10 Biggest Diet Mistakes

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  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
    I love it. Great read!!!
  • Eloveg
    Eloveg Posts: 25
    Awesome read!!! Thanks!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Those were great (and practical) tips! I'm already following most of that advice, but I'm probably guilty of 'over-fruiting', but I'm not going to worry about that too much, because I always stay within my calorie goal.
  • cbirdso
    cbirdso Posts: 465 Member
    I saving this to read again and again. Great advice.:happy:
  • crystalslight
    crystalslight Posts: 322 Member
    Bumping..Thanks for posting this. I've been doing some of these "mistakes" recently. Good article to read over and over again :)
  • nibblerbigcat
    nibblerbigcat Posts: 60
    I love the one about fruit, since a lot of people misunderstand eating fruit to be a free for all! Possibly because on weight watchers, I hear fruit is 0 points... but that sugar/calories adds up!
  • sharris06
    sharris06 Posts: 1
    I have been making some of these same mistakes...I printed this and I'm going to make some copies to post in places where I need a reminder.
  • afwg1979
    afwg1979 Posts: 170 Member
    This is from Dr. Joseph Mercola's website (MERCOLA.COM), one of the nation's top advocates for wellness:

    Consume no more than 15-to-20 grams of fructose per day (to allow hidden sugars in other foods), totaling no more than 25 grams per day, total, from ALL foods/drinks consumed.

    You can find similar lists for vegetables, too - choosing vegetables wisely. Try to eat organic as much as possible!

    FRUIT QUANTITY GRAMS
    Limes 1 medium 0
    Lemons 1 medium 0.6
    Cranberries 1 cup 0.7
    Passion fruit 1 medium 0.9
    Prune 1 medium 1.2
    Apricot 1 medium 1.3
    Guava 2 medium 2.2
    Date (Deglet Noor style) 1 medium 2.6
    Cantaloupe 1/8 of med. melon 2.8
    Raspberries 1 cup 3.0
    Clementine 1 medium 3.4
    Kiwifruit 1 medium 3.4
    Blackberries 1 cup 3.5
    Star fruit 1 medium 3.6
    Cherries, sweet 10 3.8
    Strawberries 1 cup 3.8
    Cherries, sour 1 cup 4.0
    Pineapple 1 slice (3.5" x .75") 4.0
    Grapefruit, pink or red 1/2 medium 4.3
    Boysenberries 1 cup 4.6
    Tangerine/mandarin orange 1 medium 4.8
    Nectarine 1 medium 5.4
    Peach 1 medium 5.9
    Orange (navel) 1 medium 6.1
    Papaya 1/2 medium 6.3
    Honeydew 1/8 of med. melon 6.7
    Banana 1 medium 7.1
    Blueberries 1 cup 7.4
    Date (Medjool) 1 medium 7.7
    Apple (composite) 1 medium 9.5
    Persimmon 1 medium 10.6
    Watermelon 1/16 med. melon 11.3
    Pear 1 medium 11.8
    Raisins 1/4 cup 12.3
    Grapes, seedless (green or red) 1 cup 12.4
    Mango 1/2 medium 16.2
    Apricots, dried 1 cup 16.4
    Figs, dried 1 cup 23.0

    Note: Take into account of the hidden sugars in processed foods when planning your daily fruit consumption.
  • dsak
    dsak Posts: 367 Member
    This is from Dr. Joseph Mercola's website (MERCOLA.COM), one of the nation's top advocates for wellness:

    Consume no more than 15-to-20 grams of fructose per day (to allow hidden sugars in other foods), totaling no more than 25 grams per day, total, from ALL foods/drinks consumed.

    You can find similar lists for vegetables, too - choosing vegetables wisely. Try to eat organic as much as possible!

    FRUIT QUANTITY GRAMS
    Limes 1 medium 0
    Lemons 1 medium 0.6
    Cranberries 1 cup 0.7
    Passion fruit 1 medium 0.9
    Prune 1 medium 1.2
    Apricot 1 medium 1.3
    Guava 2 medium 2.2
    Date (Deglet Noor style) 1 medium 2.6
    Cantaloupe 1/8 of med. melon 2.8
    Raspberries 1 cup 3.0
    Clementine 1 medium 3.4
    Kiwifruit 1 medium 3.4
    Blackberries 1 cup 3.5
    Star fruit 1 medium 3.6
    Cherries, sweet 10 3.8
    Strawberries 1 cup 3.8
    Cherries, sour 1 cup 4.0
    Pineapple 1 slice (3.5" x .75") 4.0
    Grapefruit, pink or red 1/2 medium 4.3
    Boysenberries 1 cup 4.6
    Tangerine/mandarin orange 1 medium 4.8
    Nectarine 1 medium 5.4
    Peach 1 medium 5.9
    Orange (navel) 1 medium 6.1
    Papaya 1/2 medium 6.3
    Honeydew 1/8 of med. melon 6.7
    Banana 1 medium 7.1
    Blueberries 1 cup 7.4
    Date (Medjool) 1 medium 7.7
    Apple (composite) 1 medium 9.5
    Persimmon 1 medium 10.6
    Watermelon 1/16 med. melon 11.3
    Pear 1 medium 11.8
    Raisins 1/4 cup 12.3
    Grapes, seedless (green or red) 1 cup 12.4
    Mango 1/2 medium 16.2
    Apricots, dried 1 cup 16.4
    Figs, dried 1 cup 23.0

    Note: Take into account of the hidden sugars in processed foods when planning your daily fruit consumption.

    Magda2016.... thanks for posting this additional information about the sugar content of fruit!!! Great info!
  • saintspoon
    saintspoon Posts: 242 Member
    Good advice! Thanks for reposting this for us :)
  • Fat_2_Fit_Mommy
    Fat_2_Fit_Mommy Posts: 569 Member
    bump
  • anu_6986
    anu_6986 Posts: 702 Member
    Nice!
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