Thirty Servings of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
@Kouponkaren (5497)
United States
January 23, 2022 8:49pm CST
I found an article that said if you eat 30 servings of fresh fruit and veggies, you will be healthier and lose weight over the course of a year. I have been keeping track this week and I am at 31 today and I started on Tuesday so I made it with 1 day to spare. Tomorrow I will go over the 30.
I don't think that's true though about losing weight. You could eat that many fresh fruit and veggies but also eat a lot of carbs and red meat or pork, and sweet desserts and if you do that, in spite of the 30 servings of fresh fruits and veggies, you aren't going to lose weight!
Do you think you eat 30 servings of fresh fruit and vegetables a week?
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@kaylachan (84823)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jan 22
I don't think so. I also don't believe in thease fad diets that tell you to drop something, starve yourself, or any number of things. We need a balanced diet, and for many of us, we can eat what we want, as long as we balance it out with physical activity.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@kaylachan Yes, physical activity is an important key to staying healthy.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@Faster16 Good for you. Two of those that you mention, rambutan and mangosteen are 2 fruits that I have never heard of.
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@Faster16 (3248)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren it's a typical fruit of our country, maybe not in your country
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@Faster16 (3248)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren that's right, here we can learn a lot from people from abroad
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
25 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren - We always have fruits with breakfast in the morning and usually also a fruit as a snack, but always at least two vegetables with our meals and fruits as dessert. Some fruits are very rich in calories and those surely do not help to lose weight (bananas, mangoes, grapes, avocados, beans and peas, corn...
@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@LadyDuck I am not sure if I would actually have hit 30 without the motivation that I was tracking it. Although I do try to eat healthily, 30 servings of fresh fruits and veggies is a lot. Good for you though if you already do it.
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@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
25 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren I seldom track things, I feel it takes the spontaneous joy out of it
@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
25 Jan 22
@Ronrybs I challenge you to track how many fruits and vegetables you eat in one week. Do you want to try it just for fun? I am up to 37 for this past week.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
25 Jan 22
@thelme55 I don't like doing that either. But I will do it until I get to the weight I want to be at, and then I will just maintain it so I don't have to count anything anymore.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
25 Jan 22
No, not in a week. I'm making apple fritters tomorrow morning, though. 
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
26 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren
It was good! Had to add honey to my apples, a bit sour one.
@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
25 Jan 22
@oahuwriter Apple fritters sound really good. Enjoy your breakfast!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren If you think about it, 5 servings a day will have you more than on track. I have to admit that we eat more vegetables here than fruit...except when the satsumas come in. Then we have more than we need!!
@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@kareng Yes, I wasn't sure about my total either. I do think trying to keep track of them encouraged me to eat more fresh fruit and veggies.
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@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
24 Jan 22
I only eat half that amount. Sometimes less.
The only way I could double my intake would be the fruits and veggies threatened to go bad.
I have never been on a diet in my life lol.
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@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren
A doctor said one time that I needed to cut back on coffee.
I got a new doctor. No time for nonsense like that 
@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@Vikingswest1 Well, if you haven't needed to go on a diet, then you are very fortunate. I have been on many diets over my lifetime. Some worked, some did not.
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@wolfgirl569 (135847)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jan 22
You would still need to watch your total calories
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@wolfgirl569 Right. Although I do think eating that many servings of fresh fruit and veggies is a good thing for our bodies.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
24 Jan 22
No way. I can't eat raw veggies or fruits that are hard to digest.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@1creekgirl Oh they can be cooked, or steamed, but need to be fresh, so not canned...canned things usually have too much salt.
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@Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
24 Jan 22
I think eating fresh fruits and vegetables will make you healthier but I don't know if it will help you lose weight. Maybe if you are replacing fruit for cookies, cakes, etc it might help with weight loss. Moderation is the key along with drinking water.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@Marilynda1225 You are right about replacing bad food with healthy food. And water us always good.
@Deepizzaguy (122218)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jan 22
I would like to eat 30 servings of fresh fruit and vegetables myself to lose weight. I have to settle with drinking water at this time.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@Deepizzaguy I need to drink more water. Thanks for the reminder.
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@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
24 Jan 22
I think so? I am not sure, though. But every time I wanted to lose weight, I make sure that I don't overeat.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
24 Jan 22
@freelancemariagrace Yes, overeating gets in the way of losing weight.
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