A fruit is a fruit is a fruit!

atypicalsmith
atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
For whatever reason, the forums the past couple of days are contributed by people who either claim they are allergic to fruit or just don't like it. Then they name numerous alternatives to fruit, most of which are (egads!) fruit!

Just so you know, the following are actually fruits:

Avocado, beans, peapods, corn kernels, cucumbers (which includes pickles), grains, nuts, olives peppers, pumpkin, squash, sunflower seeds and tomatoes. Vegetables include celery (stem), lettuce (leaves), cauliflower and broccoli (buds), and beets, carrots and potatoes (roots).

Hope this helps everyone.
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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Hazzah!
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    A general rule of thumb is if it has seeds or a pit inside of it, it's a fruit.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Ecx
    MommyL2015 wrote: »
    A general rule of thumb is if it has seeds or a pit inside of it, it's a fruit.

    Except for strawberries. (I think.)
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    But...but...but... ;)
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Serah87 wrote: »
    But...but...but... ;)

    ROFL!!!
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    My daughter was heartbroken to learn her favorite veggie is a fruit... Cucumber!
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    My daughter was heartbroken to learn her favorite veggie is a fruit... Cucumber!

    Oh, no, poor baby, hug her tight for me!
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    My daughter was heartbroken to learn her favorite veggie is a fruit... Cucumber!

    Technically, all fruits are also vegetables.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I don't think it's possible to be allergic to all fruit. (And I'd hope it's not possible to dislike all of it, but I am endlessly amazed by how narrow some people's taste preferences are.)
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    edited June 2015
    So far she is coping as well as can be expected. The same child, as a toddler, loved the color green. You know how you tell your kids they can be anything they want to be when they grow up? Unfortunately she wanted to be a turtle. A green turtle.
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    My daughter was heartbroken to learn her favorite veggie is a fruit... Cucumber!

    Oh, no, poor baby, hug her tight for me!

  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    So far she is coping as well as can be expected. The same child, as a toddler, loved the color green. You know how you tell your kids they can be anything they want to be when they grow up? Unfortunately she wanted to be a turtle. A green turtle.
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    My daughter was heartbroken to learn her favorite veggie is a fruit... Cucumber!

    Oh, no, poor baby, hug her tight for me!

    Better a green frog that can turn into a princess. But if she wants to be a turtle, my mantra is "slow and steady wins the race" so she has my support!
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    Not a
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    For whatever reason, the forums the past couple of days are contributed by people who either claim they are allergic to fruit or just don't like it. Then they name numerous alternatives to fruit, most of which are (egads!) fruit!

    Just so you know, the following are actually fruits:

    Avocado, beans, peapods, corn kernels, cucumbers (which includes pickles), grains, nuts, olives peppers, pumpkin, squash, sunflower seeds and tomatoes. Vegetables include celery (stem), lettuce (leaves), cauliflower and broccoli (buds), and beets, carrots and potatoes (roots).

    Hope this helps everyone.
    Not all beans are fruits such as string beans which are considered a vegetable. This is part of the reason someone saying they are allergic to all fruits because the classification of a fruit vegetable or legume does not always make sense. Someone may be allergic to certain groups of fruit such as Apples, pears, cherry and plums but the likelihood of being allergic to everything classified as a fruit is unlikely but not impossible

    If people do honestly believe they are allergic to fruit they should seek a medical opinion to find out what specifically they are allergic to. As many food could contain traces an Anaphalaxis is a dangerous thing.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Lol.
  • terar21
    terar21 Posts: 523 Member
    Favorite fruit hands down...avocado.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    isulo_kura wrote: »

    If people do honestly believe they are allergic to fruit they should seek a medical opinion to find out what specifically they are allergic to. As many food could contain traces an Anaphalaxis is a dangerous thing.

    No kidding!
  • cookiealbright
    cookiealbright Posts: 605 Member
    I am allergic to oranges. They make me break out with itchy bumps. I guess it's the citrus. I'm probably allergic to grapefruit too, but I don't like it. I still eat oranges, just not everyday.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    cookiealbright wrote: »
    I am allergic to oranges. They make me break out with itchy bumps. I guess it's the citrus. I'm probably allergic to grapefruit too, but I don't like it. I still eat oranges, just not everyday.

    You may just be having a reaction to the acids in citrus. It's possible that it is not an allergy per se.

    Get checked out by an allergist...it's not something to play around with.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    isulo_kura wrote: »
    Not all beans are fruits such as string beans which are considered a vegetable.
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    Green peas are a fruit.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    cookiealbright wrote: »
    I am allergic to oranges. They make me break out with itchy bumps. I guess it's the citrus. I'm probably allergic to grapefruit too, but I don't like it. I still eat oranges, just not everyday.

    Not to be captain buzzkill, but if you get hives from oranges you should really not continue to eat them. Allergies get worse with each exposure.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    isulo_kura wrote: »
    Not all beans are fruits such as string beans which are considered a vegetable.
    [/q0uote]

    Green peas are a fruit.

    Only if they are still in their pods. If they aren't they are seeds.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    @elphie754 , it is possible also to reduce allergy symptoms through gradual exposure.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/gradual-exposure-may-overcome-allergies-to-eggs-and-other-foods/2012/07/30/gJQA4U9tKX_story.html
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    cookiealbright wrote: »
    I am allergic to oranges. They make me break out with itchy bumps. I guess it's the citrus. I'm probably allergic to grapefruit too, but I don't like it. I still eat oranges, just not everyday.

    Not to be captain buzzkill, but if you get hives from oranges you should really not continue to eat them. Allergies get worse with each exposure.

    Then you definitely don't need to be eating oranges!!!!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    There is something called "Oral Allergy Syndrome", which is based on seasonal allergies and how the body processes the fruit like a pollen.

    http://acaai.org/allergies/types/food-allergies/types-food-allergy/oral-allergy-syndrome
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    edited June 2015
    I find the statement "I'm allergic to fruit" to be very suspect and almost impossible.

    First, there is a difference between a food sensitivity and allergic response.

    Second, it is just too general to be believable. Such as, does this mean raw fruit, cooked fruit, fruit as an ingredient in another food?

    Just venting as the husband of a woman who has many sensitivities and allergies. My wife has had the skin tests and the blood work to determine her triggers. Without this testing, people are just tossing around buzz words and don't know what they are talking about.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Yes...and when people claim allergies that they don't have, it confuses everybody and puts people with serious issues at risk.

    Lots of cooks get the impression that they can slip "just a little bit" of x into a dish and somebody ends up in the hospital or dead from anaphylactic shock.

    It's just not a good thing to do.
  • mirrim52
    mirrim52 Posts: 763 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    Yes...and when people claim allergies that they don't have, it confuses everybody and puts people with serious issues at risk.

    Lots of cooks get the impression that they can slip "just a little bit" of x into a dish and somebody ends up in the hospital or dead from anaphylactic shock.

    It's just not a good thing to do.

    Yep. So many people claim they are allergic when they either just don't like something or have a minor intolerance. It downplays all true allergies. I once had a customer in a restaurant tell me that she was allergic to dark meat. Huh? White meat from the chicken was fine, but she absolutely couldn't have dark meat. :|

  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Who are you calling a fruit???
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    I did see the one with the food allergy and asked if it was a medical condition. Didnt see the answer, but it could have just been a dsilike, which is different ofc.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    For whatever reason, the forums the past couple of days are contributed by people who either claim they are allergic to fruit or just don't like it. Then they name numerous alternatives to fruit, most of which are (egads!) fruit!

    Just so you know, the following are actually fruits:

    Avocado, beans, peapods, corn kernels, cucumbers (which includes pickles), grains, nuts, olives peppers, pumpkin, squash, sunflower seeds and tomatoes. Vegetables include celery (stem), lettuce (leaves), cauliflower and broccoli (buds), and beets, carrots and potatoes (roots).

    Hope this helps everyone.

    I don't think is correct. Nuts and seeds are not fruits, the (often inedible) pods that hold them are. Root vegetables and tubers are not fruits, they are roots and tubers. Flowering vegetables like broccoli, even the flowers, are not fruits.
  • pollypocket1021
    pollypocket1021 Posts: 533 Member
    Yes, the word "allergy" is certainly misused. I would think those posts were a little ridiculous if my daughter didn't do the same thing.

    Theoretically, fructose intolerance does exist, but it is life threatening and diagnosed fairly early in life. At this point my daughters issue may be (at least a little bit) psychogenic. In other words, she believes certain fruits and juices make her vomit and it is her belief that then causes the reaction.
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