Fruit - to eat or not to eat?

Some people just like to make things more difficult than they need to be. As long as you aren't taking in excess calories or giving up other food groups and/or only eating fruit... you are probably fine.

I must eat 10 portions a day, literally. I go over my sugar 'limit' on here every single day. It's definitely not hindered my weight loss..

i will eat strawberries sometimes, but that's about it.
once i get closer to goal i'll add in rawpberries (my fave!)

why all the banana hate? sure, it's they are a little more carb heavy then say.. berries, but then also have a lot of potassium and other stuff that is excellent for you, i wouldn't go eating 5 a day or anything, but eating 1 banana a day isn't bad at all, and that's coming from someone who is on the limit the fruit side of the fence.

1 or 2 servings is plenty. eat more veggies!

I rarely eat fruit because I was borderline diabetic and if I eat it evryday I would get the runs. I eat the strawberries I grow on my back deck and berries are usually very low cal.My hubby eats several fruits a day (apple, Banana, prunes) just to stay regular. I would eat them as long as I stayed in my carb and calorie limits

I don't have a minimum amount of fruit to eat because I don't think fruit is as necessary as vegetables.

However, if completely avoiding fruit were necessary to losing weight, everyone would be fat

I had the same question. I did some research, it seems vegan bodybuilders prefer to eat fruit before, and during their workouts. Although I am not vegan, I started doing the same, it does fuel me through my workouts.

It's summer - I live for fruit. I gotta eat as much as possible while I can get it fresh. So YUMMY!

I do better and avoid other sweets when I've got fruit to snack on. I monitor my sugar (no medical issues, I just keep an eye on it), but I only count ADDED sugars, not what occurs naturally in fruits and veggies. Fruit also has a ton of vitamins and fiber, which are good for you.

If you're within your calorie goals, it shouldn't be hindering you, IMO, but you could try replacing fruits with lower sugar veggie snacks for 2-4 weeks and see if it makes a difference for you.

Good luck!
Jen

I eat ALL the fruits.

Nomnomnomnomnom for me too.

I'm still obese. Maybe it's the fruit? Or maybe it's because I'm not doing a good job maintaining a calorie deficit. But I'm getting my antioxidants and fiber and happy tastes in my mouth from fruits. Oh and weight lifting.

I'm good.

More seriously though... I think it's absolutely silly that people worry about fruit. Fruit is delicious and healthy. It's packed with all sortsa good stuff. Man. Look at all the fantabulous nutrients you get in a banana in exchange for 100 little calories! Score! I should eat more of them.

Fruit is nature's candy!

I am all about the fruit, especially now with it all being in season. I've been trying to keep some handy so when I feel snacky I eat grapes instead of chips etc. I find some fruits like nice ripe peaches, keep me from craving milkshakes, one of my biggest weaknesses and I've got a dairy queen and baskin robbins each within a mile here.
The only fruit I've heard you don't want to go too crazy on might be bananas.

Also I've read many places that you are better off eating the actual raw fruit than fruit juice as its less fiber and also to watch out for smoothies as some can have a ton of calories, due to the sheer amount of fruit and the fats and sugars added to them. I was looking at that at Tropical Smoothie King the other day..their smoothies are huge and if you get one with sugar added they are kind of crazy.

.... If weight loss means not being able to eat fruit anymore, then screw it, I'm happy as I am. -_-
This is ridiculous. I'm seeing people today talk about needing to skip meals to reward themself with A HEALTHY supper, people cutting back to under 1000 calories a day for "temporary weight loss", and now about wether or not to eat FRUIT?
Wow. MFP is getting ridiculous.

My opinion of fruit...

Fruits contains a simple sugar that is metabolized quickly and easily by the body, unlike the processed sugar that is found in almost everything. All plant foods are predominantly carbohydrate, not just natural sugars, but healthy starches as well as structural elements, like cellulose, that provide fiber. They also contain water, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (those naturally-occurring plant compounds that have wide ranging beneficial effects on the body).

A common balanced diet is at least 5 servings of fruits and veg, 1 serving for each type. Wouldn't you rather loose weight on a healthy balanced diet instead of one that isn't? Not eating fruit is actually really bad for your body as they contain nutrients you can't get anywhere else.