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5 Portions Of Fruit And Veg A Day. Don't Think It's Happened Yet!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 1 Sep 11

In the UK we have this mad "rule" by the government which states that - ideally, we all should have at least 5 portions of fruit and veg a day. So, for example, you could eat a banana at breakfast and later on in the day have all...

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Do you eat your 5 fruits and veg a day?

taraelocin @taraelocin (1138) 4 Nov 09

For years now we heard the mantra that we should eat at least 5 portions of fruit or vegetables each day. I must admit, I try, but I find it very hard. I have some fruit for breakfast and some vegetables with my lunch and with my...

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Do you have 5 a day?

x_Jo_x @x_Jo_x (1040) 8 Aug 09

Do you ever actually have 5 a day fruit or veg? I usually have probably 2 - 3 on an average day. If im feeling parcticuarly healthy i will have 5. I have been feeling really healthy the last few days! Not sure why... Been having...

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An apple a day? I'm eating mine - are YOU?

hezoid @hezoid (2144) 11 May 09

I've recently decided not to go on a diet as such but to start eating a bit healthier and start cutting back on the snacks, so instead of eating biscuits or crips or unhealthy snacky food i'm eating a small apple most days...

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Carrot flavoured Chocolate???

hezoid @hezoid (2144) 30 Jun 08

Sounds bizarre, but my mum recently bought me some chocolate that actually had 'shards of carrot' in it! Doesn't that just sound like the weirdest idea? Well actually the stuff tasted suprisingly nice, kinda reminded me of those...

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Know a way to eat lunch for $5 a week?

mode09 @mode09 (158) • United States 21 Jan 08

Recently my office relocated to a new building, and with the new building came new, higher prices. The average lunch in the surrounding area is between $7 and $13 a day. That is quite high from where we used to be, average was...

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Creative ways to get in your five?

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 15 Jan 08

What are some creative ways that you have found to get in those five servings of fruits and vegetables per day? It is really hard to fix that many fruits/vegetables for meals. How are you doing it?

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Boost your immune system with Antioxidant-rich foods

rainbow @rainbow (6761) 16 Feb 07

If free radicals produced by our normal bodily processes build up they can damage cells, making us poorly. They are linked to low immunity, age related conditions and heart problems, Parkinsons Disease and some...

parkinsons disease

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