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Fruits vs Sweets?
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Today I had a banana, a d'anjou pear, and a mandarin. Today I did not partake of the company candy bowl.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Most, as I love fruit.
I think it's seriously weird to focus on how much sugar fruit has, however.
Count your blessings.
Haven't you posted that you used to eat tons of candy and soda?
Anyway, I had a pear today.0 -
Ripe mango, papaya, and Oregon berries. Though high quality dark chocolate is right there with them ;-).0
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My doctor told me to eat less sugar, which I actually appreciated, because doctors usually see that I'm not overweight and take things like higher-than-expected blood sugar less seriously than they should. The only hitch is that most of the sugar I was eating was from fruit. He didn't actually ask me what I was already eating.0
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Chocolate!2
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Depends on my goals for that day. If I've already had enough fibre then I'd just go for the sweets and fit them in. Otherwise, I'd go for fruit. Honestly, there isn't a fruit I don't like, unless we're counting avocado. My favourite is lychees.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Most, as I love fruit.
I think it's seriously weird to focus on how much sugar fruit has, however.
Count your blessings.
Haven't you posted that you used to eat tons of candy and soda?
Anyway, I had a pear today.
Oooookay.
Yes I did used to eat candy or a soda on most days of the week in my mid to late thirties. Wasn't good for my insulin resistance, hence my choice of fruits over sweets with the fruits being berries because they are low in sugar. I HAVE to count carbs to maintain my health. Count your blessings that you don't need to count your carbs.... and be weird. LOL
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Chocolate covered banana2
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lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Most, as I love fruit.
I think it's seriously weird to focus on how much sugar fruit has, however.
Count your blessings.
Haven't you posted that you used to eat tons of candy and soda?
Anyway, I had a pear today.
Oooookay.
Yes I did used to eat candy or a soda on most days of the week in my mid to late thirties. Wasn't good for my insulin resistance, hence my choice of fruits over sweets with the fruits being berries because they are low in sugar. I HAVE to count carbs to maintain my health. Count your blessings that you don't need to count your carbs.... and be weird. LOL
LOL!
You pretend to think veg are bad for you.0 -
Right now - grapes are in season and seriously sweet and delicious. I buy them direct from the growers and they are beautiful and crisp, and feel like a treat.
Once the grapes finish and winter approaches - probably mandarins or apples, but they aren't usually as good as the grapes.
And, not a fruit, but I like roasted sweet potatoes for a snack too.0 -
Pineapple, and Fuji apples.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Most, as I love fruit.
I think it's seriously weird to focus on how much sugar fruit has, however.
Count your blessings.
Haven't you posted that you used to eat tons of candy and soda?
Anyway, I had a pear today.
Oooookay.
Yes I did used to eat candy or a soda on most days of the week in my mid to late thirties. Wasn't good for my insulin resistance, hence my choice of fruits over sweets with the fruits being berries because they are low in sugar. I HAVE to count carbs to maintain my health. Count your blessings that you don't need to count your carbs.... and be weird. LOL
LOL!
You pretend to think veg are bad for you.
Okay then... so you eat the same now as you did when you gained your weight? I went through a few years of eating foods I knew were bad for me. I knew and had a hard time stopping. I wasn't proud of it but there it is.
I don't think veg are bad... I do think they mess with my blood glucose, and that eggs, meats, nuts and dairy are adequate in the nutrients I need, although I still enjoy low carb veggies. I just don't eat a huge amount because of the negative effects on my BG and autoimmune pain.
... But this is waay off topic. This is a thread about fruit vs sweets isn't it? I would now choose fruit. Specifically berries. While I was gaining I would have chosen sweets. People, and their circumstances, change.1 -
Tangerine, mangos, and cherries!0
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Anything but bananas, and that's only because I'm allergic to them. I'll try any other fruit once, and probably love it!
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Depends on which are in season.1
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I don't understand this kind of question. I eat fruit almost every day, and I eat sweets sometimes. I don't usually feel like I'm in a position to choose between them.0
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I don't understand this kind of question. I eat fruit almost every day, and I eat sweets sometimes. I don't usually feel like I'm in a position to choose between them.
How about in a Japanese/Asian restaurant where the choices are often: an orange, lychees (one of my favorites as well), and either matcha or red bean ice cream?
In this case, I consistently go for the fruit if I get anything. No question.0 -
I don't understand this kind of question. I eat fruit almost every day, and I eat sweets sometimes. I don't usually feel like I'm in a position to choose between them.
How about in a Japanese/Asian restaurant where the choices are often: an orange, lychees (one of my favorites as well), and either matcha or red bean ice cream?
In this case, I consistently go for the fruit if I get anything. No question.
If I'm offered a dessert that I love in a restaurant, I'm likely to go for the thing I can't grab out of the produce aisle any time.1 -
lithezebra wrote: »I don't understand this kind of question. I eat fruit almost every day, and I eat sweets sometimes. I don't usually feel like I'm in a position to choose between them.
How about in a Japanese/Asian restaurant where the choices are often: an orange, lychees (one of my favorites as well), and either matcha or red bean ice cream?
In this case, I consistently go for the fruit if I get anything. No question.
If I'm offered a dessert that I love in a restaurant, I'm likely to go for the thing I can't grab out of the produce aisle any time.
Asian Grocery stores can solve this problem.0 -
lithezebra wrote: »I don't understand this kind of question. I eat fruit almost every day, and I eat sweets sometimes. I don't usually feel like I'm in a position to choose between them.
How about in a Japanese/Asian restaurant where the choices are often: an orange, lychees (one of my favorites as well), and either matcha or red bean ice cream?
In this case, I consistently go for the fruit if I get anything. No question.
If I'm offered a dessert that I love in a restaurant, I'm likely to go for the thing I can't grab out of the produce aisle any time.
Asian Grocery stores can solve this problem.
In both directions. Grab the ice cream and the fruit in one place.
Seriously, though, if I'm headed to the Asian grocery I'm getting more fun and less common stuff than oranges, lychee, red bean or matcha ice cream.
Macapuno (mutant coconut) FTW!
Have a jar of this sitting at home just waiting for me to get off of my butt and make bibingka.0
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