Good fruit bad fruit

[fitnessgirl20]

What's everyone's point of view on fruit? Sometimes after dinner I'm still a little peckish, often I have an apple and a few almonds or something. I heard that it's better to have your fruits earlier on in the day because of the fructose- does this actually make a difference? How many pieces of fruit per day is recommended.. I'm trying not to have too much sugar.

[runveerun]

There has been many a debate about this on the board like this:

viewtopic.php?p=169228#p169228

:shock:

[bob26]

the time of day makes a huge difference.

eating it in the morning there is a good chance that it will be used during the day as fuel.

eating after dinner there is a good chance it will be stored on the hips.

just make sure you include it in your daily calcs of what you are eating and make sure you don't go overboard.

[Peachy]

There has been many a debate about this on the board like this:

viewtopic.php?p=169228#p169228

:shock:

Oh god not that thread Vee!!! :pfft:

[runveerun]

Oh god not that thread Vee!!! :pfft:

It's an oldie but a goodie. :grin:

[Big_Ben]

its a peice of fruit ?? worse things to eat

[rose]

The Low Fructose Diet

by Cassandra Forsythe, PhD©, CSCS, CISSN

The following fruits are highest in fructose (per typical serving size)*. They contain more than 4 grams of fructose per serving.

Stay away from these outside of an occasional breakfast:

• apple

• banana

• cherries (1 Cup)

• grapes (1 Cup)

• mango

• melon (2 wedges)

• orange

• pear

• pineapple (2 rings)

• watermelon (1 large slice)

These fruits are lowest in fructose; they contain less than 4 grams of fructose per serving.

You can eat these with less restriction:

• apricot

• avocado (1/3 medium; yes, it's a fruit)

• blackberries (1/2 cup)

• figs

• grapefruit (1/2 medium)

• papaya

• peach

• plum

• raspberries (1/2 cup)

• strawberries (1/2 cup)

• tomato (yes, also a fruit)

*Note, these values were calculated by adding all of the fructose plus have of the sucrose per typical serving size (i.e., a typical apple weighs 120 grams)

Vegetables are much lower in fructose than fruits. The highest fructose-containing vegetable are corn and sweet potatoes, and they only have roughly 1.2 grams of fructose per serving. If you're really trying to keep this sugar low, also avoid white potatoes and green peas.

[tomsammce]

fruit is terrible! have a better option like burger king... omg :roll:

[Daz69]

I've read somewhere thats its ok to eat a banana & apple or similar fruits, straight after a workout as the insuline spike is beneficial at this time...

Would anyone like to comment..

:wink:

[Phedder]

I've read somewhere thats its ok to eat a banana & apple or similar fruits, straight after a workout as the insuline spike is beneficial at this time...

Would anyone like to comment..

:wink:

It's usually ok to eat fruit, most people need to eat more of it However most fruits contain fructose and glucose, but it's only the glucose you want to increase insulin secretion. So if you're trying to stick to a carb limit each day, then using fruit after a workout isn't the best option as the fructose won't be doing anything except adding to your carbs tally. Something with a higher ratio of glucose, or just taking straight glucose would be more beneficial. Unless you're cutting for competition I wouldn't worry about it though. If someone feels like a banana or an apple after their workout and it fits in with their daily macros then go for it, it's not a bad thing, there's just better options.

[fitnessgirl20]

There has been many a debate about this on the board like this:

viewtopic.php?p=169228#p169228

:shock:

WOW- I did not want to cause a debate like that one!! I just read it, craaaazy. Maybe I'll stay away from fruit altogether... just kidding! \:D/

[severe]

http://www.healthalternatives2000.com/fruit-nutrition-chart.html

That's a site that has a list of fruits with their mineral and vitamin content. In case you're interested. I found it while looking for the magnesium content in bananas, while posting on another thread.

[knock knock]

A recent article I read by some cancer specialist advised to always eat fruit before other food, not after. The health benefits are meant to be increased doing this. He beleived it would prevent cancer. Quite an interesting theory. I'll try to find it and post it up.

[Daz69]

A recent article I read by some cancer specialist advised to always eat fruit before other food, not after. The health benefits are meant to be increased doing this. He beleived it would prevent cancer. Quite an interesting theory. I'll try to find it and post it up.

What if we want cancer..?

:pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

[Elite121]

I've read somewhere thats its ok to eat a banana & apple or similar fruits, straight after a workout as the insuline spike is beneficial at this time...

Would anyone like to comment..

:wink:

Then again if you look at the works of Mauro Di Pasquale he says that its counterproductive.

[trainlikeadog]

fruit is good before a heavy workout. grapes are one of the best forms of energy, you can eat them throughout the workout too..