Fruits have sugar, but they have a kind of sugar that is better for you than carbs or refined sugars like candy. You actually need to eat some fruits daily- just not a heaving bowl full of it. I’d say a couple pieces of fruit - one or two a day is ideal to keep the needed sugars but cut out excess. Switch it up each day to give your brain variety! And veggies are great too don’t forget to have those in your diet! If you’re really looking to reduce sugars then have a low carb diet (carb = sugar) and don’t be eating too much candy and you should be good!
The best sugar to cut out from your diet is food containing added sugar. Read your food labels and ingredients list to determine if sugar is included. Since the sugar in fruit naturally tends to be low, you should only cut fruit if you are really trying to eliminate all sugars from your diet. When you eliminate fruit, you are also eliminating important vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and nutrients like fiber. If you are still concerned about sugar quantity in fruit, look for low-glycemic options which won’t spike your blood sugar drastically.
Fruits shouldn’t qualify as excess sugars. Having sugar in your body before exercise gives you a little extra energy which in turn makes you perform better. Any fruit should be fine for this purpose. Just keep the amount of fruit low. Cut out other types of sugar and/or fruit juice.
As a fruit eater I would recommend to never cut out fruits. Fruits do contain sugar BUT they contain something awesome besides those awesome nutrients- fiber! Fiber slows down digestion and helps you stay full - versus added sugar where all the fiber has been stripped away and you get hungry afterwords. Not to mention fruits are calorie dense and contain water. A win win.
Fruit is not only carb/sugar, so I suggest to avoid certain types of fruit such as persimmons, figs, bananas, grapes, dried and candies fruit or fruit in syrup as well as industrial juices and eat moderately apples, pears, medlars, strawberries, apricots, oranges, peaches and raspberries and not mixing different kinds of fruits during the same meal.
As long as you’re eating fruit in moderation, you’ll be good with any kind. Just keep it fresh! Fruit is full of fiber too. If you like grapefruit try a little salt instead of sugar on it.
All fruit is brilliant, naturally occurring sugars are so much better than foods with added white sugar which give you a boost at first and then you crash, fruit does not do that. Grapes contain a lot of sugar though, best to limit those. Dried medjool dates are fantastic, two a day is a good amount. Apples and bananas are my favorites. I wouldn’t recommend cutting all sugar from your diet like fruit because veg barely contain any sugar and it is more likely you won’t be able to resist a craving.
Bananas and oranges are great for a sugary feeling while also giving you a full sensation. In the summer, melon and watermelon will make you feel great and fresh. Peaches and apricots are also great and sweet. Plums and kiwis are trickier and will be strong on your intestines. Apples and pears are the easiest to carry on your bag. Just don’t forget to add some sort of nuts or wholemeal crackers to boost your energy and not to feel hungry again soon
Kiwis are the most nutrient dense of the commercially available fruits! They have a lot of vitamin E which is hard to get enough of dietarily and also have been proven to help improve sleep quality.
Whole, natural foods are always the answer! Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and skip the junk such as prepackaged foods!! The more natural, nutrient dense foods you consume the more satisfied you will feel and the less junk you’ll crave. Very few people are able to "never" indulge in the extras we are surrounded by, so eat primarily nutrient dense so that you can enjoy the occasional treats in a balanced way, guilt-free!!!
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