Observe & Consider
Most everyone has heard of 'a serving of vegetables'.
Is it still a serving of vegetables...
if cooked cooked cooked (in water) then drained to eat?
Is it still a serving of vegetables...
if cloaked with wheat flour... and deep-fried?
Is it still a serving of vegetables...
if smothered in marshmallows or bacon?
What about onion rings – traditional breaded, deep-fried onion rings – like the ones I used to make and eat?
Additions, in themselves, are only a portion of the issue. Truly, even today, I can slice some onions, add carefully selected seasonings to my (free-range duck) eggs, bread them with coconut and rice flours, bake them on a buttered stainless steel pan… and delight!
Type "vegetable quote" into the image portion of a search engine
...and you will receive some food for thought.