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shillelagh

shillelagh

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

Because it is veg - carrots, cabbage and onions - just covered in mayonnaise.
 
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)
 
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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.
 
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? :D
 
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It depends on the size of the portion rather than the number of actually fruit/veg in the serving.
 
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.
 
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! :p
 
is about people not just eating 5 handfuls of one type, they are all measures/values made up by this goverment anyway!
 
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?
 
oh nuts! I fell into the trap.. I thought this was a joke thread but now understand its a real dicussion about health and having whole carrots/not whole carrots..whats up doc?
 
If you just had one piece of cabbage/onion/carrot from a tub of coleslaw, I'm guessing it doesn't count as three of your five daily fruit and veg portions.
 
a bit daft you lot aint ya....i make mi own, half a white cabbage 2 carrots and an onion,all grated into a large bowl, with low fat mayo...it tastes 100% better than the shop bought crap, and its better for ya :D
 
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