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Do you know what counts as healthy food?

3/27/2015

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A UK survey has revealed one in 20 parents mistakenly believe that a packet of crisps counts towards their childrens' 'five-a-day' items of fruit or vegetables.

Most alarmingly, more than one in 10 parents don't believe eating fruit is healthy.

Although 84% of parents were concerned about their child's diet, one-in-three in the poll couldn't correctly identify what 'five-a-day' actually means, with only two-thirds of parents correctly identifying 'five pieces of fruit or vegetable.'

Researchers found nearly one-in-four mothers and fathers also wrongly think a jacket potato counts, and one-in-seven believe mashed potato is considered a portion of the 'five-a-day' recommended by health chiefs.

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Aw, that sucks! Surely a potato is a root vegetable. I love potato. It makes me feel so good, filling my stomach and leaving me satisfied. How can the body trick us this way?

But no, potato doesn't count as part of the five-a-day allowance.

Other vegetables that don't count in the vegetable stakes are yams, cassava and plantain. They are also usually eaten as starchy foods. However, sweet potatoes, parsnips, swedes and turnips are vegetables that are usually eaten in addition to the starchy food part of the meal.

So, how about you? Do you get the recommended guidelines of five pieces of fruit and vegetables a day?


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Carol Cassara link
3/26/2015 09:43:45 pm

There is so much info about healthy food out there it's a surprise more don't know.

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Diane link
3/26/2015 09:47:01 pm

Good post! Our family is blessed to have our own organic produce farm and we are vegetarians, so we usually well exceed the minimum of 5 a day. The non-starchy veggies and fruit are so healthy! #ultrablog

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Scott link
3/27/2015 05:08:41 am

We try to meet those guideline, but sometimes it is so hard. I mean, those chips look SOOOO good!

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Jeanne Melanson link
3/27/2015 08:05:01 am

I must confess that I do not eat the daily requirements of fruits and vegetables, but I CAN identify them. It's awful that parents would thing that a bag of chips (crisps) is one of them. That's horrifying. Thanks for helping to spread the word.

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