BY AYOUB OUBARKA
All your life you've heard that fruits are good for you. Yes, for the most part they are. However, if you're
trying to lose weight you want to minimize your fruit intake. Why? Most fruits contain high amounts of
simple sugars (fructose) that your body will easily convert to glucose and open the simple carbohydrate
flood gates.
Now, fruits also contain a ton of beneficial chemicals, nutrients, and minerals that you need for good
health. So, I say have one "serving" of fruit a day. Whether it's a banana before your daily jog, blueberries
on your cereal, or an apple with your lunch, that's fine. Just don't go overboard on the fruits. An orange, for
example, has 70 calories. Not bad... but you don't want to sit down and eat four of them at once.
Fruit is good for you, but watch the calories. Have one serving of fruit a day. A serving of fruit would be,
for example, one banana, one apple, one orange, a half-cup of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, or
whatever other "berries" you like. Mix it up a bit... eat a wide variety of fruits, but just keep the calories in
check.
The exceptions to the fruit calories rule are lemons and limes. They have very few calories in them. While
you might not like to eat lemon or lime, they make great drink enhancers. I love unsweetened iced tea with
a squirt of lemon. Or, make your own lemon/lime drink out of some filtered water.
All your life you've heard that fruits are good for you. Yes, for the most part they are. However, if you're
trying to lose weight you want to minimize your fruit intake. Why? Most fruits contain high amounts of
simple sugars (fructose) that your body will easily convert to glucose and open the simple carbohydrate
flood gates.
Now, fruits also contain a ton of beneficial chemicals, nutrients, and minerals that you need for goodhealth. So, I say have one "serving" of fruit a day. Whether it's a banana before your daily jog, blueberries
on your cereal, or an apple with your lunch, that's fine. Just don't go overboard on the fruits. An orange, for
example, has 70 calories. Not bad... but you don't want to sit down and eat four of them at once.
Fruit is good for you, but watch the calories. Have one serving of fruit a day. A serving of fruit would be,
for example, one banana, one apple, one orange, a half-cup of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, or
whatever other "berries" you like. Mix it up a bit... eat a wide variety of fruits, but just keep the calories in
check.
The exceptions to the fruit calories rule are lemons and limes. They have very few calories in them. While
you might not like to eat lemon or lime, they make great drink enhancers. I love unsweetened iced tea with
a squirt of lemon. Or, make your own lemon/lime drink out of some filtered water.
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