Do olives count as one of our 5 a day fruit or vegetables?!
Do olives count as one of our 5 a day fruit or vegetables?
Answers:
Yes, they are fruit. I don't know how many would count as one portion though.
Simply... Yes
yes
Only if they have been soaking in a martini
I think olives belong in the salt category....
I'm pretty sure that they are vegetables.Hope this helped!
I would imagine if you ate enough of them
Well they are not meat or pasta or starch based(usually not colorful) hmm...
yes because it a vegetable it will help
I don't know, but i would eat them anyway.i love them.
Yes, if you eat half a cup of them. A serving is half a cup of fruits or vegetables.
From a dietary standpoint, they're not really either one....they're a fat serving, and shouldn't be counted as a fruit or veggie.
You would have to eat a lot of them to constitute a serving, and by then, you would have consumed a huge amount of sodium and fat.
Olives are fruit because they have a pip
Yes they do, but as they are high in good fats you should have no more tha 5 olives per serving, i like to eat them in a salad with other goodies!
yes , they are fruits, be sure to eat a serving
yes as long as they don't have a inside filled with garlic/herb dip
According to this linked page, olives fall under the fats category given the high amount of fat per serving. It does note that the fat in olives will help to increase your HDL or good cholesterol level without increasing the bad one. I don't know if you could also count them as a vegetable serving, as you'd probably have to eat enough of them to get your full day's supply of fats.
Olives themselves are actually very nutritious. They're high in vitamins A and E, and they contain dietary fiber. And olive oil is an established "good" kind of fat. They're technically fruits (specifically, they're drupes: they have one big fat pit, not a bunch of little ones), although they're treated in ways more commonly associated with vegetables.
What's NOT so good about olives is the fact that they're often preserved in brine (lots of sodium), or cured/dried (once again, lots of sodium).
they're a vegetable, therefore,...yes. hope i helped.
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Olives are counted as a fat.
They won't raise your blood sugar since there are little if any carbs in them.
yes
(It's a FRUIT)I'd say YES, judging by this:
Olives’ best kept secret
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