Fruit?

[MatrixGuy]

Do you have fruit in your diet? If so what do you usually have?

Added blueberries lately to my morning oats.

[audis4]

I'm not really any help here but I don't eat much fruit while cutting....some do some don't.
When I start bulking in about 2 months, I will eat blueberries, bananas, raspberries, strawberries whenever I see fit to throw in.

[perfectbeast2001]

I eat any low gi fruit while bulking.

[novastepp]

raspberries, blueberries, and bananas while bulking.
love em'.

[Superhuman]

I Love Fruit

[Hackamaniac]

I love frozen grapes...

[Superhuman]

mmmm frozen grapes and frozen cherries

[KINGKONG]

watermelon great fiber and delicious

[KINGKONG]

bannana's and apples if Iam bulking

[oldman]

Apples are low GI and good for you for the fiber. IMO


~Old

[Katelette81]

examples of low GI fruits??

[Superhuman]

well, wouldn't all fruits be high GI since they all have fructose, which is sugar, which is a simple carb?

[Duke of Earl]

well, wouldn't all fruits be high GI since they all have fructose, which is sugar, which is a simple carb?

fructose is low GI

[Duke of Earl]

examples of low GI fruits??

i think grapefruit is one of the lowest GI fruits

[StoneGRMI]

I love fruits too. I usually don't have any when cutting... Too bad I just picked up a TON of fruit from the market to make a fruit salad for a work bbq tomorrow. I don't have a scheduled cheat tomorrow either so it looks like I might be eating before I leave and not eating there...

[InsaneInTheMembrane]

cutting:

apples, blueberries,strawberries,guava(hi fiber, v.good),papaya

Bulking:

(above), banana, grapes, watermelons, pineapple

[AleX-69]

mostly berries in my protein shake (Blueberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Rasperiries). Berries have very high ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) rating so i eat them while cutting AND bulking. Even more though, as i follow a paleo typ diet which mostly excludes all other carb sources..


Sometimes i use banana, too.

[Kärnfysikern]

apples, pears and bananas mostly. I eat some kiwi aswell and mandarin oranges.

[C_Bino]

You all must keep in mind though that fructose DOES NOT require insulin to be suickyl stored as fat. So regardless of the low GI it can still do you in when use din excess. I eat one piece of fruit each morning and that is usually the extent of it.

[novastepp]

You all must keep in mind though that fructose DOES NOT require insulin to be suickyl stored as fat. So regardless of the low GI it can still do you in when use din excess. I eat one piece of fruit each morning and that is usually the extent of it.

i didn't know that, thanks for teh info. i usually have blueberries or raspberries in my first bowl of oats. and half a banana pre-workout and the other half PWO.

[Kärnfysikern]

You all must keep in mind though that fructose DOES NOT require insulin to be suickyl stored as fat. So regardless of the low GI it can still do you in when use din excess. I eat one piece of fruit each morning and that is usually the extent of it.

here is a good list of fructose content in different fruits

http://www.thepaleodiet.com/nutritio...its_table.html


I personaly feel though that the health advantages of eating alot of fruits overweight the negatives on fatloss(especialy nowdays when fruits arent nearly as packed with nutrients as they should be). Unless someone is aiming to compete offcourse.

[MatrixGuy]

Thanks for all the info everyone. I am currently cutting so will probably stick to blueberries/raspberries in the monring.

[C_Bino]

Matrix, especially when you are cutting stick to your dark berries, they generally have a thinner skin and thus produce more anti-oxidants to survive weather/sun etc (because of the thin skin) this will definitely benefit you when cutting.

Sometimes when I eat organic flax cereal i put blueberries ontop.

[Kärnfysikern]

bino whats organic flax cereal?? Never heard of it before...

[C_Bino]

You can get it in most grocery stores where I am in Canada. Its just regular flakes )cereal) but very high fibre and has your flax oil built into it so to speak, so you get some *****-3 out of it. It actually tastes pretty good to be honest especially with blueberries. I dont have it often but when I want some extra fibre I throw it in in the morning.

[Katelette81]

You can get it in most grocery stores where I am in Canada. Its just regular flakes )cereal) but very high fibre and has your flax oil built into it so to speak, so you get some *****-3 out of it. It actually tastes pretty good to be honest especially with blueberries. I dont have it often but when I want some extra fibre I throw it in in the morning.

Mmm.. I eat this sometimes as well (mind you ver rarely)... Bluebery/Flax/Soy I think is the mix is mine... sits great and you don't need a lot of it to fill you.

[Kärnfysikern]

You can get it in most grocery stores where I am in Canada. Its just regular flakes )cereal) but very high fibre and has your flax oil built into it so to speak, so you get some *****-3 out of it. It actually tastes pretty good to be honest especially with blueberries. I dont have it often but when I want some extra fibre I throw it in in the morning.

Have to look around and se if I can find it around here

[Columbus]

MY trainer has me eating a cup of pineapple or a banana with my 2nd meal (oats)...not sure why, but I do it.

[MatrixGuy]

You can get it in most grocery stores where I am in Canada. Its just regular flakes )cereal) but very high fibre and has your flax oil built into it so to speak, so you get some *****-3 out of it. It actually tastes pretty good to be honest especially with blueberries. I dont have it often but when I want some extra fibre I throw it in in the morning.

Sounds good. Will have to try that one!