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overeating fruits?

matthewsq
matthewsq Posts: 58 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I know that eating should be in moderation but I love food. I only eat 1500 calories in meals but that doesn't include the fruits. I eat 5-7 normal sized fruits a day, is that bad if I want to lose weight?

fruits: banana, kiwi, apple, orange

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  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    no..its basically all about calories..
  • bademasi
    bademasi Posts: 180 Member
    Everything you eat has a calorie amount. You need to include all calories on your daily calorie intake. You will be suprised as to the calorie value that some fruits have.

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  • breeanreyes
    breeanreyes Posts: 228 Member
    track the fruits as well, a medium sized apple is around 80 calories so it could put you over and a calorie is a calorie regardless of where it comes from.. i love fruit as well and eat TONS especially in the summer
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    Fruit must be counted in your daily intake of calories. It can add up fast!!!!!
  • matthewsq
    matthewsq Posts: 58 Member
    Just asking stuff I already know. I just wanted an opinion =( so right now i've been always exceeding my daily limit.
    thank you
  • GreenLifeGirl
    GreenLifeGirl Posts: 381 Member
    Yeah, must log fruit....calories are calories, even if they are healthy ones (coming from a fellow fruit addict).
  • Lorleee
    Lorleee Posts: 369 Member
    Fruits are great! My Dietician suggested no more than 2-3 servings a day and I've stuck to that quite religiously. It's worked for me and I haven't felt deprived.
  • DisneyMommy
    DisneyMommy Posts: 281 Member
    Along these same lines, what about the sugar in fruit? If MFP gives me say 33 for the day and the apple is 16 of that, it doesn't leave a whole lot for other fruit or even the sugar in most foods you consume throughout the day.
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