5 a day?

The_TailGunner · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:23

Zefan said:
Am I going to die ?

well...yes...eventually...

Rebelius · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:25

Morba said:
Thats not strictly true. having too much of some vitamins can be as bad as not having enough.

really? one day I had 8 foosh mints - which contains 3600% of your RDA of Vit B12.

what can having too much vitamins do to you?

I hardly ever have 5fruit in a day. I don't have a very healthy diet.

tom_e · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:30

Rebelius said:
really? one day I had 8 foosh mints - which contains 3600% of your RDA of Vit B12.

what can having too much vitamins do to you?

I hardly ever have 5fruit in a day. I don't have a very healthy diet.

They can act just like a poison and prolonged high doseages of some vitamins and minerals can do you some real damage

Spyhop · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:34

Jambo said:
Veg is rank.

That sounds pathetic. No offense

Rebelius · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:35

it's true though - what vegetables actually taste good? they're just there to bulk out meals. Because just eating meat would be pretty expensive.

cheets64 · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:36

Load of rubbish, it just to push government health things, the body has not evolved enough to live off 5 a day, go back 200 years where they eating 5 a day, maybe a piece of fruit and veg and loads of meat.

Simple is to eat some veg and fruit in the week with meat and protein and just live a decent lifestyle, if you get cancer etc, thats life.

vitamin tablets just get washed out of your body to your pee, your liver isnt that stupid.

Spyhop · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:37

Rebelius said:
it's true though - what vegetables actually taste good? they're just there to bulk out meals. Because just eating meat would be pretty expensive.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of one that doesn't taste good. Blame your parents.

(edit - raw green peppers are a bit rubbish compared to the others

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Morba · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:39

on a basic level, some vitamins are not stored by your body (eg vit C) and some are (eg A and D), too much of those that are stored can cause things like blood clots / tumours / possible cirrhosis of the liver etc etc

quick google on too much Vit C -
[font=Arial,sans-serif]Diarrhea, abdominal cramps, high stomach acid, increased urination, insomnia, irritability, joint pains,
osteoporosis, headaches, hypoglycemia, weakness, anemia, PMS, may increase infections by causing
[/font] [font=Arial,sans-serif]copper deficiency, reduced estrogen, reduced progesterone, reduced prolactin,
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Pho · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:50

Rebelius said:
it's true though - what vegetables actually taste good? they're just there to bulk out meals. Because just eating meat would be pretty expensive.

Have you ever had home-grown veg? It tastes much nicer.

I like pretty much all veg, I didn't use to when I was younger (though I'd still eat it) but now I've grown to like it

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Nitefly · 7 Aug 2007 at 23:53

wush said:
Off the top of my head, I can't think of one that doesn't taste good. Blame your parents.

What rubbish, I would love to be able to chose to eat vegetables, it would give me far more variety in my food.

However for many vegetables, especially carrots, it takes like someone had put dog droppings in my mouth. It tastes like what bin juice smells like, it honestly does. Its not like people who don't like vegatables do not eat them out of choice.

Saying that, I do enjoy mushrooms, parsnips and a good corn on the cob.

Spyhop · 8 Aug 2007 at 00:00

Nitefly said:
Its not like people who don't like vegatables do not eat them out of choice.

Didn't say it was, but it is almost certainly all in their head to have a dislike for most or all of them. To flat-out not like "vegetables" is ridiculous when it is such a wide and varied subset of food.

chiggz · 8 Aug 2007 at 00:02

i dont think i even reach 1 a week

Mephisto · 8 Aug 2007 at 00:02

Rebelius said:
it's true though - what vegetables actually taste good? they're just there to bulk out meals. Because just eating meat would be pretty expensive.

Carrots! Specifically raw carrots, they are tasty

Nitefly · 8 Aug 2007 at 00:03

wush said:
To flat-out not like "vegetables" is ridiculous when it is such a wide and varied subset of food.

I would say it was 'unlucky' more than anything. I know one ocuk member who only eats cheese and bread with a side order of crisps!

Hello

Jambo · 8 Aug 2007 at 00:04

wush said:
Didn't say it was, but it is almost certainly all in their head to flat-out not like "vegetables" is ridiculous when it is such a wide and varied subset of food.

Possibly but if you only like a few out of that vast range then I think it is fair to generalise.

Pulse · 8 Aug 2007 at 00:09

JayMax said:
Thread title made me think you were off work with an empty house

roflmao, so did i. though even that would be impressive

i prob manage 2, as for fruit and veg...

...joke

Andelusion · 8 Aug 2007 at 01:08

I sometimes buy 3 litres of fresh orange juice on a Saturday (when I do my shopping - they have an offer on) it's lovely but gives me the *****.

Today I've had 3 oranges, a litre of apple juice, some broadbeans and mangetout, oh and half an onion, and 3 cloves of garlic!