Five a day

[Aunt Bea]

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[Wren]

I drink a glass of V-8 juice everyday. I wonder if this counts?[/QUOTE

in answer to your question pappy,

A: Unsweetened 100% fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies can only ever countas a maximum of 1 portion of your 5 A Day. For example, if you have 2 glasses of fruit juice and a smoothie in one day, that still only counts as 1 portion.

 

[hearlady]

"Tell me bout the good old days..." nthego:

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She looks content.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I drink a glass of V-8 juice everyday. I wonder if this counts?[/QUOTE

in answer to your question pappy,

A: Unsweetened 100% fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies can only ever countas a maximum of 1 portion of your 5 A Day. For example, if you have 2 glasses of fruit juice and a smoothie in one day, that still only counts as 1 portion.

That is interesting but I can't quite wrap my head around it.

I did some searches and found the statement but no explanation of why.

It seems to me that two servings of fruit or vegetables that have been pureed in the blender with liquid added would still be two servings. Is it because when the fiber is broken down in the blender it no longer serves the same function as when the food is whole?

If blending does destroy the value of the fiber then I will stop my experiments with bean dip and stick with recipes that use whole beans.

Thanks, B

 

[Wren]

It does seem odd but I havn’t given it much thought to be honest Aunt Bea, I have a glass of juice each morning and count it as one of my five a day