Fruits - 4-7 depending on the season
Vegetables - 0 except what I hide in smoothies |
okay I just counted, I am at 18 different things with just the deliveries. A couple of things are herbs though. I think herbs should count. Hmmm |
OP, I think it is a great recommendation from your mom. I am the one with fruit and vegetables from local farms that get delivered in boxes. I think this is a great goal and actually pretty attainable, at least where I live. |
Oranges / clementines
Strawberries Blackberries Raspberries Blueberries Apples Pomegranate seeds Frozen peas (eaten cold) Sugar snap peas Baby cucumbers Cherry tomatoes (wanted that for dessert instead of birthday cake, so I had 2 slices ![]() Baby carrots Mini cucumbers Corn on cob Red peppers Pears Bananas Cantaloupe Pineapple |
And red grapes!! |
Apple
Pear Banana Kiwi Orange Blueberry Cabbage Green bean Mushroom Tomato Broccoli Collard Bok choy Leek Carrot Onion Daikon Sweet potato Avocado Peas Peppers Pea shoots In the summer probably goes up... |
DS 6 eats in an average week
Bananas Strawberries Raspberries Apple Melon (water, honey or cantelop) Caulirflower Broccoli Potatoes Sweet potato Carrots He will eat mango and grapes if we have them in the house but we don’t get them all that often The adults eat all the above plus Lettucs (spring mix) Spinach Bell peppers Onion Bean Sprouts Tomatoes Pears Oranges |
I have one 6yo
Veggies in an average week: tomoatoes, baby carrots, broccoli, spinach Fruit in an average week: apples, blueberries, strawberries, grapes ( she also takes dried mango, raisins, craisins to school as part of snack) She does eat more than that but not regularly, like she likes Pesto Zoodles but we only have those about once a month. If I make chicken noodle soup I put celery in it, but thats about once every 2 weeks. |
We have a 3 year old. I'm trying to expand the vegetables we eat but I also only like certain things.
Tomatoes : a favorite. Cucumbers Radishes Peas Cabbage Broccoli Carrots Avocado Zucchini Eggplant Arugula Apples Orange Plum Pear Banana Blueberries Mango Melon Grapes Strawberries Blackberries We don't do all fruit in one week, depends on season and sale, but she has a couple apples a day every day. My kid has never tried a fruit she didn't like. |
Oranges, bananas, grapes, cantaloupe, Strawberries, apples, watermelon.
Broccoli, green beans, carrots, bok choy, bean sprouts, gai lan, lettuce. These are on rotation every week in our house. I didn't include starchy vegetables like, potatoes, daikon, green peas. I'm not trying to meet 25 per week! |
Ha, no! The only vegetables they eat are broccoli, zucchini, corn, carrots, sweet potato, tomatoes, and then one also eats spinach and cauliflower. Fruits they eat every week are apples, bananas, grapes, rasberries, blueberries. A bunch more are eaten less frequently. In the summer we get much more fruit variety but vegetables are limited year round. |
Oh and one eats avocado and the other eats it only in guacamole form. |
As long as we rotate and DS eats 3 different fruits and veg a day I am fine. We have a rotation of about 15 different fruits and veg that he eats over the course of the week. I use the different colors approach instead of a number. The main thing is to get 5 servings a day with some variety thrown in. |
Where do you shop? I don't shop at Whole Foods and I don't always buy organic so that helps. Aldi is a good option. I also try to buy fruit that's on sale so we usually have apples, oranges in the winter and bananas. Then I get fruit on sale. Spinach I get a big tub for $4 and use that all week. I also buy frozen vegetables like peas or frozen spinach. |
I cannot stand frozen vegetables. That's all my mother ever made and I despise them. I sometimes think to buy frozen fruit. I guess I just don't make much money (teacher and a single parent) and fresh fruit and vegetables are expensive where ever you buy them. |