a question for you

shillelagh · 30-01-2007, 18:48

Does coleslaw count as one of your 5 veg portions a day?

Because it is veg - carrots, cabbage and onions - just covered in mayonnaise.

ShortStuff · 30-01-2007, 18:52

It should count as 3 of your 5 a day if it's got carrots, cabbage & onions!!

Mancie · 30-01-2007, 18:53

awww!... to late..yes 3.. and fruit salad, pears,peaches,and cherries (but I recall someone complaining there were only 2 cherries in a tin)

shillelagh · 30-01-2007, 18:55

yeah but you arent eating 1 full carrot are you or half an onion etc

Margaret Pilkington · 30-01-2007, 19:07

I think it would be safe to say that one serve of coleslaw = one portion of your five a day fruit and veggies......OK, i know there is more than just one veg, but you aren't eating the whole of a carrot or a portion of Cabbage and onions.

Mancie · 30-01-2007, 19:16

but what if its a large portion of coleslaw.... made with a whole carrot, half a cabbage and a whole onion... eh? not so sure now are you?

ShortStuff · 30-01-2007, 19:18

It depends on the size of the portion rather than the number of actually fruit/veg in the serving.

Margaret Pilkington · 30-01-2007, 19:21

If it is double the size of the usual portion then, yes it will count as two...or three if you are particularly greedy/hungry.
The size of the portion is usually designated on the pack....ie, serves two etc.

panther · 30-01-2007, 19:23

but its not very healthy with all that mayonaise!!

entwisi · 30-01-2007, 21:07

1 portion is classed as 1 handful of an item, having 2 handfuls doesn't count as two!

shillelagh · 30-01-2007, 21:08

oooooooooo a handful of coleslaw?

Mancie · 30-01-2007, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi

1 portion is classed as 1 handful of an item, having 2 handfuls doesn't count as two!

Yep.. my dad used to say "more than a handful is just going to waste" Peter Andre take note

WillowTheWhisp · 30-01-2007, 21:42

If one handful counts as one portion how come two handfuls doesn't count as two portions? Whose hands are we using to measure it out? Yours may be bigger than mine!

entwisi · 30-01-2007, 21:53

is about people not just eating 5 handfuls of one type, they are all measures/values made up by this goverment anyway!

WillowTheWhisp · 30-01-2007, 22:01

The Healthy Heart Campaign reckons you should choose different colours of fruit and veg too - so not all green ones. Coleslaw in multi handfuls has to count for more than one portion because it's got more than one thing in it though surely?