The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #125474   Message #2778587
Posted By: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
02-Dec-09 - 12:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: Is Five-a-Day Healthy? Help
Subject: RE: BS: Is Five-a-Day Healthy? Help
Must admit I find this 'paint by numbers' pedantic formulaic governmental advice patronising bunkum writ for infants. And that's from a someone who eats a primarily wholefood, vegetarian diet & likes it too.

So, this highly processed product which was partly formed from something that once looked like a tomato, counts as 'a vegetable'? Well whatever, not on my planet it doesn't! But then I'd say just eat it, and enjoy anyway! Then have a salad sarni later IF indeed you feel you must meet the Ministry for Healthful Joy's prescribed '5 A Day' to make up for it.

Otherwise just stop counting, and roughly balance indulgence in yummy junk with indulgence in yummy fresh veggie brews. That's my kinda nutritional science for dummies :)