FRUITS...bad for YOU?????

erikasmith2013

Okay..so I have found my new obsession for my sweet tooth and it is the Rainier Cherries. However I keep reading everywhere that fruits (sugar) are bad...well, maybe not that bad but that they are sugar regardless and shouldn't be eaten a lot.

Man...so which one is it? Can I have fruits anytime...or do I have to restricted them as well... I don't want to give up my new found yummy snack!

Help!

Determined82

I would just focus on calories. I don't bother paying attention to sugar or sodium. Too much thinking required! LOL

CountryChecker

Fruit is absolutely fine. Think of it as good sugar - energy. It's much better to have 10g of sugar from fruit than 10g sugar from chocolate. Cherries are also a good detox food so feast away.

SJVZEE

just watch the calories-sweet cherries have 5 calories per cherry!

KenosFeoh

I don't even track sugar because most of it comes from fruit, which is not a problem for me. Someone with diabetes might have to worry about that, though.

SideSteel

Any sources suggesting fruit is bad would be sources I'd file under the broscience folder for future lols.

CyberEd312

I don't track sugar, Just track my caloric intake and Main macros (Carbs, Proteins, and Fats)... Nothing wrong with fruit.......

erickirb

sugar is a carb, if you are still at or below your carb goal for the day, then have at it

Contrarian

*eating cherries* *doesn't even care*

Enjoy your cherries!

suv_hater

Fruit is God.

I've never met a single diabetic who said, "All that fruit did it to me."

I've never met an overweight person who told me, "I ate too much fruit, man."

I've never seen anyone suffer a heart attack and live to tell me that, "Damn fruit did me in."

Fruit makes too much sense. If fruit is wrong I don't wanna be right. The stuff grows wildly on trees (unattended!) and this is something to be afraid of?!? There is a reason why Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake eats 16 bananas before he trains. Fruit makes you feel superhuman.

PepperWorm

No.

BrianSharpe

Unless you're diabetic (or going over on your calorie goals) don't fixate on sugar, especially if you're eating fruits which contain all sorts of goodness.

ldrosophila

Who said they were bad?

jagh09

I don't track sugar, Just track my caloric intake and Main macros (Carbs, Proteins, and Fats)... Nothing wrong with fruit.......

You've lost over 300 pounds!! You're my hero! Awesome job.

And totally agree with this post. Fruits are fine! Natures' candy. HA.

EricCowperthwaite

It's much better to have 10g of sugar from fruit than 10g sugar from chocolate.

Okay, sugar is sugar, period. Whatever the source. The major difference is whether there is fiber with the sugar (like in vegetables and fruit) or not. Because fiber slows the absorption/digestion of the sugar in the food you just ate. So, if you eat a handful of M&M's, you get the sugar into your blood stream right this second as glucose and if you eat a comparable amount of blackberries, for example, it will take quite a bit longer and the sugar will be released into your blood stream over a lot longer period of time.

That said, no matter what source the sugar comes from, it's still sugar and will be converted in to glucose and glycogen in your body.

ldrosophila

And just to be facetious...

You're right don't eat fruit all I ever ate was fruit and I ballooned up to 365lbs. Especially cherries it's no lie when I tell you I can binge on a bag of cherries in under an hour....MMMMMMM! The rainier especially gifts from God. Avoid fruit if you dont want to look like me.

blessedmomof3girls

Fruit is God.

I've never met a single diabetic who said, "All that fruit did it to me."

I've never met an overweight person who told me, "I ate too much fruit, man."

I've never seen anyone suffer a heart attack and live to tell me that, "Damn fruit did me in."

Fruit makes too much sense. If fruit is wrong I don't wanna be right. The stuff grows wildly on trees (unattended!) and this is something to be afraid of?!? There is a reason why Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake eats 16 bananas before he trains. Fruit makes you feel superhuman.

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Love this!

abetterluke

I've never met a single diabetic who said, "All that fruit did it to me."

I've never met an overweight person who told me, "I ate too much fruit, man."

I've never seen anyone suffer a heart attack and live to tell me that, "Damn fruit did me in."

/End Thread

beckyboop712

Nom nom nom nom...It's just too bad cherries are so expensive. I eat those faster than a bag of Hershey kisses (which is saying a lot coming from me).

Mishinmite

I replaced sugar on my list with fiber. I feel much better now. :happy:

sullus

It's much better to have 10g of sugar from fruit than 10g sugar from chocolate.

Okay, sugar is sugar, period. Whatever the source. The major difference is whether there is fiber with the sugar (like in vegetables and fruit) or not. Because fiber slows the absorption/digestion of the sugar in the food you just ate. So, if you eat a handful of M&M's, you get the sugar into your blood stream right this second as glucose and if you eat a comparable amount of blackberries, for example, it will take quite a bit longer and the sugar will be released into your blood stream over a lot longer period of time.

That said, no matter what source the sugar comes from, it's still sugar and will be converted in to glucose and glycogen in your body.

Sugar from fruit hits your bloodstream faster than sugar from chocolate. It's simpler sugar, and the fat in chocolate's a more effective inhibitor than fiber.

ryry_

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cwolfman13

When is the last time you heard a fat person say, "man...I need to cut back on the fruit 'cuz I keep gaining weight?" Not that you couldn't, it's all about calories...but really...the obesity epidemic is being perpetuated by too much Cherry Coke, not too many cherries.

Hit your calorie goals and hit your macro goals. BTW...you do need more than fruit and veg to be healthy and have a nutritious diet...get your fats and proteins too.

coolraul07

Fruit is God.

I've never met a single diabetic who said, "All that fruit did it to me."

I've never met an overweight person who told me, "I ate too much fruit, man."

I've never seen anyone suffer a heart attack and live to tell me that, "Damn fruit did me in."

Fruit makes too much sense. If fruit is wrong I don't wanna be right. The stuff grows wildly on trees (unattended!) and this is something to be afraid of?!? There is a reason why Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake eats 16 bananas before he trains. Fruit makes you feel superhuman.

CoderGal

Fruit is God.

I've never met a single diabetic who said, "All that fruit did it to me."

I've never met an overweight person who told me, "I ate too much fruit, man."

I've never seen anyone suffer a heart attack and live to tell me that, "Damn fruit did me in."

Fruit makes too much sense. If fruit is wrong I don't wanna be right. The stuff grows wildly on trees (unattended!) and this is something to be afraid of?!? There is a reason why Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake eats 16 bananas before he trains. Fruit makes you feel superhuman.

16?

iTrainHARD

They're not bad for you, but if your goal is weight loss you need to track it just like any other calorie you eat.

morticia16

fruits good. yum.

rowanwood

Looks dangerous to me.

neandermagnon

Anyone who believes that fruit is not healthy for humans should call their local zoo and tell them not to give fruit to any of the other primates either.

yehsuls