Fruit

jocelyn1577

Does anyone doing keto occationally eat fruit ? 4 months ago you couldn't pay me to eat the stuff , but I've been strict keto for 3 month & suddenly craving fruit , I cut it up for my kids a lot and normally no biggie, but for the last 3 days I've literally been dreaming about apples bananas & berries . Can you occationally enjoy fruit without screwing your diet ? I'm pretty new to this life & am still trying to sort it all out , I've gone up and down the scale trying to get my macros right there's almost too much info out there

Sunny_Bunny_

I think the best options are berries. I've also had a tart Apple before with no problem, but I was also walking around an apple farm that day and burned through the fructose pretty quickly.
One way I enjoy some fruit flavor is lemon and lime in my water. Gets the job done without actually consuming fruit.
I have fairly strong feelings about fructose in general so I'm not willing to go too far with fruit.

Dragonwolf

Berries are the go-to fruit and can usually be included in a LCHF diet. Just watch the portions.

I'll do some apple or some berries occasionally. My friend and I split a green apple with cheese slices, usually, so it's about half an apple. She'll often have raspberries out during our study groups, and I'll munch them, too. Works out to around 3 ounces. I've found that now that I don't eat much in the way of sweet stuff, they're so much more flavorful and satisfyingly sweet, so I can enjoy eating them that much more when I do.

Christine_72

I'm not keto, net carbs are around 50g, but I have raspberries nearly everyday, blackberries too, but they are a tad higher carbs than the raspberries .

cedarsidefarm

I just ate a pear for dinner and am feeling pretty guilty about it. The pear was wonderful (one of most favorite fruits) and I still made less than 50 carbs (total, I don't subtract out fiber). But I know how carbs will slow my weight loss, so I'm hoping it wont throw me for a loop and I continue to lose weight and inches. I weigh in tomorrow and I'll find out then.

anglyn1

I haven't in awhile but occasionally I'll eat some berries!

daylitemag

I like to eat some berries as a treat. I occasionally have half an apple - usually granny smith. Once I get closer to my goal weight I intend to include fruit in my diet as a way of reintroducing healthy carbs.

Panda_Poptarts

I occasionally have a green apple. Mmm.

auntstephie321

I'm not much of a fan of fruit in general but when I want it I have it and I've done well on the woe regardless. It you're still getting adjusted you may want to wait a few months or more to start adding sweet stuff in. It can make things difficult in the beginning.

Kellryn

I hear you, OP. I haven't had any fruit for about a month and I don't especially miss it, but every time I go to the store I find myself by the apple bin... So I guess I miss apples. lol

DittoDan

When I make my kombucha, I add in some apples, or even pineapple, then let it ferment a second time. The bacteria eat out the sugars and makes it very fizzy. Tastes great and is good for you.

Dan the Man from Michigan

ladipoet

So far I pretty much stick to small servings (2-3 ounces) of berries when I'm in the mood for fruit. Sometimes I'll allow myself an apricot now and then too...we have a tree in the yard that gives the juiciest, sweetest apricots that totally blow away store-bought apricots. I do miss bananas and apples though. If a recipe I am making calls for a small amount of a high-carb fruit but the carbs per serving aren't too high, then I will allow myself to have some. For example, in the holiday months leading up to Christmas last year I found and made up a LC recipe for ambrosia and it had some mandarin oranges in there. I purposefully did not buy CUTIES because they are SO sweet and sugar-laden. Was good but it worked with my daily carb/sugar numbers and was a nice treat/break from the norm at the time.

macchiatto

I eat berries at times (or occasionally other fruits, but not often) but like pp's said watch the servings if you're keto b/c the carbs can still add up fast!

LowCarbInScotland

When I was at 35 net grams of carbs (about 50 total usually) I'd have 1/2 c of raspberries or blackberries. Fortunately it never triggered cravings for me. I'm trying to stay under 10 g total now, even lower when possible, with my sugar at 5 g max, so I skip it, but hope to be able to increase in the future so I can have fruit again.

SuesNewImage

I put a small amount of raspberries and blueberries into a 1 litre bottle of chilled water. I then get to nibble them as I also get my water amount in.

canadjineh

Freeze the berries, then suck on them and when they melt enough, chew em up! Slows you down and intensifies the flavours. I also like to eat the crabapples fresh off my tree. You can't eat many but they are so intense it's like eating sour patch candy. All you need is 1 or 2 tiny ones.

riaward1990

Portions of berries or melon are my go-to. I used to be worried they would effect my cravings so only had them once a week but now I know they don't, i have them every other day as a treat. In the evening I either have a small bit of fruit or a square of dark chocolate.

BalmyD

I eat either a cup of strawberries or a half cup of raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries or a very controlled single applesauce pouch almost every morning. If you're craving fruit go for it!

jaketwin123

hi,im in ketosis,before i hated fruit but now i have 5-6 strawberries twice a week and are heaven,i dont seem to have a problem with them ,well not that ive noticed

kimbo8435

chopped strawberries and hwc are my go-to when I have an ice-cream craving.

bisky

Since I have been low carb and try to avoid white sugar & flour, strawberries in particular taste very sweet!

dulcitonia

Frozen berries blended with plain Greek yogurt and a splash of coconut milk is an awesome summer time treat.

jaketwin123

bisky wrote: »

Since I have been low carb and try to avoid white sugar & flour, strawberries in particular taste very sweet!

ha ha yes im in the UK and in the winter get our strawberries freight because our climate is to cold,anyway they are pretty tasteless but because im on ketosis and dont have sugar etc the first time i tasted one was so so sweet,i suppose because i had cut all the sugar

LowCarbInScotland

jaketwin123 wrote: »

bisky wrote: »

Since I have been low carb and try to avoid white sugar & flour, strawberries in particular taste very sweet!

ha ha yes im in the UK and in the winter get our strawberries freight because our climate is to cold,anyway they are pretty tasteless but because im on ketosis and dont have sugar etc the first time i tasted one was so so sweet,i suppose because i had cut all the sugar

The limp tasteless Winter berries have definitely made fruit easy for me to avoid. When Scottish strawberries are back in season I may see if I can offset the carb intake with increased activity so that I can enjoy them a couple times a week, they are delicious! I'm hopeful as the difference in my blood sugar between 15 and 30 grams of carbs is not that far off that regular exercise couldn't bridge the gap. Maybe strawberries will be the carrot that leads me to the gym lol.