Is Eating Fruit Like Eating Candy?

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Glad to see an article embracing fruit for a change. Too many times I see people talk about how fruit will "destroy" their diets and it makes me cringe every time I see it. Fruit doesn't have the same effect on our bodies as candy or even fruit juice because of the Fiber included in the fruit. It's like a "barrier" of sorts whereby it shields the sugars from being digested and absorbed too quickly and allows our bodies to process them over time, which doesn't cause our livers and pancreas to go into overdrive. fruit juice, on the other hand, doesn't have that protective fiber anymore which is not a good thing. I think a lot of the confusion people have derives from this misunderstanding. I see a lot of people liken eating fruit to consuming fruit juice and the two couldn't be more different.

Thanks for the article!

[LisaMergs 2,854]

I was actually admonished by my NUT for not eating fruit every day. Her belief is akin to yours- our bodies need the nutrients found naturally in them. Her suggestion was veggies with two meals and fruit with one.

I stick to cantaloupe, blueberries and strawberries for the most part. Have had watermelon but it gives me a bit of a tummy ache. Honeydew I can't do. Have not touched an apple yet but someone online here suggested grating them so I'm going to try that. Raw banana? Nope. But I have a food dehydrator and slice them, dehydrate them, and will munch on a few chips if I need to crunch.

However, I draw the line at beets. They will not pass my lips lol.

Thank you again for a wonderful post!

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[BigDog Bryan 262]

I swear by the Dried Cherries from CVS - at work, they have been a short-term solution for needing a lunch on the run. Takes the edge off, and it tastes great.