Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post for real? How do people afford so many fresh fruits and vegetables? I feel good if I can buy 3 types of fruit each week and enough vegetables to make a few salads.

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 think its expensive if you buy a whole thing of organic strawberries or a big sack of organic oranges. But I buy one or two apples at a time, one orange, one or two kiwi, and bananas at TJ’s are 0.19. Same with vegetables - I often buy a couple zucchini, a small bag of carrots, etc and throw it in soup. Soups and stir fries definitely upped my count this week.

I don't know how old your kids are but one apple would last one meal for my kids and my kindergartener would want more than half an apple. Same for one orange. How could that be enough fruit for one family? My kids would eat two apples for breakfast and two kiwis for lunch and would split the orange if I gave them it as well and they're 5 and 3.

Every week I buy:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Blackberries
Raspberries
Melon
Clementines
Apples
Bananas
Grapes
Pineapple

Sometimes I get pears. Those, apples, and clementines will stop soon though.

Green beans
Carrots
Sweet potatoes
Broccoli
Asparagus
Green squash

So 16 or so? The veggies are limited mainly because I don’t particularly like vegetables myself.

Anonymous wrote:This week at home:

Nopal
Chayote
Chard
Kale
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Lettuce
Tomato
Carrot
Cucumber
Bok choy
Green beans
Napa cabbage
Spinach
Zucchini
Onions
Garlic
Avocado

Mango
Apple
Orange
Grapefruit
Plum
Kiwi
Pineapple
Watermelon
Nectarine
Papaya
Blackberry
Strawberry
Mandarin

We live in Mexico so produce is cheap but this is roughly how we ate when we lived in the US.

Jealous of your nopales!

This week at home:

Nopal
Chayote
Chard
Kale
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Lettuce
Tomato
Carrot
Cucumber
Bok choy
Green beans
Napa cabbage
Spinach
Zucchini
Onions
Garlic
Avocado

Mango
Apple
Orange
Grapefruit
Plum
Kiwi
Pineapple
Watermelon
Nectarine
Papaya
Blackberry
Strawberry
Mandarin

We live in Mexico so produce is cheap but this is roughly how we ate when we lived in the US.

25? That’s crazy. My kids eat a varied diet but get nowhere near that. A typical week for them:
Kiwi, mango, pineapple, grapes, berries, oranges, lettuce, apples or bananas, tomato, peppers or cucumbers, carrots, onion, garlic, zucchini or broccoli, eggplant or cauliflower avocado.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the course of last week -
Apples
Bananas,
Grapes
Mango
Oranges
Strawberries
Blueberry
Melons
Pineapple (can)
Guava
Lemon

Vegetable and herbs -
Onions, Ginger, Garlic, raw Turmeric, Tomatoes, Mint, Cilantro, Green chillies, Thai Basil, Lemon Grass, Galangal, Shallots

Spinach
Eggplant
Okra
Wax Gourd
Corn
Bell Peppers
Eggplant
Broccoli
Cabbage
BokChoy
Snow Peas
Peas
Mushrooms (4 types)
Cauliflower
Zuccini
Brussles Sprout
Potatoes
Okinawa Purple Yams
Red Pumpkin
Baby Corn
Water chestnut
Bamboo Shoots
Yard long beans
Green beans
Sunflower Sprouts
Mung Bean Sprouts
Mustard Greens
Purlane (Kulpha)
Kale
Cucumber

POH-TAH-TOES

In a week? You kid seriously ate this much variety in 1 week?

Im not buying it.

A lot of the vegetables are staples in asian dishes. I am betting they make a lot of Chinese dishes but it could be from another culture. Her list is making me hungry tbh. My dh has been trying to find a restaurant in our new city that has mustard greens.

Anonymous wrote:In the course of last week -
Apples
Bananas,
Grapes
Mango
Oranges
Strawberries
Blueberry
Melons
Pineapple (can)
Guava
Lemon

Vegetable and herbs -
Onions, Ginger, Garlic, raw Turmeric, Tomatoes, Mint, Cilantro, Green chillies, Thai Basil, Lemon Grass, Galangal, Shallots

Spinach
Eggplant
Okra
Wax Gourd
Corn
Bell Peppers
Eggplant
Broccoli
Cabbage
BokChoy
Snow Peas
Peas
Mushrooms (4 types)
Cauliflower
Zuccini
Brussles Sprout
Potatoes
Okinawa Purple Yams
Red Pumpkin
Baby Corn
Water chestnut
Bamboo Shoots
Yard long beans
Green beans
Sunflower Sprouts
Mung Bean Sprouts
Mustard Greens
Purlane (Kulpha)
Kale
Cucumber

POH-TAH-TOES

In a week? You kid seriously ate this much variety in 1 week?

Im not buying it.

The only vegetables my kids will both reliably eat are carrots, cucumbers, corn, and snap peas. So we pretty much have those things every week. One kid likes broccoli so I always buy that too and then I buy salad greens and other vegetables just for my husband and myself and hope the kids will eat it too but they usually don’t. Occasionally they’ll eat cauliflower or parsnips.

But we’re good on fruit. My 4 year old could live on fruit alone. In any given week he eats bananas, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, grapes, melons, pineapple, apples, clementines, and berries. Of course not all of that is always available at our store but if it is and I buy it, he will eat it. He easily eats 12-15 different types of fruits per week. Now we just need to work on the vegetables.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the course of last week -
Apples
Bananas,
Grapes
Mango
Oranges
Strawberries
Blueberry
Melons
Pineapple (can)
Guava
Lemon

Vegetable and herbs -
Onions, Ginger, Garlic, raw Turmeric, Tomatoes, Mint, Cilantro, Green chillies, Thai Basil, Lemon Grass, Galangal, Shallots

Spinach
Eggplant
Okra
Wax Gourd
Corn
Bell Peppers
Eggplant
Broccoli
Cabbage
BokChoy
Snow Peas
Peas
Mushrooms (4 types)
Cauliflower
Zuccini
Brussles Sprout
Potatoes
Okinawa Purple Yams
Red Pumpkin
Baby Corn
Water chestnut
Bamboo Shoots
Yard long beans
Green beans
Sunflower Sprouts
Mung Bean Sprouts
Mustard Greens
Purlane (Kulpha)
Kale
Cucumber

POH-TAH-TOES

My vegetable list is close to this, give or take 5 different kinds. But we only have about 3-4 types of fruits since we buy a lot of each kind. If you buy a bag with mixed varieties like power greens or normandy blend or stirfry blend then you get more varieties in your grocery, I have a mix of fresh and frozen veggies to prevent waste.

OP, I was just thinking how I got through so many variety of vegetables without even realizing, and thought one of the braised beef dishes that I cooked actually had a lot of vegetables that mostly broke down into the sauce, so it is doable. It's also easy to prepare because you can use a crockpot/instapot. I cooked a tomato/bell pepper braised beef which had- Tomatoes, 4 types of bell peppers,onion, garlic, shallots,potatoes, carrots, olives. You can serve it with a side of grain, pasta or spaghetti vegetables.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the course of last week -
Apples
Bananas,
Grapes
Mango
Oranges
Strawberries
Blueberry
Melons
Pineapple (can)
Guava
Lemon

Vegetable and herbs -
Onions, Ginger, Garlic, raw Turmeric, Tomatoes, Mint, Cilantro, Green chillies, Thai Basil, Lemon Grass, Galangal, Shallots

Spinach
Eggplant
Okra
Wax Gourd
Corn
Bell Peppers
Eggplant
Broccoli
Cabbage
BokChoy
Snow Peas
Peas
Mushrooms (4 types)
Cauliflower
Zuccini
Brussles Sprout
Potatoes
Okinawa Purple Yams
Red Pumpkin
Baby Corn
Water chestnut
Bamboo Shoots
Yard long beans
Green beans
Sunflower Sprouts
Mung Bean Sprouts
Mustard Greens
Purlane (Kulpha)
Kale
Cucumber

POH-TAH-TOES

My vegetable list is close to this, give or take 5 different kinds. But we only have about 3-4 types of fruits since we buy a lot of each kind. If you buy a bag with mixed varieties like power greens or normandy blend or stirfry blend then you get more varieties in your grocery, I have a mix of fresh and frozen veggies to prevent waste.

Anonymous wrote:We are using imperfect produce and have enjoyed it. The prices seem reasonable, or at least comparable, to the grocery and there is a good variety.

I don't find fruits or veg all that expensive. I would buy more frozen veg except that DS prefers things roasted to steamed and I am not sure how good frozen veg tastes when roasted.

just fyi, this is a great recipe: https://www.thekitchn.com/oven-roasted-frozen-broccoli-259041

In a typical week, maybe a dozen different kinds of fruits and vegetables.

We are using imperfect produce and have enjoyed it. The prices seem reasonable, or at least comparable, to the grocery and there is a good variety.

I don't find fruits or veg all that expensive. I would buy more frozen veg except that DS prefers things roasted to steamed and I am not sure how good frozen veg tastes when roasted.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post for real? How do people afford so many fresh fruits and vegetables? I feel good if I can buy 3 types of fruit each week and enough vegetables to make a few salads.

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 think its expensive if you buy a whole thing of organic strawberries or a big sack of organic oranges. But I buy one or two apples at a time, one orange, one or two kiwi, and bananas at TJ’s are 0.19. Same with vegetables - I often buy a couple zucchini, a small bag of carrots, etc and throw it in soup. Soups and stir fries definitely upped my count this week.

25 seems like a ton. What I remember from the last week or so (and it’s a good week!):

Beans
Spinach
Broccoli
Banana
Apple
Orange
Bell pepper
Pineapple
Honeydew
Watermelon
Garlic
Green onion
Sweet potato
Yellow potato
Carrot
Celery