Day One of a New Me

Photo is mine, taken today
United Kingdom
July 4, 2016 5:03am CST
I decided over the weekend that I need to eat more fruit - I'm a total vegetable fiend so definitely get my five a day, but I was starting to think maybe I'd get a bigger array of vitamins if I swapped things around a little and added some fruit to my diet. Not being a huge fan of fruit in general I had to get my thinking cap on to come up with ways to introduce it without committing myself to sitting down and munching on a whole apple, pear or bowl of strawberries. I remembered Overnight Oats - a tip from a Slimming World class I used to attend. Layers of porridge oats, fat free natural yogurt and fruit - put it all in a Kilner jar and leave it in the fridge overnight. The oats go all soft and squidgy, the fruit flavours the yogurt and it's just a perfect summer mornings breakfast really. Today I've used strawberries, cherries and grapes - I'm struggling a bit to get through it (really not a fruit fan) but reckon it'll keep me full up until lunchtime! What was your breakfast today?
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul 16
I'm the opposite to you - I love eating fruit, but eat almost no vegetables.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
4 Jul 16
Like me Janet, I love fruits but not really vegetables.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul 16
@LadyDuck Alike again!
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
4 Jul 16
@jaboUK I can eat fruits and cottage cheese for every lunch, but I prefer to skip salads and green vegetables.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
4 Jul 16
My breakfast has been Greek yogurt and strawberries. I love more the fruits than the vegetables, I had an apple and a pear for lunch, I am not a big eater.
@topffer (42155)
• France
4 Jul 16
I am also not a big fan of fruit, and I should also decide to eat more. I had a tea and a croissant today, which is my usual breakfast.
@skysnap (20152)
4 Jul 16
I had oats and tea.
• United States
4 Jul 16
A Macky D's breakfast sandiwich was mine. I would have omitted the cherries as I am not a big fan of cherries. Maybe next time you could chop the fruit a bit more finely, that way you don't feel as if you are having to chew so much the stuff you don't like.
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
4 Jul 16
Oh, I'm a fruit person for I love all kinds of fruits. But sadly I can't buy them all because fruits are expensive in our country. Sometimes my breakfast are fruits and a cup of coffee.
@silvermist (19701)
• India
4 Jul 16
@chrisandmark I wish you success in your new found enthusiasm for fruits.As you can change which fruits you will have daily it is going to be interesting.