Daily fruits?

andyluvv

Hi there,

I work in an office over the telephone.
I have 2 15 mins breaks and 1 hour lunch so I try to use them strategically so I'm not super hungry by lunch.

So I have a piece of fruit with every break and one when I arrive/leave the office.
That's about 4 pieces of fruit a day - I'm rading in lots of places that you should stick to no more than 2 pieces of fruit a day. So I'm wondering, what else would you use as a convenient and portable snack?

How do you manage at your workplace and do you have any tips worth sharing? Thank you!

cnbbnc

I take nuts, cottage cheese, plain Greek yogurt, hard boiled eggs, string cheese. Things higher in protein keep my belly full so that's what I usually go for.

ilovecereal1982

Along with pockets full of pears. I also have like a plastic baggie...like a ziploc bag...of crumbled up bacon...

andyluvv

cnbbnc wrote: »

I take nuts, cottage cheese, plain Greek yogurt, hard boiled eggs, string cheese. Things higher in protein keep my belly full so that's what I usually go for.

I eat a LOT of dairy so I'm trying to avoid it a bit (hence all the fruit!)
Eggs are stinky so it'd be a no no in the office I think. I like volume so things like cheese don't tend to fill me up (high fat, small serving)

catscats222 wrote: »

23 almonds
1-2-3
One ounce = 23 almonds = one serving

Oh I do that! But I count 25 almonds as a serving...(of around 25g lol)
It's the only way I can get my healthy fats - plus if I have them in the house I end up overdoing it or reaching it as a snack. I find that having in the office keeps me under control.

ilovecereal1982 wrote: »

Along with pockets full of pears. I also have like a plastic baggie...like a ziploc bag...of crumbled up bacon...

That's an...interesting idea, but isn't it stinky? O.o

kkarcher94511

fruit is perfect and the perfect portable snack, just make sure you're buying organic. why on earth would you limit it?

andyluvv

kkarcher94511 wrote: »

fruit is perfect and the perfect portable snack, just make sure you're buying organic. why on earth would you limit it?

That's what I thought! But most websites say it's unadvisable to eat more than 2 servings a day, that it can raise blood sugars and etc...
I have about 4 pears/peaches/apples a day (in between breaks) so it's all very annoying advice haha

huffingtonpost.com/life-by-dailyburn-/are-you-eating-too-much-fruit_b_7640514.html
Craving your fourth piece of fruit today? Back away.

Patttience

Its about 2 pieces of fruit a day when you are at a healthy weight. But i would say four pieces of fruit will not hurt and if its working for you carry on.

But if you want to consider something else you could also eat bigger meals so that you do not need so many between meal snacks. By bigger meals, i mean of healthy food. There's is no point eating more refined carbs because these will not sustain you.

Let me explain this demonstrate this a little further. I once was on a 10 day meditation retreat. We had only two meals a day. Breakfast and lunch and we ate nothing else after that. I was fine. I did not suffer the slightest bit of hunger. The food was all vegetarian. It was wonderful. Of course we weren't very active but we still had a long time to go between meals.

RodaRose

I have to work and talk to people during my very short lunch time most days. I take two cups of garbanzo beans because they have protein and fiber, they do not need to be heated up, and they do not smell or make much noise. Sometimes I also take applesauce -- faster to eat than fruit and a lot less messy.

kkarcher94511

dont buy into it..fruit is perfect. its natural, full of vitamins, fiber and carbs you need. honestly.....google "fruitarians" and raw vegans......how many obese ones can you find? you wont. keep eating 4+ pieces of fruit a day, the only thing illl stress again is organic, you dont need pesticides and chemicals in your food, plus it tastes soooooooooo much better

RodaRose

andyluvv wrote: »

kkarcher94511 wrote: »

fruit is perfect and the perfect portable snack, just make sure you're buying organic. why on earth would you limit it?

That's what I thought! But most websites say it's unadvisable to eat more than 2 servings a day, that it can raise blood sugars and etc...
I have about 4 pears/peaches/apples a day (in between breaks) so it's all very annoying advice haha

huffingtonpost.com/life-by-dailyburn-/are-you-eating-too-much-fruit_b_7640514.html
Craving your fourth piece of fruit today? Back away.

Some people find snacking on fruit during the day makes them hungry so they have bigger breakfasts and lunches with more protein and skip the snacks.
If fruit is working for you, I do not see a reason to limit it.

Faithful_Chosen

kkarcher94511 wrote: »

fruit is perfect and the perfect portable snack, just make sure you're buying organic. why on earth would you limit it?

Okay, I would say to check with your doctor every once in a while for adverse effects but in general, fruit is good. Feel free to take a look at my diary to see for yourself but I am at about 2100 cal a day average as I am in maintenance and I would say that about 30 - 40 percent of those calories are from fruit every day. Just today, I have had:

- a pear
- a nectarine
- a clementine
- a kiwi
- a hand full of red currants
- a hand full of blue berries
- lots of cherries
- an apple
- a banana
- an avocado

I will probably have more for my evening snacks as I don't pre-plan those. Exercise calories are eaten back after dinner. But to give you an idea, yesterday I had after dinner:

- half a small cantaloupe melon
- an apple
- a clementine
- a hand full of grapes

My health has never been better (doctor confirmed). And you can check my diary for gram weights on what I just listed). Fruit calories of the above list: 769 (roughly 37% of total).

TL;DR: aim for variety in eating but don't fear fruit!

staticsplit

I eat a ton of fruit. Honestly, 4 pieces of fruit still have fewer grams of sugar than, say, a big brownie, yet it'll have more vitamins/minerals/fiber.

psuLemon

kkarcher94511 wrote: »

dont buy into it..fruit is perfect. its natural, full of vitamins, fiber and carbs you need. honestly.....google "fruitarians" and raw vegans......how many obese ones can you find? you wont. keep eating 4+ pieces of fruit a day, the only thing illl stress again is organic, you dont need pesticides and chemicals in your food, plus it tastes soooooooooo much better

1. Organic has pesticides and other chemicals (it's a misnomer that they don't). 2. You can find overweight/obese people following every single diet out there. 3. Wash your fruit as it will get rid of the pesticides.

OP, fruit is fine, the only issue with eating a ton of fruit is that you may take away from other important nutrients like protein. I eat 2-4 servings of fruit a day, but I also eat plenty of foods higher in protein as that is a more important goal to me. You can add a protein bar if you want convenience food.

lulucitron

My fav snack is a banana with some natural peanut butter or some almonds. I'll shove a couple almonds (pointy ends shoved into the banana) and take a bite. Nothing wrong with eating fruit IMO, especially when there's many good ones in season. The winter of apples and citrus can get tiring. I'll just lower my other sugar sources (like avoid carrots that day to balance things out) to keep my macros at the levels I like.

amphilion

I eat three fruits a day (nutrional plan with my nutrisionnist)
One with breakfast, one during morning snack (close to lunch since fruits open up your appetite), and one with my afternoon snack.

To alternate, you can use no added sugar fruit sauces (i make them myself), also add them to a smoothie. I often add my breakfast fruit to my oats.

Michael190lbs

Organic .lol Osmosis+chemicals= its getting inside you no matter what but the positive side is we have an amazing filter system in our bodies I do agree washing everything but more for salmonila than anything else

andyluvv

Thanks guys! Yeah I try to keep the servings low but I tend to feel hungry every 2 hours I don't go overboard with fruit.

psuLemon

andyluvv wrote: »

Thanks guys! Yeah I try to keep the servings low but I tend to feel hungry every 2 hours I don't go overboard with fruit.

Greek yogurt might be a good replacement snack if you need one.

Francl27

Fruit is great, but yeah I stick to 2 a day max, otherwise it's tougher to hit my protein and fat goal (which keep me fuller too).

About almonds, whoever mentioned that 25 almonds is 25g... that's why it's better to weigh. 23 almonds is close to 28g.

KarenJanine

Nothing wrong with fruit as long as you're accounting for the calories, but if you wanted to cut down you could replace some of your snacks with veggies, e.g. baby carrots with hummous, celery with peanut butter dip or cottage cheese, sugar snap peas, etc.