FabSwingers.com forum: 5 a DAY ?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I dont always eat or drink 5 aday do you ?? we are told we should to look after ourselfs . may go on Pro brobtic drinks not sure if thay are good or not .

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Most days i do in one form or other

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

I probably have between Five and Ten on an average day, mainly in the form of juices and smoothies.....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I probably have between Five and Ten on an average day, mainly in the form of juices and smoothies....."
do you feel better for having them ?? my diets not to good and need to start to work on it . And i dont drink alot .

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

I went to WH Smith and brought a great Smoothies and Juices book.....got a juicer in the January sales and it has helped me a lot....my health has improved.

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a yogurt based pro biotic drink each morning and plenty of veg for lunch or dinner, also found taking cherry tomato's, celery sticks or carrot batons as a snack instead of having crisps or sweets to munch on has improved my diet no end.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I went to WH Smith and brought a great Smoothies and Juices book.....got a juicer in the January sales and it has helped me a lot....my health has improved.

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I have a juicer. well its my sons but i need that book getting it tomorrow xxx just i never get colds and things had 2 in the last 4 weeks .

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest"

rasberry ripple ice cream counts as another, and of course cider is made from apples. Job done.

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest

rasberry ripple ice cream counts as another, and of course cider is made from apples. Job done."
if i feel particulaly healthy i will have a snickers bar for the added fibre

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Most days I do. Its actually hard not to if you are eating a nutitional balanced diet.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"I went to WH Smith and brought a great Smoothies and Juices book.....got a juicer in the January sales and it has helped me a lot....my health has improved.

I have a juicer. well its my sons but i need that book getting it tomorrow xxx just i never get colds and things had 2 in the last 4 weeks ."

Look for any books by Jason Vale...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I went to WH Smith and brought a great Smoothies and Juices book.....got a juicer in the January sales and it has helped me a lot....my health has improved.

I have a juicer. well its my sons but i need that book getting it tomorrow xxx just i never get colds and things had 2 in the last 4 weeks .

Look for any books by Jason Vale..."
will go there tomorrow get that ... and if not there order it.. Thanks . x

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest"

Wine is made from grapes

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest

Wine is made from grapes"
true can that be classed as one of the 5 a day ?

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest

rasberry ripple ice cream counts as another, and of course cider is made from apples. Job done."

And I always try and include a chocolate orange for my citrus intake....It's not Terry's, it's mine

Banana Split, Peach Melba also good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have actimel every single morning

I need a smoothie maker

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest

rasberry ripple ice cream counts as another, and of course cider is made from apples. Job done.

And I always try and include a chocolate orange for my citrus intake....It's not Terry's, it's mine

Banana Split, Peach Melba also good

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ooo i love that Terry too its mine , lolol xxxx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have actimel every single morning

I need a smoothie maker "
do actimel make you feel better ?? i am looking into them... too x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i eat quite a lot of fruit and veg so without counting im sure i must have over 5 a day, i eat on average 3 apples a day thats before any other fuit or veg with dinner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

one of my friend's dad actually invented the marketing term 5 a day and subsequently became a millionaire. It makes me doubt how substantial the science behind it is. I assume his firm saw a doctors report recommending people eat 5 portions of fruit and veg and then they just marketed it well to the NHS.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's really easy to get in your 5 a day and you probably do it without even realising.

One portion is whatever you can hold in your hand. i.e Guy big hand big portion, lady medium etc and child smaller is the correctr portion size.

Remember fresh, frozen, canned, or dried all count. A glass of juice also counts but no more than one a day.

So if you had say grilled tomoato with breakfast or even a glass of juice that's one or two, a peice of fruit mid morning, salad with lunch or in a sandwich, peice of fruit or handful of dreid fruit mid afternoon and vegetables with dinner.

Mushrooms and baked beans count. Potatoes do not.

Easy peasy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probiotc drinks are good for all sorts of things espwcially good to take when on antibiotics to prevent antibiotic associated diarrhoea but it wouldn't count as one of your 5 a day.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"one of my friend's dad actually invented the marketing term 5 a day and subsequently became a millionaire. It makes me doubt how substantial the science behind it is. I assume his firm saw a doctors report recommending people eat 5 portions of fruit and veg and then they just marketed it well to the NHS. "

I read recently that 5 a day is the minimum for a healthy diet. Recommended amount is actually 8 to 10 portions a day, with 80% being veg and the rest being fruit. Thats because fruit, although very yummy and nice, has high sugar content and can raise insulin levels, thus making people hungrier after the sugar crash.

Which is a shame because I really don't like veg, but love fruit. However, if you chuck carrots and spinach into a spag bol it cooks down into the sauce. Or grated apple on a weetabix or muesli livens it up a bit. Little and often works better than a plate of steamed cabbage a night with me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I find it odd that one glass of juice counts but the second doesn't? Another reason why I don't think its an exact science.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was a Department of Health initiative so they would have commisioned the marketing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's beacuse juice is good for and you will get nutrients from it but you don't get the whole fruit and all the fibre which keeps our bowel healthy and hopefully cancer free.

It also contains massive quantities of fruit sugar but again without the fibre which helps our body use the energy for long term so bad news for potential diabetes.

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By *ixson-BallsMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

gin for the fruit (juniper berries) and vodka for fibre (grain)

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By *ixson-BallsMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

"gin for the fruit (juniper berries) and vodka for fibre (grain)

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oh and lime or lemon for vitamin c

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I'd say it's fairly easy to get the 5 a day, and I find it especially easy in summer, when I eat lighter stuff etc, to go way beyond 5 a day.

As some have said - if you take tons of fruit juices, they all largely are said to be just 1 of your 5 a day, no matter how many/much you've had.

The probiotics is something I wait to be convinced of - anecdotal reports are not lab controlled scientific evidence, and this £multi-million market is rich enough to fund appropriate trials, whilst leeching us of our money.

The only drink/yoghurt like that that I would take would be the cholesterol lowering sterols, where there is proper evidence for their results - but these are not bacteria culture drinks.

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By *empnbunkCouple
over a year ago

south coast

If u have my 5 a day then get a nice lady to give me a bj and she swallows does that mean she's had her 5 a day too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carrot and orange cake counts as two of my five a day.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Chocolate comes from a plant...

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By *ove2-shareCouple
over a year ago

South Gloucestershire

does seed count?

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

watch it with the fruit smoothies if you are diabetic,my friends blood sugar skyrocketed when she started drinking smoothies

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By *xscotMan
over a year ago

Kingston

I was confused - as this is FAB i thought it was about having 5 people per day.

I struggle to have one a week - let alone 5 a day - lol

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest"
lol turkish delight must be a fruit as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it odd that one glass of juice counts but the second doesn't? Another reason why I don't think its an exact science. "

I usually drink about a litre of fresh orange juice a day. The carton says one glass is one of your five so I drink the whole carton. There thats my five as far as I'm concerned. Do I feel any better for it? Actually, yes I do. My stomach feels less bloated and I have more energy!

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

"It's really easy to get in your 5 a day and you probably do it without even realising.

One portion is whatever you can hold in your hand. i.e Guy big hand big portion, lady medium etc and child smaller is the correctr portion size.

Remember fresh, frozen, canned, or dried all count. A glass of juice also counts but no more than one a day.

Mushrooms and baked beans count. Potatoes do not.

Easy peasy."

And its supposed to be 5 different things, not 5 oranges or 5 handfuls of carrots....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i find a cadburys fruit and nut takes care of two,and a bounty bar the rest"
Bloody health freak!

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"Chocolate comes from a plant..."

Chocolate is a vegetable: chocolate is derived from cocoa beans. Beans are vegetables

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