How many different plants do you eat in a week?

[presta]

I eat 30 in total, but not all of them each week, and not in equal quantities either:

As long as 80-90% of Tescos fruit & veg is sold pre-packed in quantities I can't eat, that's not likely to change any time soon.
Eight 80g portions a day for 7 days is 4.5kg, so you would have to be able to buy each in quantities of 150g.

I eat too much bread though, I know that much. But good bread is sound.

I eat tons of bread because it's cheap and filling. It provides 23% of my energy and 38% of my fibre for just 6.8% of the budget, but the downside is 46% of my salt comes from bread, which makes it a tall order to meet the salt intake recommendations. Bread is also classed as an ultra-processed foodstuff under the Nova system, and as such, should be avoided as far as possible.

 

[dan_bo]

I eat 30 in total, but not all of them each week, and not in equal quantities either:
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As long as 80-90% of Tescos fruit & veg is sold pre-packed in quantities I can't eat, that's not likely to change any time soon.
Eight 80g portions a day for 7 days is 4.5kg, so you would have to be able to buy each in quantities of 150g.


I eat tons of bread because it's cheap and filling. It provides 23% of my energy and 38% of my fibre for just 6.8% of the budget, but the downside is 46% of my salt comes from bread, which makes it a tall order to meet the salt intake recommendations. Bread is also classed as an ultra-processed foodstuff under the Nova system, and as such, should be avoided as far as possible.

Crackin.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Bread is also classed as an ultra-processed foodstuff under the Nova system, and as such, should be avoided as far as possible.

That only applies to ‘mass-produced packaged breads’, which are industrial garbage. Bread made with just flour, yeast, water and (optional) salt, as can easily be done at home, would fall under Group 2 classification.

 

[Arrowfoot]

If you take out any form of meat, you actually fall into plant territory. I know people who do not treat or consider potatoes, bread, pasta, rice, noodles as plants. I have come across vegans who talk about Tofu as though it’s a new find but would not consider potatoes, pasta, noodles, rice etc as real vegan food. When you point out they are plants the topic is changed to healthy foods - as in kale, greens, all sorts of salads, and new age veg preparations. Go figure.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'll have a read tomorrow but is it so difficult to eat mainly veg but not too much carbs?

No, don't think so....

 

[Fab Foodie]

Some of Spector's recent pronouncements are veering rather close to faddism.

There is much in the book that grates, but I think the basis of what he's trying to do has an awful lot of merit....

 

[Fab Foodie]

2 days in, 18 plant varieties consumed without planning....

 

[slowmotion]

2 days in, 18 plant varieties consumed without planning....

How are the bowels coping? Has the bathroom extractor fan chucked in the towel yet?

 

[Fab Foodie]

How are the bowels coping? Has the bathroom extractor fan chucked in the towel yet?

So far, so good...but there are still 12 plants to go....

 

[Fab Foodie]

Anyone that thinks the book title 'pinch of nom' is cool needs their hard drive checking.

...recipes are OK tho'but....

 

[Alex321]

That only applies to ‘mass-produced packaged breads’, which are industrial garbage. Bread made with just flour, yeast, water and (optional) salt, as can easily be done at home, would fall under Group 2 classification.

That is pretty well all the bread I eat.

 

[T4tomo]

viking toast appears to be remarketed welsh rarebit, whch in itselft is just fancy cheese on toast

anyone remember heinz toast toppers?

 

[Mo1959]

viking toast appears to be remarketed welsh rarebit, whch in itselft is just fancy cheese on toast

anyone remember heinz toast toppers?
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Yes. I liked them

 

[Alex321]

viking toast appears to be remarketed welsh rarebit, whch in itselft is just fancy cheese on toast

anyone remember heinz toast toppers?
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Of course. They were still produced up until 2015, and are still actually available in a few places
https://brown-group9498.myshopify.com/products/heinz-toast-toppers-ham-cheese-128g

 

[T4tomo]

Of course. They were still produced up until 2015, and are still actually available in a few places
https://brown-group9498.myshopify.com/products/heinz-toast-toppers-ham-cheese-128g

probably have a store cupboard life of 15 years!

were a saturday lunchtime favourite in my youth!