Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Is it possible to eat too many fruits and veggies?

Aside from the broccoli, I'm not seeing a significant veggie intake here. While it's true that lettuce, tomatos and cuber are veggies- they really don't contain much nutrition wise. A serving of vegetables or fruit is usually considered to be at least 1/2 cup worth. You are supposed to aim for five full servings per day. The way I figure it, you had probably 2-3 veggie servings, and perhaps 2-3 servings of fruit. That would be a rather generous evaluation. You had plenty of protein, not enough grains, probably enough dairy, and believe it or not- still a bit light on the veggies. If the cheese or milk was full fat, you might well have overdone the fat intake- combining that with the margarine and walnuts. A handful of walnuts, say a half cup worth would bring in almost 350 calories alone, and contain slightly over half the daily fat requirement. So far as your original question, yes you can overdo fruits and veggies. Elephants and hippos are exclusively vegetarian. Even vegans can have weight issues. However, you really do have to add in a lot of extra stuff or eat a greater amount than you have for that to be a problem. I ume you either want to lose weight or avoid gaining. I'd suggest you actually up the intake of veggies- real veggies and not the salad leaf you put on a wrap or a taco. Breakfast looked pretty good, though you should have added in a whole grain (maybe toast?) and a citrus fruit. Make sure your dairy products are skim or at most 2% fat whenever possible. Check out that taco shell hard. Even though it may be whole wheat, most preprepared taco shells are fried, so high in fat as well as sodium. A serving of cheese, 1 oz, is about one slice of cheese. Each of those will be around 100 calories, slightly more actually, and provide 15% of your daily fat limit. Several pieces, you shot your diet foot. Smoked turkey, while lean, is loaded with sodium as well. Your trouble is not the fruits and veggies, dear. It's the fat and lack of veggies really. You actually need more than you are currently eating. You can stick with the same amount of fruit if you like. Keep a close eye on the fat content of the food you eat, and remember that even when a food is "healthy" it still can bring along more calories than you think. Nuts are good sources of good fat, better for you that the stuff around the steak- but all fat contains the same number of total calories in the end. And in the weight loss battle, it's the total number of calories that counts. If you need help figuring out all of the confusion, check out the FDA site to get more information. And good luck adding more veggies to the diet.

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