or so I am starving. That does not happen to me when I eat fruit.

So, a 6 ounce serving of juice is fine on a daily basis, but the rest should come from real fruits and vegetables with as little extras on them as possible (in other words a salad smothered in salad dressing is not a good choice, nor broccoli with a bunch of cheese sauce or butter).

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

i do eat some each day but probably not enough, like I will try to squeeze in at least one type of fruit each day an apple, orange or watermelon

i don't know why but I don't like chewing fruits, I find it a burden, sometimes I like to get those naked smoothies from starbucks its jampacked with fruits and is 100% organic no concentrates

veggies I love though, surprisingly I eat more veggies in my meals then I do fruits, I love sauteed broccoli and asparagus, spinach, I like salads with grilled chicken and balsamic vinegrette, I love beets theyre so sweet and just yummy, I like edamame and eat baby carrots and celery with dipping sauce for a snack

in addition I eat a lot of vitamins mostly for my hair because I get hair loss for some reason, I take one a day womens multivitamin, hair skin and nails vitamin, iron, fish oil vitamin, and antioxidant support...yea a lot! lol

carlo · Accepted Answer

NO, I take 3.5 portions a day in average (I'm keeping track). But in a way being italian I've got a diet which is basically pretty healthy, like extravirgin olive oil, pasta, limited frying, I don't overdo it with meat, all home cooked. I ilive with a gut who's a dietologyst, according to what you've written and what he says, you should be eating more vegetables than fruits. Also, but this I'm not too sure about, say orange juice, apparently you lose a consistent part of vitamin C compared to just eating the orange

JohnnyBlaze · Accepted Answer

I usually don't, but I am trying.  Right now my big thing is a fruit/veggie smoothie that, with all that's in it, makes up my RDI in itself.  I'll mix it up before bed, have a glass the next morning with breakfast, one with dinner, and then finish whatever's left in the evening.

cun7n1nja · Answer

I eat a LOT of vegetables. I have a little garden with different kinds of tomatoes, different peppers, onions, cucumber, fennel, salad greens, Swiss chard, etc, that are still maturing. I'm just waiting for things to get big enough for me to chop them off and eat them, haha. I always have my kitchen stocked with fresh produce because I cook with a lot of veggies, and snack on them raw. But I also keep canned and frozen veggies on hand. And I'm HUGE on hummus, it's my favorite thing to snack on, lol, and I cube up avocado into just about everything.

Comparatively, I don't eat nearly as much fruit, but I do still eat a good deal of it. I only take a vitamin C supplement, mainly to help keep myself from getting sick so easily. But I'm looking into getting some prenatal vitamins, because they're LOADED with good stuff and aren't just for pregnant ladies, lol.

ZenQueen · Answer

I grow my own food to encourage myself to eat more fuits and veg and it works, I hate wasting. I really don't eat anything prepackaged, about 75% of my diet is fruits and veg, the rest is grains and seeds and fish, sometimes eggs. I think I get plently of vitamins and minerals (I also drink water straight from a spring and it has a lot of natural minerals)

drummerdude25 · Answer

I try... As much as I love veggies and fruit (fruit especially), seems like I barely eat all that much of them. I drink quite a bit of orange juice tho, and always try and get vegetables with a good meal... Like if I go out, I'll get a grilled vegetable skewer or something at a steakhouse. Those are the best... Or I'll try and get a chicken sandwich with lettuce/tomato at least.

Crimson_Petal · Answer

I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. I take vitamins to try to boost my immune system when I'm feeling run down and take echinacea tablets to ward of colds. I'm a singer and colds are my worst nightmare. They start as sniffles then turn into a cold and then a full on chest infection and then twice bronchitis. I just can't afford to waste that time.

And I take fish oil tablets to make sure I'm getting my omegas.

AmberChick · Answer

I eat enough fruits and vegetables.  Also, I don't think they're as important as everyone claims.  It's like milk.  If you drink a lot of milk, you don't get sick, but if you never drank milk, usually your body just can't process it anymore. That is my fruits and veggies theory :)

peace-love-couture · Answer

No, although I am working on incorporating more fruits, vegetables, as well as cold water fish such as salmon and tuna.

I do take supplements:

-Spring Valley Biotin

-One-A-Day Teen Advantage For Her

-Nature Mad Fish Oil

-Nopal Pills(cactus pills)

kmhco · Answer

No. I eat a lot of fruit but not so many vegetables. I usually eat an apple a day. I also am currently eating pineapple and watermelon. I also usually eat fruit snacks (that counts right?). Occasionally I will make a smoothie as well. I'll sometimes eat carrots and broccoli but I usually forget I have them in the fridge.

I don't drink juice and I don't take any supplements--even though I should.

filiasan · Answer

I get most of my vitamine and minerals through juice and water.  I can not digest supplements (I've tried them).  And I am not lucky enough to get healthy food very often.  And yes, I'm really in a situation where I can't actually get it.  I do wish I could have more veggies.  I actually prefer those, to fruit.

Anonymous · Answer

No I don't. Though I am trying to eat more healthy by cutting down meat, drinking lots of water and eating fruits and vegetables. I am also taking a vitamin and I drink this organic soy drink which comes in chocolate, vanilla and regular kind and it has a lot of vitamins. Here is the website if you want to check it out.

Lupianwolf · Answer

Kinda for veggies but hardly have any fruit, just drink fruit juice sometimes

But when my family makes indian food they put all weird veggies in it like cauliflower, aubergines, carrots and some other stuff I don't know the english names of

kereru · Answer

yes, I eat loads of fruit and vegis,

recently for dinner most nights I will steam brocolli, leeks, and green beans and then roast them with carrots, tomoatoes, parsnips and olive oil...its really good, super healthy comfort food.

sarahh_12 · Answer

Fruit is my favorite! I wish I liked vegetables more but sadly I don't. I try and have shakes and such for my veggies but it's just so difficult sometimes! I used to take Fish Oil pills and I take vitamins every day!

Animal_Girl · Answer

Not usually, no, but I try to take vitamins and drink a lot of fruit/veggie juice to get those nutrients when I don't have a lot of fresh fruit in the house. And I love fruit and veggies! Must go take a vitamin, thanks for the reminder!

Brando · Answer

No I don't, but I was suggested by a coworker just this morning of the vitamins he takes that takes care of his daily intake of a lot of his daily requirements, as well as supplements that he takes.

FashionNerd · Answer

I love fruits and veggies, but I don't pay attention to how much I get every day. My cravings will tell me what my body needs, like if I'm wanting something sweet, I'm needing to eat more fruit.

chrisnness08 · Answer

I love 'em LOVE 'EM plus I'm at the point in my life where I am trying to be as healthy as I can so I will prolong my life. I take all needed vitamins, supplements and everything I need.

-StillWater- · Answer

Yes. I believe I eat around 3-4 vegetables a day and 3 different fruits... =) (I think that's pretty good) But I'm not a vegetarian...

DreamerFreak · Answer

I. Love. Fruits. And vegetables. <3

And water.

But I don't eat that much in the summer, and I don't eat a lot of fruit and what not, so I take vitamins with the one meal that I eat. ;/ This makes me crave some baked white asparagus right now...

RedThread78 · Answer

I take vitamins every morning... Do Fruity Pebbles count as fruit?

music-diva · Answer

i love fruits and veggies! I probably eat too many  :P

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