Variety of Veggies & Fruits

Updated on January 10, 2011
S.S. asks from Los Angeles, CA
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I end up buying and serving the same veggies/fruits every week:

broccoli
peas
carrots
onions
squash
green peppers
mushrooms

apples
oranges
bananas
blueberries

Do you think this is enough variety to cover our nutritional bases? How much variety do you have when you shop? Thanks!

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M.R.

answers from Chicago on

Denise P is right on the mark - eat the rainbow!

Now, you don't have to do it every day but just make sure that over the course of the week you are including something from all color groups. This will help you get the needed vitamins and minerals for your diet.

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Shop for a "rainbow" of colors.
I try to add O. new, "non-standard or "new" (test) item every week. A mango, a papya, a kiwi, a pineapple, a pommegranate......
Also, what about lettuces, spinach, etc. for salads? Then add tomato, olives, cucumbers, carrot shreds, etc. to the salad. We have salad with our dinner probably 2-4 times per week.

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M.R.

answers from Phoenix on

Looks pretty healthy :) But a little limiting.

I would recommend alternating and trying other seasonal veggies/fruits:

cauliflower, steamed or mashed like potatoes
red cabbage, added to salads
spinach, steamed, sauted, in a salad
other root veggies like rutabagas, parsnips, turnips can be added to mashed potatoes, try one at at time or google other recipes
sweet potatoes
frozen corn
tomatoes

My kids favorite daily snack is roasted seaweed, probably b/c it taste like a chip. It is available at Asian groceries and sometimes in your ethnic aisles. If you want to see vegetables that American's never buy and eat, go there. The Asians eat so many varieties of roots, and shoots, and radishes, and mushrooms and green leafy vegetables not ever available or recognizable in the standard American stores.

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F.W.

answers from Cumberland on

I have a core set of v and f i buy and then generally each week something different is thrown in there. For veggies you could try spinach and other greens (swiss chard and beet greens are mild), green beans, corn, canned beans, cauliflower, asparagus, parsnips (like carrots only better). For fruit you could try pears, peaches, mango, cherries, grapes, tropical fruit, pineapple. Some of the fruits especially can be expensive and not in season when bought fresh but you can find most of these canned (in juice ) or frozen.

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L.K.

answers from Kansas City on

As the others have said, think rainbow.

Surprisingly, as an adult I've grown to love brussels sprouts! I think the key is to get the small ones and roast them. I can also do a lot with spinach which is one of the most nutrient dense foods out there.

For fruits try mangos, and papayas along with melons.

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