llamatron Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Everyone does know that 5-a-day is an arbitrary way to suggest people eat more/wider variety of fruit and veg don't they? Its not a magic dietary number! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I would say substituting it for plain water was better and cheaper as there are no advantages to drinking mineral water. You are also neglecting the fact that a lot of fizzy drinks also now come sugar free and use artificial sweeteners. artificial sweeteners aren't good for you either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 So can't they say aim for 5 but 8 would be more beneficial. I know many people who would be willing to eat more but because it says 5, they stop at 5. Did they think the advice was 5 and no more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fake Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 artificial sweeteners aren't good for you either! In what way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 In what way? In various ways,but you'd have to be drinking an awful lot of fizzy drinks for that to become a worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmie92 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Bananas - Yummy!! Eat at least one a day, some days 2 or 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forumosaurus Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Bananas are good for you. Fruit in general contains quite a lot of sugar. But the benefits of the vitamins etc outweigh that. As long as you don't eat more calories than your body uses in a day you won't get fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildjack Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I would say substituting it for plain water was better and cheaper as there are no advantages to drinking mineral water. You are also neglecting the fact that a lot of fizzy drinks also now come sugar free and use artificial sweeteners. Although, don't forget that sugar free fizzy drinks are actually harmful to our teeth, and sugar free cola drinks actually disolve your teeth!!! Urgh I say drink water, from the tap - cheapest form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripitaka Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Banana's are also a good source of potassium... source: I'm a doctor. My GP has told me not to eat too many bananas as I take high blood pressure tablets (lisinopril). He decided to tell me this after I had been on the tablets for years and only when my potassium levels were very high on a blood test:roll: So banana's aint always good for ya and nearly did me in. I was also told not to drink too much green tea and not to eat too many nuts. Who knew my healthy eating and drinking was slowly killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm really confused! I started eating bananas as I thought really good for me, then I heard not so good. So got on google, (I'm a boring sod you see) and checked out bananas. Well just read they contain too much sugar. Now I'm really confused I thought sugar was man-made, not something that grows in bananas (excuse the pun) I'm becoming something of a health freak with my food but the more I read the more I become confused. Eat them while they are still green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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