Fruit: Yes or No?

beansprouts

I have fruit every morning with my breakfast. This morning it was kiwi and blueberries----Yum!

foodfight247

Bumping to read later......I was told only yesterday, that apparently you need to cut all sugars out of the diet but its ok to eat fruit 30 mins before or after exercise.

I was also told to eat like a cave man.....no processed or packaged products.....such as yoghurts, cheese etc.....not even some of the veggies! ..... that we need to stay away from them.

It's the 21st century.......I need my yoghurts, cheese and milky drinks!........am I wrong in how I'm viewing this?

HunterKiller_wechange

Again... The OP really needs 4 pages worth of **yes eat this because of this**

#lockthread

Be honest dude, was a pretty stupid question in the first place.

Di3012

One lifestyle change suggestion i read from a DR suggested eating your frits before 2pm so your body has time to burn off the carbs before you go to be

Many Fruit takes the least time (out of all foods) to be digested - average 45 minutes to fully digest.

No need to worry about restricting eating fruit before 2pm ever.

mjsunshine16

nothing wrong with fruit. Eat away :-)

djoakes2

I started a routine on May 26th using guidelines set forth in Paul "PJ" James book, Take It Off, Keep It Off. It's a 90 day program to reach your weight and fat loss goals. While I have not exactly followed his program, I have adopted his diet plan. I've been eating clean foods without fruit and have a cardio and weight training schedule. I'm entering my 7th week and have lost 25 lbs. His take on the fruit thing is that once you have control over your eating habits, at the point where you are at 75% of your goal weight, you should start introducing fruits - especially strawberries and blueberries. My trainer at the gym also says that a fruit portion per day is fine also. Hope this helps. There will always be pros and cons to everything re: diet and exercise.

anthonysig

Berries are fine. Limit other fruits.

LilLolo22

Unless you have a medical issue that prevents you from eating fruit, there is nothing wrong with it. It's a great way to get in the nutrients you need naturally! I typically eat berries, apples, oranges, bananas and melon. YUM.

Di3012

I love how some quote exceptions as if it's the rule. Yes, clearly the health problem in America (and around the world) is due to our level of fruit intake. /sarcasm

Enjoy your strawberries for breakfast ... anybody that tells you to eliminate fruit outside 'real' medical conditions or allergies is being ridiculous. Do I recommend eating a 6 pints of strawberries a day ... umm ... no.

Dang! Do you know, I could manage that though pmsl, don't think I will mind :laugh:

nitepagan

I just read an article that was saying that fruit was nutrient dense, so eat the fruit and throw away the man made junk that is low on nutrition.

mistimn

Eat the fruit its what we were MEANT to eat...I'm a believer in a lot of the Paleo stuff. If your body isn't getting nutrition but your cutting calories whats the point? The end result is not healthy.

badgerbabs

Folks, white table sugar is "natural" sugar, too; it comes from sugar cane or sugar beets. Its chemical makeup is not changed during processing. Sugar is sugar. The bad thing about refined sugar, or processed foods containing sugar, is the AMOUNT of sugar we can too easily take in. The sugar in fruit is no healthier than the sugar in a twinkie; fruit just has a lot less of it. I'm a Type II diabetic and I have to limit my fruit intake, just as I do any other food containing sugar. Remember, too, that your individual metabolism is not the same as anyone else's. I've known people who do quite well eating plenty of fruit; I've also known people who ate plenty of fruit and couldn't lose an ounce until they reduced their fruit intake. Whatever works for YOU.

HunterKiller_wechange

Folks, white table sugar is "natural" sugar, too; it comes from sugar cane or sugar beets. Its chemical makeup is not changed during processing. Sugar is sugar. The bad thing about refined sugar, or processed foods containing sugar, is the AMOUNT of sugar we can too easily take in. The sugar in fruit is no healthier than the sugar in a twinkie; fruit just has a lot less of it. I'm a Type II diabetic and I have to limit my fruit intake, just as I do any other food containing sugar. Remember, too, that your individual metabolism is not the same as anyone else's. I've known people who do quite well eating plenty of fruit; I've also known people who ate plenty of fruit and couldn't lose an ounce until they reduced their fruit intake. Whatever works for YOU.

Great answer.

rockerbaby2003

I really don't see how fruit can be bad for you no matter what type of diet your on. Your body needs natural sugars to help keep it running. It also has valuable vitamins and minerals, as well as antioxidants. The only way I could see it being bad for you is if you scarf a ton of it late at night. From what I've been researching, it is best to eat fruit before a work out to help fuel your body.

wewon

Eat the fruit its what we were MEANT to eat...I'm a believer in a lot of the Paleo stuff. If your body isn't getting nutrition but your cutting calories whats the point? The end result is not healthy.

Exactly,

Nutrition is paramount. You can cut your calories, but if you are deprived of most of your required fiber, vitamins and minerals you will lose weight, feel bad and probably binge.

angrodriguez92

Fruit makes you feel good, energized, and healthy. I eat too much of it sometimes... Keep it around 2 - 3 servings a day. I would generally try to eat it before 2 - 3 pm. I think that is a good rule. If you are weight training have a serving right after your work out. The fast sugar is good for your muscles post work out. However, mangos and bananas are very high in sugar, so stick to berries, fruits with pits, and small fruits (very small apple, orange, or a kiwi).

Di3012

Berries are fine. Limit other fruits.

Why?

Love2LaughMK

They say its because they have sugars. Albeit, natural sugars, but to a lot of people any sugar is BAD.

Fruits have natural sugars that your body recognizes and knows how to process ... processed sugars your body doesnt recognize and doesnt know what to do with so it just stores them. My understanding of a "clean" diet is eating foods with only 1 ingrediant ... strawberries only have strawberries as an ingrediant LOL ... Everyone is different my trainer eats carbs constantly ... I cant eat hardly any carbs or I feel like a sloth ... I eat fruits constantly and feel amazing though

MrsFolk

That kind of restriction is just silly. Fruit is healthy! Vitamins, anti-oxidants, fiber, etc.

You lose body fat by creating a calorie deficit. Eating mostly "healthy" whole foods will produce better results but there's usually plenty of room for other foods as well.

Agree... whole, raw fruits and veggies all day and all night and getting good results, feeling great

Agree to both. You should never ever leave fresh/raw fruits and veggies out of your diet. Fruit is a staple in my diet, I juice fresh fruits and drink them and I have some type of veggies everyday at least once a day. Fruit and veggies are your friend!

thelovelyLIZ

Yes. The fiber, low calories, and nutrient dense nature of fruit far outweigh the sugar in it everyone seems to harp on. Besides, plenty of other foods have naturally occurring sugars in them too, like some vegetables and milk, yet no one is up in arms about the sugar in those foods.

Eat fruit. It's good for you. No one ever got fat from eating fruit.

taso42

Sorry but your trainer sounds like an idiot.

royah1976

Fruit is something that is good for you...making whole/natural foods "evil" is just silly. It's kinda like eating nuts, to me--nuts are SO GOOD for you but you can't eat them all day, every day. Everything in moderation.

photocolorful

To me eating clean is eating natural whole foods in the natural state. I eat fruit! You need to fruit sugar after a workout to help repair and energize.. Seriously, there aren't people getting fat on eating fruit or nuts... Just silly!!!

photocolorful

Also I don't limit bananas because they are sweeter, your body needs the potassium from them.

FuneralDiner

Oh my god, do you believe anything anyone tells you?

Fruit bad for you... I've heard it all now, rofl.

kaseysospacey

Well, fruit is crazy good for a person and it is also what we evolved eating so....yeah, not the same as table sugars.

justal313

I eat fruit every damn day. Usually with a cheese stick. I even eat bananas. I try to vary the fruit I eat so I'm getting different colors. Before you laugh, have a look at the vitamins you get from different colors of fruits and vegetables, there is a definate spectrum of benefit.

I haven't read the whole thread but I bet someone mentioned not having a lot of juice. Fruit Juice has no fiber and fiber helps to keep you from spiking your blood sugar and then crashing.

I am never hungry. I am losing weight. My Cholesterol is 150. Fiber is your friend. Fruit is your friend. Especially blueberries, not for any specific benefit (though there are many) but because they are so damned yummy.

beckajw

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AlsDonkBoxSquat

When I'm trying to cut I eat less calories, when I'm not trying to cut I eat more calories. I try to hit my macros, and eat whatever I feel like eating that will combined get me there. My raspberries in my yogurt today were devine.

Rhodium1976

Fire your trainer.

^This.