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    Worst Fruits in Calories to avoid

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    • Posts: 49,169 Member
      Assuming no medical conditions, allergies, intolerances, etc. any fruit or vegetable can be part of a healthy diet as long as it fits in your calories and macros.
      THIS.

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    • Posts: 10,161 Member
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      Some fruits have more fructose than others so you need to be careful of how much you eat of those fruits... keeping your sugar to 10 percent of your calories will solve that problem.

      Fructose is NOT metabolized as glucose is and is converted to fat!

      Joanne Moniz

      The queen of sugar fear strikes again!

      OP, eat whatever fruit you like. Just make it fit into your daily nutrition goals.
    • Posts: 49,169 Member
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      Some fruits have more fructose than others so you need to be careful of how much you eat of those fruits... keeping your sugar to 10 percent of your calories will solve that problem.

      Fructose is NOT metabolized as glucose is and is converted to fat!

      Joanne Moniz
      ANY sugar over consumed will turn to fat.:yawn: While fructose has the propensity to metabolize to fat IF the liver can't hold it, dosage is always going to be the culprit. If the liver is depleted of glycogen, then fructose will be converted to glucose like any other sugar.
      Again, over consumption is the issue.

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    • Posts: 738 Member
      You don't need to avoid any fruits or veggies! I eat small bananas, which are only 90 calories each. Also, potatoes are a cheap source of iron; I choose smaller ones (which are under 200 calories; I weigh them to figure calories out), bake them, and use them as the base of a meal, just topping with chicken, other veggies, and sauce. Avocado is high in calories, but 1/2 an ounce is only 25 calories and makes a great spread for toast or addition to a salad or sandwich.
    • Posts: 1,566 Member
      The only thing I can say here is to watch out how much dried fruits you eat - just because they are smaller doesn't mean you get to eat more - a cup of dried cranberries does not equal the same as a cup of fresh cranberries
    • Posts: 2,019 Member
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      This is not true... it's converted into glucose by the liver.. Only exceed calories convert into fat.. having a banana won't make you fat.


      OP, weight loss is about calories.. just eat fruits that meet your nutritional needs.
      Well said.
    • Posts: 168 Member
      Hmmm, love beets. Had some with dinner. But, I wouldn't even try them until I was in my 20s, discovered that I loved them, and now am so sad I had two decades of a beet-less existence.

      I'm not a super fan of lima beans.
    • Posts: 66 Member
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      I think you mean beets.
      Beets are yummy.
      Turn my pee a funny color tho.
      Better than the smell asparagus adds to my pee


      Not the colorful pee!!! Cute!
    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      Whatever you do, do NOT eat lima beans. They are disgusting.

      Any other fruit of veggie (barring a medical condition) is fine.
      Lima beans are my favorite food in the world.
    • Posts: 9,420 Member
      A variety of fruits and vegetables is good for nutritional balance. I wouldn't avoid any of them....

      C'mon, it's fruit. Think about this logically, in a big picture sense. Is any fruit really bad enough to necessitate avoiding it completely? I can understand avoiding trans fats, or fried food, or nutella, or even brownies....but FRUIT? nope nope nope.

      Nutella? My heart just died.
    • Posts: 99 Member
      Can anyone tell me which fruits & vegetable should be avoided and which should be consumed most often?
      I understand bananas and potatoes are the worst...any others?
      What are the best???

      I eat a banana every single day and I eat potatoes a few times per week. That's just crazy! If you don't have allergies or if your doctor hasn't explicitly said not to eat those foods, then why would you avoid them? In essence, no fruit or veg should be avoided. They're all rich in vitamins and essential nutrients.
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
      Bananas and potatoes are very good for you. I eat a banana every day. I would eat a potato every day, but baking them is a PITA.
    • Posts: 8,701 Member
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      Nutella? My heart just died.

      I only avoid it because I never met a jar of nutella that wasn't a single serving with a spoon. Not that it's a bad food. Just, I'm a bad nutella eater. Like, I need to go to nutella rehab.
    • Posts: 2,099 Member
      Yep as others have said definitely no need to cut out any particular fruit in its entirety as long as it fits your calorie and macro goals. Having said that if you are watching your sugar intake you may need to limit the amount you eat or focus on eating fruits that have a lower sugar content. I like to eat berries and often snack of vegetables instead of fruit because of the lower sugar content (while still getting plenty of micros).

      Here is a list with the amount of grams of sugar per 100g in a large variety of fruit

      http://thepaleodiet.com/fruits-and-sugars/
    • Posts: 2,099 Member
      The only thing I can say here is to watch out how much dried fruits you eat - just because they are smaller doesn't mean you get to eat more - a cup of dried cranberries does not equal the same as a cup of fresh cranberries

      The list I just posted above compares dried fruit too. Pretty much like eating candy
    • Posts: 2,099 Member
      Beats....avoid beats....yuck

      Beats are great because if you dance to them you can log it as exercise.

      Beets on the other hand are also great and are delicious too :)
    • Posts: 9,487 Member
      Whatever you do, do NOT eat lima beans. They are disgusting.

      Any other fruit of veggie (barring a medical condition) is fine.

      Agreed.
    • Posts: 226 Member
      if you don't have enough calories in a day to throw in fruits like bananas then you're not eating enough imo
    • Posts: 29 Member
      Check this out for high fructose fruits etc.

      http://fitnessprohealth.com/high-fructose-fruit/

      Interesting reading.
    • Posts: 453 Member
      potatoes and bananas are not bad for you. I lost 45 pound eating a potato almost daily for dinner. Now that I have lost a significant amount of weight I am struggling to lose lately and have stopped eating potatoes for a while. I do however make smoothies with bananas and also eat bananas with pb2. Bananas are very good for you.
    • Posts: 483 Member
      Bananas and potatoes are very good for you. I eat a banana every day. I would eat a potato every day, but baking them is a PITA.


      check out the produce section of your store. there is a new item called 'steamables' I believe they are different types of potatoes wrapped and ready to go in the microwave. takes about 8 minutes
    • Posts: 7 Member
      Lima beans have mashed potatoes inside of them. My grandpa said so, therefore it must be true. /nod

      Beets, beats and asparagus are all awesome even with their unpleasant side effects. :)

      Nutella rehab... I think I'm signing up for that one.

      There's nothing more to add, everyone's said what you need to know already so I am just agreeing with (most of) them. Even bananas and potatoes have their place, barring any medical issues with them.
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
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      check out the produce section of your store. there is a new item called 'steamables' I believe they are different types of potatoes wrapped and ready to go in the microwave. takes about 8 minutes
      There is not much worse than a baked potato from the microwave. Gotta be baked in the oven! It just takes so long and I'm usually REALLY hungry. lol

      And now I want a freaking potato.
    • Posts: 453 Member
      I guess I don't really notice much of a difference since I grew up with my mom putting a bunch of potatoes in a bag and nuking them in the microwave. I think the only time I may have had them cooked a different way might be when I have had a baked potato at a restaurant.
    • Posts: 345 Member
      Beats....avoid beats....yuck

      agreed! :)
    • Posts: 3
      potatoes aren't a vegetable, there a starch. But yeah their worst unless sweet potatoes. Cashews are full of fat also. Bananas for me cause weight gain. Blueberries, cantalope, watermelon, grapes, orages, apricots, pineapples are all good. almonds are wonderful. I do a lot of nuts for protein. Cucumber, cauliflower, cottage cheese and tomatoes are stomach fillers and stomach fat burners..
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      whats wrong with bananas and potatoes…???
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
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      Some fruits have more fructose than others so you need to be careful of how much you eat of those fruits... keeping your sugar to 10 percent of your calories will solve that problem.

      Fructose is NOT metabolized as glucose is and is converted to fat!

      Joanne Moniz

      wrong….

      excess calories (energy) gets converted to fat
    • Posts: 14
      Dried Fruits* Highest in Fructose:
      Raisins, golden – 37.1g
      Zante currants – 37.1g
      Raisins – 33.8g
      Dried figs – 24.4g
      Dried peaches – 15.6g
      Dried prunes – 14.8g
      Dried apricots – 12.2g

      Fresh Fruits Highest in Fructose:
      Grapes – 7.6g
      Apple – 7.6g
      Pears – 6.4g
      Cherries – 6.2g
      Pomegranate – 4.7g
      Kiwi – 4.3g
      Blackberries – 4.1g
      Blueberries – 3.7g
      Watermelon – 3.3g
      Raspberries – 3.2g
      Starfruit – 3.2g
      Purple Passion Fruit – 3.1g

      Fresh Fruits Lowest in Fructose:
      Lime – 0.2g
      Avocado – 0.2g
      Apricots – 0.7g
      Lemon – 0.8g
      Grapefruit – 1.2g
      Peach – 1.3g
      Tomato – 1.4g
      Jackfruit – 1.4g
      Plum – 1.8g
      Cantaloupe – 1.8g
      Guava – 1.9g
      Pineapple – 2.1g
      Strawberries – 2.5g
      Orange – 2.5g
      Papaya – 2.7g
      Banana – 2.7g
      Figs – 2.8g
      Mango – 2.9g

      From here: http://fitnessprohealth.com/high-fructose-fruit/
    • Posts: 347 Member
      Can anyone tell me which fruits & vegetable should be avoided and which should be consumed most often?
      I understand bananas and potatoes are the worst...any others?
      What are the best???

      You can find a list on line; if you cannot, I can send it to you. Generally fruit with small pits have the least amount of fructose. Again, it is the fructose in the sugar that is DANGEROUS when there is too much. If we eat foods (usually fake foods) we consume too much fructose and then we add the fruit, it takes it over the top. Eat fruit for your sugar, not other foods with sugar and you will be fine as long as you don't overdo on fruit.
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