Anonymous wrote:I got flack for not serving the kids enough green vegetables today.

They had spinach in smoothies at breakfast, and guacamole with lunch.

They ate plenty of other fruits and veggies of other colors.

Is that enough?

I think I sold it way too hard. My girls thought a meal was incomplete without a cooked green vegetable. They would mention that to me if they had lunch or dinner at someone else’s house. My younger DD would microwave a serving of broccoli or green beans if she came home from a play date and hadn’t had a green veggie.

I don't feed my kids a green veg every day. I bet they get 4 servings of green vegetables a week. They probably each eat about 2 cups of fruit per day, and 1/2 cup vegetables. As long as they are getting enough servings and variety of fresh stuff each day, I don't worry if it's a fruit or vegetable, or what color it is. Idk if that's right but it's what we can all manage.

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Anonymous wrote:Cucumbers and avocado are both fruit!

This. Both are berries specifically.

Again, it's a berry botanically. In cooking and nutrition, plants are classified by their nutrients, and by how they are prepared, and cucumbers and avocados are vegetables.

Anonymous wrote:Cucumbers and avocado are both fruit!

This. Both are berries specifically.

Anonymous wrote:Cucumbers and avocado are both fruit!

Botanically, which would be relevant if we were talking about science. From a culinary perspective, or a nutritional perspective they are vegetables.