How much fruit do you eat?

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SueSee
SueSee Posts: 65
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I take a print out of my daily food diary to my Dr. each week for advice. This last week she told me that fruit had lots of sugar, and not to eat very much of it, maybe one fruit a day. Without fruit, I'll have a hard time getting my snacks in, and making my calories. She was pushing green vegetables, which have almost no calorie value.

So how much fruit to you eat? I think I need fruits for the nutrition, even though they have sugar, it's natural sugar. I don't eat any other sugars at all. What should I do?
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  • missy1970eb
    missy1970eb Posts: 1,209 Member
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    only 1 piece a day, sometimes 2
  • Christin09
    Christin09 Posts: 143 Member
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    I don't eat any fruit. Your Dr. is right it is VERY high in sugar and thats why I stay away from it. I find that when I have fruit it makes me feel like I am STARVING immediately after eating it which isn't good.

    Some other snack options would be Almonds, yogurt (watch the sugar here too), hummus with your veggies the options are endless
  • Balishdear
    Balishdear Posts: 60
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    I eat a lot more fruit now that I found my hand held blender! I have a homemade smoothie without any added sugar every single day.
  • Black_Swan
    Black_Swan Posts: 770 Member
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    I think that one fruit per day is perfectly ok. I am not pro-no-fruit. I eat usually one fruit a day and I count it - but for snacks its true that veggies are with less calories and should help you keep your calorie count low.
  • nancymmorris
    nancymmorris Posts: 310
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    I only eat 1 maybe 2 fruits per day.
  • Melissaol
    Melissaol Posts: 952 Member
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    I eat a half of an apple
    Hand full of nuts
    Low fat string cheese..
  • cindy859
    cindy859 Posts: 99 Member
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    I eat a cup of fruit a day but hey if you love it and it is working for you then why stop? Aa long as you keep losing the weight you want to it is obviously not hurting. Good luck!
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
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    I eat a lot of fruit - 2 servings for breakfast and at least 2 more during the day. I know it is high in sugar but it is natural sugar - 100 calories of apple is a LOT better for you than 100 calories of cookies! Green veggies are great, but for me I try to eat a lot of fruits and veggies and don't worry about sugar from those sources.

    In my opinion, the bottom line is whats best for your health. Some people really need to keep total sugar down, but otherwise fruits are a really great way to keep healthy!
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
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    I only eat fruits as dessert. 2-3 servings/day, pretty much after every meal. :wink:
  • sweetsunlover
    sweetsunlover Posts: 62
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    i eat lots of fruit yes it does have alot of sugar but its has a lot of goodness to and so much better for you than a chocolate bar sweets etc . and we all need a bit of sugar in our diets too
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
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    I'm not a fruit fan so very very little unless watermelon are in season. I think in the past year i've had 4-6 apples, 2 grapefruit, 1 satsuma, a few grapes but lots of watermelons! I do eat a lot of veg...around 300 calories a day in cabbage, broccoli, green beans and cauliflower.
  • sauza
    sauza Posts: 159 Member
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    check out the gracie family diet (I think you can find it under gracie academy) these people have been consuming fruits for like 6 generations now. Their diet is balanced by the way, but they consume much more fruit than your md is suggesting. I have begun to add gracie type smoothies to my diet and it has done nothing but improve my condtion. But...if anyone has information and the history to back it up, these people do....have a look and see what you think
  • lcoulter23
    lcoulter23 Posts: 568 Member
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    I eat a lot of fruit. The sugars it contains are natural so they don't affect your blood sugar the same way that processed sugars do. Plus, you are supposed to eat 3 to 5 servings of fruits a day plus your 3 to 5 of veggies. Also, remember that tomatoes are technically fruits and they don't have much sugar in them as they only have 4 g of carbs.
  • salcala
    salcala Posts: 19
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    The amount of fruit you need depends on your daily calorie intake. Fruit does have a lot of sugar but it's still important to get in the right amount. It has it's own category on the food pyramid, meaning there is not substitue for fruit. I usually stay around 1200 calories and mypyramid.gov, the website with the food pyramid information, suggests I eat 1 cup a day.

    Take a look at their website. If you have been counting calories for a while and need a way to adjust your diet this is a great resource!
  • jonquilrose710
    jonquilrose710 Posts: 14
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    I love fruit myself and I have been eating a lot of it too. I feel so much healthier than I did before when I was dieting and ate no fruit. I think everyone is right it has a lot of sugar but there are some fruits that don't have as much such a peaches and strawberries. I feel its ok because it is natural sugar like you said and you're getting so many healthy vitamins from them. But that's just me! ;-)
  • anzura
    anzura Posts: 171
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    I only eat fruit that is in season and I listen to my body. When it's orange season, I'm usually craving it and can down 2 in less than a minute! Isn't it odd that orange season is also cold season?? When it's grape season, my body usually has a craving for the first few weeks and then it's over. I don't buy anything from another country and only buy local. I believe when you adjust your body to the seasons, it will tell you how much fruit to eat. Sometimes I'll go a week without anything. Bananas and other tropical fruit are a different story for me. They are not local ...I eat them rarely. I do the same for veggies. Local, in season.
  • cjnorman
    cjnorman Posts: 93
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    Time to add nuts. I love celery with peanut butter. I found some lemon infused almonds that are just addictive.

    If you have insulin issues sugar is sugar. But it's still best to get your sugar only from fruit.

    When I was going sugar free to kill the yeast in my intestines carrots were my sugar source. They start tasting like candy after a while.
  • ftoddw
    ftoddw Posts: 37 Member
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    I eat lots of fruit (even a half banana now and again - gasp) every day. Each day - About two or three navel oranges one or two grapefruits and a couple of apples. I also add frozen fruit to my smoothies. I'm way over my sugar but at or under my calories each day and have lost 31 pounds in the last 35 days. I'm just a fruit guy, but I work out pretty hard 5 or 6 times a week.
  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
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    I eat fruit at breakfast (grapefruit, 0.25 banana, and blueberries), usually half of an apple, pear or other fruit in season after lunch, and also after dinner, specially strawberries. I also use some of it in my protein smoothie

    I love fruit, and I am not giving it up. I don't eat bake goods, sweets or ice cream so I don't mind the natural sugar from fruits. The only problem is that sometimes it makes me "too regular," so when that happens, then I slow down for few days.
  • ladybug4233
    ladybug4233 Posts: 217 Member
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    I suffer from fructose malabsorption so too much fruit or the wrong fruit caused intestinal upset so I eat about 1/2 of a banana or a 1/4 cup of berries a day. I love oranges but I was getting sick a lot and that was something I was eating so I quit. I tend to suffer the consequence for a peach or plum in season.

    Candie

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