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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. |
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It should count as 3 of your 5 a day if it's got carrots, cabbage & onions!!
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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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yeah but you arent eating 1 full carrot are you or half an onion etc
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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but its not very healthy with all that mayonaise!!
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1 portion is classed as 1 handful of an item, having 2 handfuls doesn't count as two!
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oooooooooo a handful of coleslaw?
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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
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is about people not just eating 5 handfuls of one type, they are all measures/values made up by this goverment anyway!
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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?
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like I said, this is all made up stuff anyway, no 'real' scientific evidence
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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?
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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.
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What if you just lick the mayo off the cabbage? :D
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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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five a day means either 1 apple , 1 orange, portion of veg etc...... up to five times,
I have 2 apples , 1 orange, veg with me tea, and a glass of pure juice, thats my five a day!:D |
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According to the Healthy Heart bods unless your apples are one red and one green/golden they only count as one! :D |
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mines part green and red! :D
does that count...? |
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I dunno - they never mentioned that option. :D
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as I said, made up to make it sound plausible
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no mi dear, some people dont like black pepper (although i do) so they can add there own later ;) |
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It usually says on the packaging. Unless you've made it yourself as Flashy does. But I would imagine that one portion of coleslaw = one of your five a day (although saying that how big is a portion???)
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There' an extra benefit that come from eating things like cole slaw, cottage cheese, saurkraut, yogurt, etc. These types of items are filled with acidophyls (sp?) which are a huge boost to the good bacteria in the intestines. Helps us out in all kinds of ways especially with digestion and cancer prevention!
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I have a question LYY: Why is the coleslaw in America always green coloured ?
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they probably use green cabbage instead of white ;) |
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Yeah, I believe flashy's right. I'm not even sure I've ever even see a white cabbage and I've gardened for ~40 years.
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Thanks for the pic. Ian. That's not as white as I would have expected. Can you give me a couple of names of the varieties you guys grow or buy?
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It looks whiter than that the further in you get and the crunchy stuff put in cole slaw here is almost totally white, not of that pale green looking stuff.
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