do pickled onions count towards your 5 a day?

Salty · **Posted:** Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:31 am

if so, I've just ate about a weeks supply of oniony goodness!

Salty · **Posted:** Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:55 am

oo, my bellies gurgling now.... :uhoh:

lancspoolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:49 pm **Posts:** 36

Don't see why they wouldn't count.

Matty_Robson's_Chin · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:57 pm **Posts:** 2155

Are they veg?? if the answer is yes then, yes they do.

What about if i eat 5 cherry tomato's is that me done for the day?

Frodraff · **Posted:** Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:32 am

The scales on an onion are modified leaves so yes they're a vegetable and it's not just your stomach that'll be gurgling.

imho.

Salty · **Posted:** Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:41 am

smashing!!!

feel dead healthy today!

grabec · **Posted:** Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:41 am

Matty_Robson's_Chin wrote:

Are they veg?? if the answer is yes then, yes they do.

What about if i eat 5 cherry tomato's is that me done for the day?

Nah. It means 5 portions, or 5 large fruits like an apple or norange.

Trust Salty to come up with a borderline case :wink:

unohoo · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:51 pm **Posts:** 656

What about a plate of chips?