How much fruit/veg do you eat per day?

[razor ramone]

See poll.
Lately i've been feeling constantly tired, out of energy, unless i take caffeine. I'm bulking and definitely get enough protein and carbohydrates. And i sleep 9 hours per day. Could it be because i only have two piece of fruit per day (usually bananas), and dont take a multi?

[ko300zx]

Uhh...little tough to pick anything on that list. Should have broken it down into calorie ranges or something. I have more than 7 pieces of broccoli a day and many many grapes. How do I vote on that?

[mynameisuntz]

7+ servings per day. Veggie steamer = win.

No multi. I take vitamin D, b12 (vegetarian), and fish oil.

[sawoobley]

What about fats and calories? They certainly are important also. Post your macros and caloric intake.

[Dujin77]

Caffeine dependency maybe, what is your caffeine intake like?

Also out of curiosity what is your fat intake like, you mentioned pro and carb but no mention of fat.

[sawoobley]

Uhh...little tough to pick anything on that list. Should have broken it down into calorie ranges or something. I have more than 7 pieces of broccoli a day and many many grapes. How do I vote on that?

Calculate according to how many serving sizes per day.

[lee__d]

around 130-175cals from veggies.
around 300-400 cals from fruit

[razor ramone]

Uhh...little tough to pick anything on that list. Should have broken it down into calorie ranges or something. I have more than 7 pieces of broccoli a day and many many grapes. How do I vote on that?

I should have said how many servings. 1 serving is normally what, 1 fist, roughly?

[ko300zx]

I should have said how many servings. 1 serving is normally what, 1 fist, roughly?

I'm slightly retarded after lunch. Don't mind me.

I think it's ~1/2 cup.

[razor ramone]

Caffeine dependency maybe, what is your caffeine intake like?

Also out of curiosity what is your fat intake like, you mentioned pro and carb but no mention of fat.

Two sources of fat:
50g of almonds per day (24g fat)
2 tablespoons of olive oil on top of tuna (9g).

Total calories varies from 3000-3500 per day - i dont have a set amount of carbs, depends on how full i feel. But i have minimums which gets me to 3000cals (with 235g of protein per day).

For caffiene I usually have 2 or 3 strong espressos per day. edit: plus 2 or 3 cups of tea but they have a tiny amount of caffiene in

[sawoobley]

Two sources of fat:
50g of almonds per day (24g fat)
2 tablespoons of olive oil on top of tuna (9g).

Total calories varies from 3000-3500 per day - i dont have a set amount of carbs, depends on how full i feel. But i have minimums which gets me to 3000cals (with 235g of protein per day).

For caffiene I usually have 2 or 3 strong espressos per day.

You have to be eating more fat than that! What are your energy levels like?

[Siafu4Life]

I'm slightly retarded after lunch. Don't mind me.

I think it's ~1/2 cup.

It is indeed, 1/2 cup.

[Dujin77]

Two sources of fat:
50g of almonds per day (24g fat)
2 tablespoons of olive oil on top of tuna (9g).

Total calories varies from 3000-3500 per day - i dont have a set amount of carbs, depends on how full i feel. But i have minimums which gets me to 3000cals (with 235g of protein per day).

For caffiene I usually have 2 or 3 strong espressos per day. edit: plus 2 or 3 cups of tea but they have a tiny amount of caffiene in

Fat is way too low for one thing, I'm sure your getting more from other food sources but still, looks like it is probably pretty low based on what you've reported.

[sawoobley]

I don't consistently eat very many fruits and vegetables each day. The only thing I am consistent about is eating a banana and a half a day and an apple twice per week. Occasionally I'll have a tomato on my burger, some carrots, salad or berries.

I don't see the need to consume a lot of fruits or vegetables since I consume a lot of nuts, meat, beans, oats, wheat, yogurt, milk, cheese, peanut butter and eggs and I don't normally take a multi. The only thing I have to worry about is vitamin C.

Come at me bros.

[razor ramone]

You have to be eating more fat than that! What are your energy levels like?

You're right i forgot 300ml of milk, which is another 9.5g of fat. Apart from that i cant think of any fat sources - my meat sources are tuna and trimmed skinless chicken breast.

My energy in the gym is fine, but in the rest of the day I feel physically tired. Caffeine helps keep me mentally energetic (i teach so thats important), but doesnt stop my body feeling tired.

[sawoobley]

You're right i forgot 300ml of milk, which is another 9.5g of fat. Apart from that i cant think of any fat sources - my meat sources are tuna and trimmed skinless chicken breast.

My energy in the gym is fine, but in the rest of the day I feel physically tired. Caffeine helps keep me mentally energetic (i teach so thats important), but doesnt stop my body feeling tired.

If I were you I wouldn't go below 55 grams as a bare minimum and the stickies recommend 64 grams for you as a bare minimum and 82 as a minimum to keep you in the "safety zone". Your workouts, energy levels and body composition can suffer if your not consuming sufficient fats.

[krixisLV]

usually around 6 for me, at least two fruits, but i think the amount will come up as i really love apples

[ErickStevens]

Errday: 720g of broccoli.
Erryotherday: 1 banana and/or 200g blueberries.

[SwiftyX]

I eat a one pound bag of broccoli, a one pound bag of cabbage/mustard/or collard greens and a few pieces of varied fruit a day. What that works into a serving I don't know/care.

[Noviceplus]

9 hours of sleep is good (even a tad excessive), but how much rest between workouts are you getting?

On weekdays I get about 11 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. On weekends it goes down to about 5 a day.

[jinaas]

Two sources of fat:
50g of almonds per day (24g fat)
2 tablespoons of olive oil on top of tuna (9g).

Total calories varies from 3000-3500 per day - i dont have a set amount of carbs, depends on how full i feel. But i have minimums which gets me to 3000cals (with 235g of protein per day).

For caffiene I usually have 2 or 3 strong espressos per day. edit: plus 2 or 3 cups of tea but they have a tiny amount of caffiene in

isn't 2 tablespoons of olive oil about 28g of fat?

[jak3e1992]

4 + cups of veggies, banana, apple, berries if I'm feeling them..I eat more fruit if I'm craving it. Veggies are always crave I <3 veggies.

[Melina81]

When I am dieting 6-8 servings (I ate so much my last prep I sh*t green from all the broccoli)... now I am 1-2.

[Trillios]

No fruits. No vegetables. Dislike them. Pass the grains please!

[razor ramone]

This made me realise i havent really kept track of my diet lately. So i've totalled up what i eat, here are the details. I get plenty of fat, way more than i thought, so that's not the reason im tired a lot:

Daily diet (no particular order, i just tick them off when i've ate them):

1 banana: 105 cals 0g fat 27g carbs 1g protein
1 banana: 105 cals 0g fat 27g carbs 1g protein
3 scoops protein: 360 cals 6g fat 10.5g carbs 66g protein
blueberry juice: 136 cals 0g fat 36g carbs 2g protein
1 tin tuna: 132 cals 0g fat 0g carbs 32g protein
2tbsp olive oil: 240 cals 27g fat 0g carbs 0g protein
50g almonds: 290 cals 26g fat 3g carbs 11.5g protein
300g chicken: 453 cals 9g fat 0g carbs 87g protein
250ml milk: 150 cals 7.7g fat 11.75g carbs 7.5g protein
Muesli 150g: 607 cals 18g fat 94.5g carbs 17g protein

Cals: 2570
Carbs: 210g
Fat: 94g
Protein: 225g

I then add another 100-200g of carbs from pasta or baked potato depending on my hunger that day, bringing me to 3000-3300 cals a day.

[Ion26]

I don't eat fruits or vegetables, but take a multi

[grapemaster]

I generally don't eat fruit at all... But eat quite a few vegetables... Usually salad/broccolli/squash/mushrooms/peppers or whatever else I happen to have. Frankly, I just don't like fruit, if i buy it, it usually spoils, and don't really like adding it to my meal b/c hardly anything I eat would be good with it (maybe mango salsa or something). I probably have 5 frozen bananas in my fridge b/c they would have spoiled otherwise, that is what ends up with them, some day I will make a cheat meal of banana bread. I think fruit is extremely overrated. I'll eat maybe 1 piece of fruit a week. I'm not on a low carb diet or anything, I just don't see the big need for fruits.

[jam88]

isn't 2 tablespoons of olive oil about 28g of fat?

yes lol

[lovingit]

I don't consistently eat very many fruits and vegetables each day. The only thing I am consistent about is eating a banana and a half a day and an apple twice per week. Occasionally I'll have a tomato on my burger, some carrots, salad or berries.

I don't see the need to consume a lot of fruits or vegetables since I consume a lot of nuts, meat, beans, oats, wheat, yogurt, milk, cheese, peanut butter and eggs and I don't normally take a multi. The only thing I have to worry about is vitamin C.

Come at me bros.

Same here!

I do take vits, though.