100 different fruits and vegtables for 2019

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Dvorak Jan 2019 11:31am, 17 Jan 2019 17,094 posts	0 Dvorak I wrote a blog about fruit fetcheveryone.com/blog/5988/0/0#blog389398 and then thought that, following on from the 2017 thread fetcheveryone.com/forum__59506__1__100_different_fruits_and_vegetables_for_2017 I'd start one up for 2019. The basic rules; anything you would count as a fruit or veg really, including pulses and beans but excluding grains and starches. You can post your full lists, or just additions and totals. It starts easy, gets trickier and then the last twenty or so … (I don't even have my own list yet - though I have ticked off my annual parsnip.)
Dooogs Jan 2019 11:36am, 17 Jan 2019 5,433 posts	0 Dooogs Interesting - I presume we need different species of F&V, rather than including variant strains? I'b be hopeless at this - I'm getting better at getting 5 a day (or is the target 7 now?) but tend to stick to my fruity favourites - cherries, raspberries, grapefruit - rather than lots of variety...
Dvorak Jan 2019 11:38am, 17 Jan 2019 17,095 posts	0 Dvorak Fetch, that's not minimised my links! What's happening ? Supplementary rule: to count, there should be one portion consumed (80g fresh, 30g dried). So eg a clove of garlic or a couple of slices of ginger wouldn't count, but could add up over the year. Rule may be waived if you encounter something you try but find so repulsive you will never eat it again.
Dvorak Jan 2019 11:40am, 17 Jan 2019 17,096 posts	0 Dvorak Yes Dougs, no counting ten varieties of . Though eg orange, mandarin, satsuma would be three.
Ultracat Jan 2019 11:47am, 17 Jan 2019 12,542 posts	0 Ultracat Are we allowed to count different types of salad leaves?
Dvorak Jan 2019 12:44pm, 17 Jan 2019 17,097 posts	0 Dvorak If you think they are different vegetables, UC. Eg I wouldn't count different lettuces separately, but rocket would be an addition. You might have to munch your way through several bags to get enough though
mushroom Jan 2019 1:21pm, 17 Jan 2019 1,008 posts	0 mushroom I like the idea of this. We used to receive most of our fruit and veg from a box scheme - it supplied us with weekly offerings of what was in season at the time, so we often received things that we wouldn't necessarily choose to buy ourselves. I remember the first time we received some Jerusalem artichokes! We haven't used the scheme for a while so this will help to remind us of variety. We also grow a few veg for ourselves so I can add lots of kale when that comes around.. Lunch today was a salad - so a good start with 7 items: Hummus - chick pea Lettuce Rocket Tomato Beetroot Red pepper Radish
NDWDave Jan 2019 6:28pm, 17 Jan 2019 8,504 posts	0 NDWDave And just like parkrun, it isn’t a race... it is the taking part that counts
NDWDave Jan 2019 6:29pm, 17 Jan 2019 8,505 posts	0 NDWDave And to quote the 700 club - 100 is neither necessary nor sufficient
ChrisHB Jan 2019 8:19pm, 17 Jan 2019 17,671 posts	0 ChrisHB First meal after the thread was launched: Sweet potatoes Potatoes Onion Garlic Leek Celery Squash Red lentils Green lentils Split peas Celeriac Turnip Carrot Parsnip Ok, it doesn't count but I still think it's a good start.