Fruits
Fruits ! my ever favorite – if you asked me to choose between a fruit and a piece of chocolate – I’ll take the fruit instead. And if there were pineapples – well – definitely the fruit then. Even before knowing that I had diabetes – I’ve always loved my fruits and craved for fruits. When I found out that there were lots of sugar in fruits – i kinda kept away from it – especially no more orange juice. But you see – there are misconception here – you can always eat fruits and eating fruits is definitely better than having a piece of candy or a bag of chips but everything in moderation and you’ve to pace yourself. Meaning – don’t eat the whole bucket of the above fruit in one go – just eat a few of them at every meal. I pick a bowl of fruits after every meal and I feel good about it. It’s definitely cheaper than Tim’s yogurt. What about you ? you eat lots of fruits?
If I had to choose between a fruit and a piece of chocolatem I would choose chocolate dipped fruits
I know that is cheating but chocolatr covered strawberries are so yummy.
I love all type of fruits, but my fav is watermelon.
Fruits is definite on the top list of my favorite food. I am most happy when i eat fruits,too. In the morning i have it with my cereal,then usually a banana or a orange for my lunch meal and some tangerines or papayas after dinner to sweeten my palate! :0)
Just before reading your post, I had just eaten a half kilo of longans. They cost an arm and leg here in New Zealand but since the season is short, I splurged!
Hi MB, I love fruits too. Recently I saw an article on eating fruits. I would like to share it with you here. It is long but very informative.
Eating Fruits
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think. It’s important to know how and when to eat.
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let’s say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So, please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining — ‘every time I eat watermelon, I burp’, ‘when I eat durian, my stomach bloats up’, when I eat a banana, I feel like running to the toilet, etc. — Actually, all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the other food, putrefying them and producing gas, hence the bloating!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton, who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice – drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don’t even drink juice that has been heated up. Don’t eat cooked fruits because you don’t get the nutrients at all. You only get the taste. Cooking them destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants and flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C, thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack and stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits and protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent and dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene — the cancer- fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C and potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.