FRUIT -- How much do you eat for your WOE?

(Timber 285) said:

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what kinds? I
spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it and
can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb diet?

On the Bernstein plan, the only allowed fruit is avocados. There's also a
vegetable that's eaten like a fruit (rhubarb), and I make a sauce with sour
cream, Splenda, and spices with it. The portions are small (can't remember
how much right off-hand), but it's low-carb and very enjoyable.

Carol
--
Fasting BG: 123
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001

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Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what kinds? I
spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it and
can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

I have it once or twice a day, occasionally three times (I mostly followed
South Beach, and I'm in maintenance now). I'll have a mid-afternoon snack of
cantaloupe or a smoothie with raspberries thrown in, then after dinner I'll
have some kind of berries. If I have a dinner salad, I'll add some kind of
fruit, usually pears or apples, but occasionally pineapple or even raisins,
which are so sweet I consider them "forbidden" but have them maybe once a month
anyway.

Daria
166/under 145/under 145
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04

I eat one apple per day and occsionally other fruits, like the
equivalent of a couple of apricots per week and that's all.

i

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Hi everyone --

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what kinds? I
spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it and
can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb diet?

THANKS SO MUCH!!

I try to have one a day, sometimes if there is a breakfast event and a fruit
tray I have 2 servings. I'm doing South Beach mostly. But there are lots of
days I have no fruit at all.

--
Melisa
203/160.5/140 @ 5'4"
http://www.users.qwest.net/~ztimm/blog/

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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone --

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what kinds? I
spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it and
can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb diet?

THANKS SO MUCH!!

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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone --

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what kinds? I
spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it and
can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb diet?

THANKS SO MUCH!!

I'm an Atkins guy that has lost and kept off 50 lbs over 5-6 years. I
haven't eaten fruit in all this time, except occassional berries. I am
happy and healthy as a horse. I eat lots of veggies and once in awhile a
500MG pill, as my only source of vitamin C. IMHO you never need to eat fruit
again if you don't want to.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
http://www.sinrodstudios.com/
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories/

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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone --

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what

kinds? I

Quoted message said:

spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it

and

Quoted message said:

can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb

diet?

Quoted message said:

THANKS SO MUCH!!

My standard is one grapefruit each day. Each other day or so I also eat
some berries.

Right now I decided to enjoy the summer and eat much more of it.

Mirek

Mirek Fidler said:

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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone --

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what

kinds? I

Quoted message said:

spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it

and

Quoted message said:

can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb

diet?

Quoted message said:

THANKS SO MUCH!!

My standard is one grapefruit each day. Each other day or so I also eat
some berries.

Right now I decided to enjoy the summer and eat much more of it.

Mirek

I eat berries daily. Sometimes, I'll have other fruit, if I exercise a
lot or just feel like having fruit.

--
Bob in CT
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I've lost 50lbs so far on low carb. I eat blueberries, or strawberries every
day - about 1/3-1/2 cup with my Keto Crisp cereal and cream.

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I've lost 50lbs so far on low carb. I eat blueberries, or strawberries

every

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day - about 1/3-1/2 cup with my Keto Crisp cereal and cream.

I switched to Hood milk, and ditched the cream thus saving a bunch of
carbs, and lots of calories too.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

Timber 285 said:

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb diet?

I eat a serving of fruit most days, usually blueberries or strawberries
with yogurt, sometimes canteloupe, peaches or half a grapefruit.
I like frozen unsweetened berries or peaches in a shake.

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

I forgot apple stuff, in my previous answer. I like apple and cheddar
omelets on occasion. I use about half of a tennis ball-sized apple.
I also sometimes have some unsweetened applesauce, to which I add a
little Splenda, with pork chips.

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

Timber 285 wrote:
| Hi everyone --
|
| Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what
| kinds? I spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year
| I love it and can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).
|
| Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb
| diet?
|
| THANKS SO MUCH!!

strawberies, blueberries or raspberries, no more than 1/2 cup per day for
me.
--
Peter
270/215/180
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jamie wrote:
| I forgot apple stuff, in my previous answer. I like apple and cheddar
| omelets on occasion. I use about half of a tennis ball-sized apple.
| I also sometimes have some unsweetened applesauce, to which I add a
| little Splenda, with pork chips.

Canteloupe, grapefruit, apples and applesauce aren't low carb. How much
weight have you lost?
--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
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marengo wrote:
| jamie wrote:
|| I forgot apple stuff, in my previous answer. I like apple and
|| cheddar omelets on occasion. I use about half of a tennis
|| ball-sized apple. I also sometimes have some unsweetened applesauce,
|| to which I add a little Splenda, with pork chips.
|
|
| Canteloupe, grapefruit, apples and applesauce aren't low carb. How
| much weight have you lost?

Somebody shoot me... Please! I sounded like JC!
--
Peter
270/215/180
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jamie wrote:
| I forgot apple stuff, in my previous answer. I like apple and cheddar
| omelets on occasion. I use about half of a tennis ball-sized apple.
| I also sometimes have some unsweetened applesauce, to which I add a
| little Splenda, with pork chips.

Canteloupe, grapefruit, apples and applesauce aren't low carb. How much
weight have you lost?

You're joking, right?

marengo said:

marengo wrote:
|
| Canteloupe, grapefruit, apples and applesauce aren't low carb. How
| much weight have you lost?

Somebody shoot me... Please! I sounded like JC!

Ka-BOOOM! I feel your pain.

Carol
--
Fasting BG: 123
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001

"Timber 285" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Hi everyone --

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what kinds? I
spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it and
can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb diet?

I still eat fruit every day- added it back after 2 or 3 months. Have not
noticed any negative side effects of eating fruit, so I often like to use up
my extra carbs with fruit.

Apples, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries I eat the most often.

I also eat (less often)
watermelon, pineapple, peaches, other melons, oranges, mandarin oranges,
plums, pears... in case I'm leaving any out... basically all fruits I ate
before LC.

On days when my meals end up being more of an induction-type with very low
carbs, I add fruit. It's also easy for me to portion fruit without wasting
the leftover, because my husband eats everything. So I'll cut up an apple
and eat some slices, then give the rest to him. Or I'll slice up a melon
all nice and eat a little, and then let him have the rest. The arrangement
works well for both of us (the only way he eats fruits is when it's all
prepared anyway).

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/209/170
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marengo said:

marengo wrote:
| jamie wrote:
|| I forgot apple stuff, in my previous answer. I like apple and
|| cheddar omelets on occasion. I use about half of a tennis
|| ball-sized apple. I also sometimes have some unsweetened applesauce,
|| to which I add a little Splenda, with pork chips.
|
|
| Canteloupe, grapefruit, apples and applesauce aren't low carb. How
| much weight have you lost?

Somebody shoot me... Please! I sounded like JC!

Yeah, you did.
And I've been on maintenance for years.

Half a cup of cantaloupe pieces is about 7g carb.
Half a small apple is about 9g carb.
Half of a small pink grapefruit is about 10g carb.
A quarter cup of unsweetened applesauce is about 7g carb.

168/125/125 7 years: LC since 2/18/97 maintaining since 3/17/99

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

Quoted message said:

Hi everyone --

Just wanted to take a mini poll on how much fruit we eat and what kinds? I
spent a long time not liking and not eating fruit. This year I love it and
can't get enough (although I try to limit myself).

Let me know the kind you eat, and how much in terms of your low carb diet?

THANKS SO MUCH!!

I eat strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and cherries. I eat them in small
amounts at a time. Once a day.