How many servings of fruits and veggies do you eat on a typical day? ...

[Anonymous]

I read that the goal is 10 servings and I consistently eat half of that (5-6).

Breakfast:
oatmeal + flax + blueberries
coffee w/ almond milk

Snack:
yogurt

Lunch:
squash soup

Dinner:
green tea
tomato + cucumber salad
baked salmon w/ baby red potatoes
strawberries dipped in chocolate for dessert

[Anonymous]

Honestly like 4 on a really good day 😅

Today I had some shredded lettuce on my sub and coleslaw with my pulled pork tacos. I might have a banana as a snack tonight.

[Anonymous]

On average probably 1, maybe 2. I don't eat fruit and on many days I do not eat any vegetables either. A few days a week I eat a large salad to try to improve my overall vegetable intake.

[Anonymous]

I don't eat a whole lot, I just don't get as hungry as I used to, so my calories are "fine," but this also means the little/moderate amount I do eat isn't always the healthiest. It's like, if this is going to be one of the few things I'm eating today, I want protein and I do tend towards animal products. And sugar-- not a huge actual amount, but it makes up too high a percentage of my calories IMO (calories range from 1000-2000, but probably average 1400-1600, and I'm not dieting). I think I'll become a bit malnourished if I don't watch out.

I LOVE roasted veggies and salads and so on... less a fan of most fruit. But some days I get like... one serving of fruits/veg. Yikes. Other days, a bit more. If we don't count beans/nuts/seeds, I'm especially bad off.

Today-- counting corn and beans-- I had... maybe 2 total servings according to the USDA. About the same yesterday. If I end up with a big old salad for dinner, I can hit maybe 3-4. Maybe 5-6 on an amazing day, when I'm out picking fruit or just went to the farmers market or something. It's not great!

[Anonymous]

A fair amount, but I am a vegetarian.

Today I had a salad for lunch with tons of veggies and for dinner I had lots of onions, mushrooms and bell peppers (cooked in something, not plain).

[Anonymous]

The serving sizes are super small - 1 cup for greens, 1/2 cup for cooked veggies, so I think get enough.

[Anonymous]

Entirely depends on intestinal activity, OP

[Anonymous]

Today I had 4 veggie and 3 fruit servings so 7. 10 is hard on most days.

[Anonymous]

Probably not 10 servings. Today I had:

Skim latte
Cheese tortellini for lunch

Salad for dinner with hard boiled egg, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and poppy seed dressing
An apple

So I was probably ok for veggies, but definitely not fruit.

[Anonymous]

Put the fruit and veggies out on the counter so you see them first and eat them. Clementines, mini peppers, grapes, etc. If things are better cold, I put them out right as we all get home. My youngest, who is a terrible snacker, will reach right for them instead of diving into the pantry for a box of crackers. Heck, my kids used to eat still-frozen peas and corn while I cooked!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably not 10 servings. Today I had:

Skim latte
Cheese tortellini for lunch

Salad for dinner with hard boiled egg, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and poppy seed dressing
An apple

So I was probably ok for veggies, but definitely not fruit.

That is all you ate in the entire day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't eat a whole lot, I just don't get as hungry as I used to, so my calories are "fine," but this also means the little/moderate amount I do eat isn't always the healthiest. It's like, if this is going to be one of the few things I'm eating today, I want protein and I do tend towards animal products. And sugar-- not a huge actual amount, but it makes up too high a percentage of my calories IMO (calories range from 1000-2000, but probably average 1400-1600, and I'm not dieting). I think I'll become a bit malnourished if I don't watch out.

I LOVE roasted veggies and salads and so on... less a fan of most fruit. But some days I get like... one serving of fruits/veg. Yikes. Other days, a bit more. If we don't count beans/nuts/seeds, I'm especially bad off.

Today-- counting corn and beans-- I had... maybe 2 total servings according to the USDA. About the same yesterday. If I end up with a big old salad for dinner, I can hit maybe 3-4. Maybe 5-6 on an amazing day, when I'm out picking fruit or just went to the farmers market or something. It's not great!

OP here - It didn't occur to me that beans/ nuts and seeds would count. I usually have 1-2 servings of those a day, easily. (I add flax seeds to my morning oatmeal and I usually eat nuts while cooking dinner.)

[Anonymous]

I have a banana and blueberries and/or other berries every day and usually an apple and/or a clementine or two, depending how things look in my fridge. I eat a lot of dried apricots, too. (I just eat a lot in general - my metabolism hasn't gone to crap yet at 49).

I try to add a side of baby carrots and/or cherry tomatoes to whatever I'm eating for lunch, but I usually don't actually want them.

Dinner almost always has a side of roasted or steamed veggies and/or salad. If I have dessert, it's often a frozen chocolate covered half banana.

I can't say that I've ever made an effort to count servings of fruit, veggies or anything else.

[Anonymous]

Usually 5-6 every day. I have a green smoothie after working out every day and that includes a banana, cup of frozen fruit, and spinach or kale. Thats 3 right there. I usually snack on an orange or pear after lunch and have vegetables along with dinner.

[Anonymous]

Depends! Today: Apple, 1/2 avocado, mini cucumber.