Apples make me hungrier - why?

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  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    Apples are low glycemic but that being said they do have fructose and your body could be turning it directly into sugar in your blood stream thereby spiking your blood sugar and then you have the immediate drop afterwards. Adding the protein will help take it longer to digest and enter your bloodstream.

    What type of apple are you eating? For instance a Red Delicious is higher in sugar content...and are you eating the peel? The peel is highly necessary in order to give you fiber to slow the digestion of the apple/fructose.

    One - I would select apples with lower sugar content (they are a little more sour; Honey Crisp, Fuji, Granny Smith)
    Two - Eat a protein with it; peanut butter, almonds, low fat cheese

    Edit - also add a stalk of celery to your "snack" :smile:
  • sheleen302
    sheleen302 Posts: 266 Member
    I definitly get the tummy rumbling thing after eating an apple...I just never equated that with hunger. To me it rumbles and grumbles because it is working on digesting a bit of fiber, not cause I feel hungry...What do I know, tho?
  • jasminetoi
    jasminetoi Posts: 62 Member
    bc its a carb! carbs always make you hungry....which is why restaurants serve bread before meals bc inevitably it will make you want more food...but there's good carbs and bad carbs...when dieting apples and oranges are a great snack!peanut butter adds protein and a craving fix too. keep eating them!
  • IndyMario
    IndyMario Posts: 236
    Peaches make me hungrier...
    I can eat a peach for hours!
  • alvalaurie
    alvalaurie Posts: 369 Member
    Dude, apples are 90-95% carbs. Once in your stomach it turns to energy almost immediately. Combining it with some protein or good fat (nuts) will definitely help with that empty feeling after eating that sweet, juicy, delicious apple. No......seriously.

    ^^^ This. Carbs make you more hungry; adding the protein of peanut butter counteracts that. I know; I'm on low carb, high protein plan & I stay full longer when I eat protein instead of carbs.
  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    I have always had this problem as well, now I know what to do about it :smile: I will never say no to adding some cheese or yummy almonds to my diet!
  • skinnywithin
    skinnywithin Posts: 1,392 Member
    Apples are low glycemic but that being said they do have fructose and your body could be turning it directly into sugar in your blood stream thereby spiking your blood sugar and then you have the immediate drop afterwards. Adding the protein will help take it longer to digest and enter your bloodstream.

    What type of apple are you eating? For instance a Red Delicious is higher in sugar content...and are you eating the peel? The peel is highly necessary in order to give you fiber to slow the digestion of the apple/fructose.

    One - I would select apples with lower sugar content (they are a little more sour; Honey Crisp, Fuji, Granny Smith)
    Two - Eat a protein with it; peanut butter, almonds, low fat cheese

    Edit - also add a stalk of celery to your "snack" :smile:




    I eat hney crisp, fuji and granny smith and this still happens and it has done this to me my whole life.... its crazy and it is an immediate reaction
  • Countryboy_
    Countryboy_ Posts: 618
    Aren't apples a negative calorie food?

    Thats what I read on the internet.....

    Are you a French model? :P lol

    Uhhh,,,,,,bonjour?
  • johloz
    johloz Posts: 176 Member
    Well the blood sugar crazy people are going to tell you it causes a spike in your blood sugar, which releases insulin, which clears your blood very quickly, causing your blood sugar to drop to nothing and making you feel more hungry. This may happen to some degree if you were just eating sugar with a spoon, but it will not happen in any significant way with an apple, which is filled with things other than sugar, like fiber for example.

    So, ignore the people who are telling you that its your blood sugar.

    Now to the scenario: you are hungry. You eat an apple, which is at most 100 calories (if its a giant one). If you're feeling legitimate hunger, your body want more food than this. So after eating the barely anything food, you're going to feel more hungry because you haven't had enough food. And now you're just teasing your brain, letting it get all excited that you're actually eating something, then disppointing with only an apple. Solution? Eat more than just 100 calories at a time.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Because it doesn't hit the spot! I need protein, too.
  • PercivalHackworth
    PercivalHackworth Posts: 1,437 Member
    Aren't apples a negative calorie food?

    Thats what I read on the internet.....

    LSD skittles are also negative calorie food.

    where do you find LSD skittles? i can only find skittle colored paper. it's very unsatisfying for the first 30 minutes, so i find myself eating too much.

    then the universe turns into a giant squid and i miss work
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    That didn't prevent Steve Jobs to go to work

    PHmws
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    Aren't apples a negative calorie food?

    Thats what I read on the internet.....

    LSD skittles are also negative calorie food.

    where do you find LSD skittles? i can only find skittle colored paper. it's very unsatisfying for the first 30 minutes, so i find myself eating too much.

    then the universe turns into a giant squid and i miss work
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    That didn't prevent Steve Jobs to go to work

    PHmws

    I'm a handful of skittles away from being a genius millionare
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    bc its a carb! carbs always make you hungry....which is why restaurants serve bread before meals bc inevitably it will make you want more food...but there's good carbs and bad carbs...when dieting apples and oranges are a great snack!peanut butter adds protein and a craving fix too. keep eating them!
    Then why does your mum always say "don't fill up on bread, leave room for your dinner" eh?
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    Its the sugar spike and it happens to me too. The protein in the peanut butter slows the effect of the sugar, leveling the spike. This is why I make the effort to never eat fruit alone. I will take a small orange with me today, but I will also have a 1oz cube of low fat cheese to eat with it.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    If I am hungry and eat an apple, in 20 minutes I am hungrier than I was before eating the apple! If I have some peanut butter or cheese with the apple I'm fine, I just can't eat an apple by itself. Any idea why?

    It kind of bugs me because I really like apples...

    The protein and fat in the cheese and nut butter adds satiety
  • fitnesspirateninja
    fitnesspirateninja Posts: 667 Member
    I was always told that apples have a lot of pectin and that's supposed to keep you fuller? Apparently because I believe it, it must be true, because I don't have that problem :wink:

    Maybe try adding a bit of protein--peanut butter, cheese--and that will help?

    This is what I do. I tend to eat an apple with peanut butter for my morning snack.
  • Countryboy_
    Countryboy_ Posts: 618
    Peaches make me hungrier...
    I can eat a peach for hours!

    Dude, with that tiny little tongue...it probably would take you all afternoon to properly eat a peach...

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