https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 08:52:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-848607 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:34:04 +0000 LuLu Mom 848607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have increased my intake quite a bit: green smoothie in morning, carrots/red or green peppers/cucurmbers for snack with hummus, spinach salad with mushrooms, peppers, cucumbers, carrots for lunch, and mixed veggies for dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-848584 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:29:55 +0000 SupernovaJ 848584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>in general i eat a good amount of protein so i have to include as much non-starchy veggies as possible to counter-balance. here's an example of a typical days worth of veggies:</p> <p>1. breakfast: spinach, chopped asparagus and bell peppers in my omelette. it's usually 1/2 cup of chopped veggies + handful of spinach.<br /> 2. snack: pumpkin puree (~1/2 cup) in a single serving of greek yogurt<br /> 3. lunch: green salad with a protein. or, i'll have ~1.5 cups of either broccoli, asparagus, eggplant, etc. with the protein instead.<br /> 4. snack: sweet potato<br /> 5. dinner: green salad with a protein. or, i'll have ~1.5 cups of either broccoli, asparagus, eggplant, etc. with the protein instead. (same as lunch)<br /> 6. snack: baby carrot sticks with hummus OR celery with almond butter (about ~1.5 cups of the veggies)</p> <p>whenever i eat a green salad (spinach, mixed greens, arugula, iceberg, etc.) i usually never measure. maybe 2-3 cups per meal?. i'll also do a green juice a few times a week or a smoothie with tons of greens. kale, spinach, mint, celery, cucumber, etc. also these are portions for a very small sized person, so it depends on your overall diet, fitness goals, natural size, how much you exercise, etc. also try spirulina for your smoothies if you need more greens. a little goes a long way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-843328 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:32:47 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 843328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually put a whole cucumber and a handful of kale in my morning smoothie, so that's two right there. And I usually try to pair veggies with dinner. Yesterday I ate the equivalent of two whole cauliflowers because I was snacking on cauliflower mashed potatoes throughout the day, and made a cauliflower "mac" 'n cheese too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-842896 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:21:04 +0000 sorrycharlie 842896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i try to serve a veggie with dinner. honestly, that's it. i'm pretty proud of that for now..haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-842838 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:46:48 +0000 immabeetoo 842838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More than I used to! I'm making an effort to have at least one at lunch and two at dinner... Ill work down to breakfast! I've been doing the veggie purees in main dishes and spinach smoothies as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-842163 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:22:51 +0000 Smurfette 842163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not enough </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-842041 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:37:27 +0000 Mrs. Pen 842041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually I get at least my 5 fruits/veggies a day.</p> <p>I am trying more and more to eat a more plant-based diet, where meat/grains are supplements rather than the focus. </p> <p>On a good dayI eat:</p> <p>green smoothie with 1 cup spinach/kale, and 1.5 cups of various fruits<br /> lunch: salad - 1 cup romain/spinach with 1/4 cup of green pepper and cucumbers<br /> dinner: chicken with onion, mushrooms and zuchini with quinoa</p> <p>that's a good day... today is not a good day haha we desperately need to grocery shop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-842038 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:33:52 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 842038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not enough. I don't love veggies. Usually just a salad or cucumber. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-842035 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:27:38 +0000 Caly 842035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between salads, eating lots of veggies as sides at meals, eating things like stir fry, etc, vegetables are the one thing I eat a lot of. Well, that and the choc chip cookies I just inhaled. But someone had to taste test them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-841999 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:57:52 +0000 matador84 841999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not enough. Today I haven't had any yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-841974 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:43:15 +0000 Arden 841974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not enough, especially because the ones I DO eat are mostly fruiting vegetables (cucumber, avocado, tomatoes, etc).<br /> I need to work on eating more leafy greens.</p> <p>So far today I've had sugar snap peas... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-841965 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:35:41 +0000 Ginger333 841965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure how to quantify it - I eat veggies with lunch and dinner and I use them as snacks. I eat A LOT of veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-841770 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:08:11 +0000 heffalump 841770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not nearly enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-vegetables-do-you-eat-a-day#post-841768 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:06:23 +0000 mrbee 841768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been working to increase my vegetable intake. It's tough though, because I've had to slowly learn how to make vegetables yummy. I'm trying to eat more salad too, but haven't quite gotten the hang of it.</p> <p>How many veggies do you eat a day? </p>