Fruit...yay or nay?
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IMO, fruit is absolutely fine. Can't eat it myself right now because I'm on low carb but as long as you're fitting it into your cal goals and stuff, it's no problem.0
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I generally have the same opinion on sugar in fruit vs sugar I say a piece of cake. That one is better for you than the other. But I also, measure, weigh and log my fruit into my calorie intake for the day. Since I started my journey on MFP, I think swapping that bag of chips/Cheetos/piece of cake/brownie/cookie for say some strawberries, orange, banana or some sort of fruit for lunch is the reason I have been successful and have lost 45lbs to reach my goal. I have learned no matter what you eat moderation is the key.
There is a minimum amount of fat that we do need to consume to stay healthy - arguably if you are running low on fat intake, then those Cheetos might be the healthy option†. ;P
† caveat: if keeping calories constant (which admittedly isn't usually going to happen in the case of Cheetos/cake/cookies vs fruit).
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Not too much, there is quite a bit of sugar in fruit10
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Whole foods like fruit are the devil and the primary reason for the obesity epidemic...
In all seriousness OP, the only reason it would be "bad" is if it's crowding out other nutrition and/or you're going way overboard on it...too much of anything will result in crowding out other nutrition and that wouldn't be good.3 -
janejellyroll wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »The mango I've gotten in the US has invariably been disappointing.
When I lived in Arizona, I could get fantastic mangos. Since moving to Minnesota, no luck.
Yeah, fair enough. The mangos I've gotten in Chicago are the issue.0 -
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The only way fruit is bad for you is you are allergic if someone drops a jackfruit or durian on your head.3
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Don't listen to your gym friends.4
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Definitely yay to fruit....... fibre, vitamins & deliciousness...... sugar doesn't make you fat, fat doesn't make you fat, eating more calories than you expend does (lust for giggle google the twinkie diet) You may want to reconsider your zero fat yogurt though, it's not uncommon for manufacturers to sneak extra sugar into low / no fat products and you need fat in your diet.2
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The whole "sugar makes you fat" argument is geared more towards processed sugars since anything using them tends to have a really high sugar content. That half a mango only has 26g sugar (about the same as a small donut).1
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The whole "sugar makes you fat" argument is geared more towards processed sugars since anything using them tends to have a really high sugar content. That half a mango only has 26g sugar (about the same as a small donut).
That's not really true.
Some add sugar to oatmeal (I don't but am aware of the custom), and often it's just a tsp -- way less than in a fruit or even the raspberries I might add.
I will add a bit of sugar to a rhubarb or cranberry sauce sometimes (or sugar equivalent, like honey), and it's less than would be in most fruit, even including the natural sugar.
I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe on the site that has about 200 calories per cookie, and 12 g of sugar, I think. That is more calories, but less sugar, than is in an average apple.
I am currently obsessed with this 88% Chocolove chocolate that has 6 g of sugar per serving. A Kind bar or something would also have less than 26 g, significantly so.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »The whole "sugar makes you fat" argument is geared more towards processed sugars since anything using them tends to have a really high sugar content. That half a mango only has 26g sugar (about the same as a small donut).
That's not really true.
Some add sugar to oatmeal (I don't but am aware of the custom), and often it's just a tsp -- way less than in a fruit or even the raspberries I might add.
I will add a bit of sugar to a rhubarb or cranberry sauce sometimes (or sugar equivalent, like honey), and it's less than would be in most fruit, even including the natural sugar.
I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe on the site that has about 200 calories per cookie, and 12 g of sugar, I think. That is more calories, but less sugar, than is in an average apple.
I am currently obsessed with this 88% Chocolove chocolate that has 6 g of sugar per serving. A Kind bar or something would also have less than 26 g, significantly so.
Sorry, meant when it's added to things like pastries, since the OP was about fruit for breakfast. As for that chocolate, maybe I'll try some if I see it. The 90% Ghirardelli dark chocolate is the only one I can really enjoy atm (all the others are way too sweet).0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »The whole "sugar makes you fat" argument is geared more towards processed sugars since anything using them tends to have a really high sugar content. That half a mango only has 26g sugar (about the same as a small donut).
That's not really true.
Some add sugar to oatmeal (I don't but am aware of the custom), and often it's just a tsp -- way less than in a fruit or even the raspberries I might add.
I will add a bit of sugar to a rhubarb or cranberry sauce sometimes (or sugar equivalent, like honey), and it's less than would be in most fruit, even including the natural sugar.
I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe on the site that has about 200 calories per cookie, and 12 g of sugar, I think. That is more calories, but less sugar, than is in an average apple.
I am currently obsessed with this 88% Chocolove chocolate that has 6 g of sugar per serving. A Kind bar or something would also have less than 26 g, significantly so.
Chocolove high five! Their salted caramel bar has earned me many an extra hour on the treadmill. 13g sugar per serving, which is about the same as an apple.0 -
Fruit is fine. It depends on your goals and preferences whether you "should" eat it. I don't eat a lot of carbs, and would generally prefer to spend them elsewhere, so I tend to keep the fruit to one serving a day, if that.0
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Well I've taken your advice and opinions on board...not only did the mango and yogurt stay but I also add a banana and a cup of strawberries to it as well. When I started putting everything into MFP I could see just how little fruit (And therefore vitamins) I was getting. I was shocked how just having this for brealfast not only corrected that but as a result I have a lot more energy and my skin looks better too! Happy days!4
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Vitamins and fibre. Eat the fruit.0
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If it fits into your daily macros go for it.0
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