I hate that fruit has so many carbs

Fruits have carbs? Consider me extremely surprised.

fastfoodietofitcutie wrote: »

You are reading way too much into my post. No where did I say my dr told me not to eat fruit nor am I stressing about eating it. I was simply pointing out that I think it's interesting that fruit which is "healthy" has just as many carbs as something branded "not healthy" with added sugar. Relax, it was just my opinion and observation!

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Good on you for trying to avoid becoming a diabetic :-)

Hi I found if you really more about fruit than other things that are high in car to sub those with fruit but in small portions like 1/3 cup raspberry blueberries or other berry as the are low carb also green banana is low carb I'm not sure but papaya is not really sweet. I instead would cut out something else like breads, cereals, pasta, oats, yogurt or high cab veggies. Another thing I found was having a half banana or Apple 4 slices of a cutie etc was a way to go about it. But if you say sub in 1/3 cup fruit w a low carb protein shake with a tbsp pb it can hit that fruit carb for the day.

I'm not pre diabetic (as far as I know) but I do have pcos so I am at risk for insulin resistance and I found that carb cycling worked for me bc I could not lose weight!

So I do not count carbs as a rule in grams. I know I'm allowed on low car days to have 1 carb =1/2 cup of something for breakfast w 1 protein =4oz and 2 veggies = 2cup rest of day is 1 protein, 2 veg, 1 fat=1tbsp

So generally I do not count carbs from fruit or veg but I limit my fruit in am to 1/3 if I must have oats or smoothie. Rest of day I do not have bread, or grains, or pasta etc.

High carb days are 1 carb, 1 protein, 2 veggies no fats ( none added to anything like butter olive oil etc unless I feel necessary) then I have it without a carb as a snack.

So on a high carb day I could say have my fruit instead of a half cup of quinoa, 1 slice bread, half cup rice, half cup tortellini, 1 tortilla etc. I could have a half cup or whole cup cottage cheese with a half banana or 1 Apple w plain Greek yogurt ( less carbs or a low carb yogurt).

After awhile you adjust to eating this way and figure out how to keep somethings like fruit or sweet potato in there with a bit of finagling. I just try to keep its in the below 200 range grams wise on lo carb days as a total but I don't count each thing to not drive myself crazy it's just a total I look at at the end of day.

I do Chris Powell choose more lose more carb cycling. It really is easy and helped me immensely figure out my calories and portions, tho he has weird measures ( a fist, Palm, thumb) I just figured out the measures and the calories on my own. Anyway you are welcome to add me if you like

Fruit has the sugars (carbs) together with all the other nutrients and fiber that work together for a healthy diet.

The problem with many processed high sugar foods is that they are almost all sugar (carbs) with minimal fiber and nutrition.

I love those little clemetines and will have 2-3 a day. It beats any processed food i would normally reach for. Yes they have carbs but, i like to look at the nutritional value first. Pre diabetes can become a problem but also getting your weight in a nice range can also reverse that. Get some fitness, eat healthy whole foods as often as possable .

fastfoodietofitcutie wrote: »

I'm pre diabetic so I need to watch my carb intake.

Me too. I miss having oranges! Sometimes I will sneak a segment or two when I'm peeling one for my daughter. A handful of blueberries or blackberries is ok if you can fit it in your macros!

Cauliflower is low carb and actually has more vitamin C than oranges.

Don't worry, op, you are not the only one who is prediabetic and watching carbs, even in fruits. I follow my doctor's recommendation too and hope for much better bloodwork when I go back in August. And BTW, I am not obese but I am overweight by about 25 pounds. I don't want to have full blown diabetes like my grandmother did, so I'm taking it seriously now. Good for you for being conscientious.

The US prediabetes stats are misleading.

First, we lowered the threshold for the diagnosis (there's no hard and fast definition), so that someone with a particular test result would not be prediabetic in the UK, but would be diagnosed as such here.

Second, I'm deeply skeptical of the 9 in 10 of those who have it are undiagnosed (which is an easy way to inflate the numbers). It's based on the assumption that there's a huge number of undiagnosed and that untested people would have similar results to tested people. But that ignores the fact that typically people who are overweight/obese get tested, those who are not, aren't tested (unless there is some other risk factor).

I've been tested when obese, and had no issues. I am not normally tested now that I am normal weight (and wasn't in the past when normal weight). I have no reason to think I might be undiagnosed pre-diabetic just because my doctor did not test me. (Similarly, there are lots of other things I have not been tested for, just like people under a particular age don't have to get mammograms -- it's about risk factors.)

Wow, there is a lot of bad advice here from people who have no clue about how insulin resistance works.

OP, try to consume fewer tropical and citrus fruits and more berries and cherries. You get a lot more fruit for your carb budget that way, plus a lot more fiber.

I need to be between 75-100G/day myself...which works out to be 1-2 servings of fruit per day. That is a hard-and-fast limit for me, but I make up for it by eating lots of non-starchy vegetables.