[mumofstig]

If you look at some of the suggested portion sizes for 5 a day veg I sure don't know how you would manage to eat ten 

[chris23005]

I looked up what a portion size is. Apparently it is around the size of your closed fist. So - an apple is 1 portion, 2 or 3 plums make up 1 portion and a small bunch of grapes is 1 portion.

Basically I am having four portions of fruit for breakfast - e.g. 1 apple, 2 plums a banana and some grapes. Don't need anything else but may occasionally stretch to a slice of toast and a hot drink. I put all the fruit chopped up in a bowl and sometimes add a dollop of plain yoghurt.

Lunchtime - lots of veggie sticks, e.g. carrots, courgettes, peppers with a very small pot of humous or a piece of chicken. Again - didn't need any bread.

Dinner - tonight was haddock, baked potato (doesn't count as a veg!!!), baby sweetcorn, carrots and lots of french beans.

So that is ................. hang on while I count ............... yep - 10 portions of fruit and veg - no trouble! And no - I am not hungry either! Also Doc did say not to cut anything else out, but once you eat all that veg, you don't need anything else!

[Poolfield2]

My OH won't eat cabbage so I substitute grated courgette in coleslaw.

[rhythmvick]

I slice it with a veg peeler and toss it with baby broad beans, peas, mint and a lemon vinaigrette. Sometimes put feta in as well or griddled halloumi, looks so lovely and fresh. And it tastes incredible too! 

[hamstergbert]

thin slices of courgette, sliced toms when ready, spring onions and peeler-sliced radish, cubed feta, sweet peppers when ready, dowse in Italian dressing (Morrisons own brand - hey I never said it had to be hard work) and serve with homebaked bread and fresh salad leaves. 

Now that is a taste of summer for me.  Roll on....

[andreadon]

i've got quite a few ways to serve it:

use it sliced into ribbons with the potato peeler as a decorative garnish on salads; grate it with the big holes on your cheese grater andthrow it in your salad; chop it into batons and use it for dips; chop those batons into cubes for your salad.

they're very nice raw.