Beans and Spaghetti

[southportram]

Does any one know if either tinned baked beans or spaghetti is part of your 5-a-day fruit and veg? I am sure I read it somewhere, however, when I said it to my fiancee last night, he just laughed at me!! Please someone help me, I had to go and check all of the tins in the shop to try and prove my point, but to no avail!!

[chazza]

There is some debate about beans, but spaghetti definitely is not, due to the fact that there are no veg in it!

[ugly_bob]

but what about the tomato sauce?

Seroiusly though, beans I think are. Look on the can. The supermarket own brands will tell you (Eben if Heinz/HP don't).

[Ethel]

You are right - both tinned baked beans and tinned spaghetti counts as part of your 5 a day fruit and veg.

Pasta of course is not fruit or veg but it is canned in a tomato sauce.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1936488.stm

[southportram]

Thank you so much you lot, I knew I had read it somewhere before!!! I am now awaiting my apology from the other half for his fits of giggles when I tried telling him about it yesterday!! However, being male, I am sure he will find some loop hole so as not to have too!! lol!! Thanks again.