On Mon, 22 May 2006 12:23:55 GMT, "Tricia" > wrote:

wrote:
>> On 22 May 2006 06:29:51 GMT, Zebee Johnstone > wrote:
>>
>>> In aus.food on Mon, 22 May 2006 15:38:03 +0930
>>> > wrote:
>>>> I don't think I would ever have eaten 5 serves of veg a day (except
>>>> on days I eat a lot of salad). I should nibble on more Carrots.
>>>
>>> What is a "serve" anyway?
>>
>> I think a "serve" of vegetables is about equivalent to a cup, or a
>> small handful.
>>
>>
>>> I eat mostly vegetarian at home, and I try to have at least one piece
>>> of fruit a day, but I have no idea how many 'serves' I'm eating.
>>>
>>> I do find when I go to other people's places that they eat way more
>>> meat and way fewer veges than I do, even on my "dammit I want a
>>> steak!" days....
>>
>> I don't eat anywhere near regularly enough. Many days I'll just have
>> one meal.
>>
>> Fastidious when it comes to the kid though. Always sure he gets the
>> right amount of fruit, dairy food, vegetables, cereal, etc.
>>
>> Was worried about getting right, so went to see a dietician to make up
>> some daily "kids" menus. (I think it was actually that dietician who
>> told me what a "serve" was.)
>
>This might help
>http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/infopages/2018.html

Hmmmm...

That both confirms and contradicts what Chookie said AND what I said
(or remember to be what a dietician said 5 years ago).

Probably because it doesn't make sense.

Vegetables and legumes
One serve is equal to:
1 cup of salad, lettuce or vegetables
0.5 cup of other vegetables, e.g. capsicum, zucchini, lentils, tomato,
peas, mushrooms, spinach, broccoli.


It's equal to 1 cup of vegetables, and 0.5 cup of other vegetables?
Huh?