Eating fruit while cutting

[BulkCity]

I have looked at many cutting diets from people who have very low body fat and one thing i have noticed is that they do not include fruit an any of their meals, particularly apples and bananas
I have done some resarch and some articles embrace fruit while cutting body fat because it gives you a 'full' sensation making you not feel as hungry
What are your thoughts on having fruit while cutting? particularly apples and bananas

[BulkCity]

Ok link is removed
Now could I please have your opinion on the matter

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bulk u need to edit ur post and read the rules. links to other sites are not allowed to be posted in the forum.

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...2#.UNbtaG_edP8

[gbrice75]

I keep fruit intake to a bare minimum while cutting. The most I'll have is some berries with my oats preworkout, but that's about it. The goal is to keep sugar intake as low as possible, <20g is ideal IMO, and while fruit provides plenty of benefits (fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, etc), it still contains sugar, and plenty of it.

[GirlyGymRat]

i love fruit but not for cutting cuz they are too high in carbs. blueberries is about all i touch when cutting and then only a 1/2 c.

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i eat fruit when cutting but only pre workout. usually a banana and not every day

[SlimmerMe]

Raspberries with my whey shake
Blueberries in my plain greek yogurt

I stick to the berries

[likelifting]

The mandarin oranges are so friggin good right now. It could be worse.

[LiveFitBeFit]

Fit it into your macros and you're all good. I maintain 8-9% and eat fruit 2x daily, and usually a poptart or cereal postworkout.

[bigsiv]

Fit it into your macros and you're all good. I maintain 8-9% and eat fruit 2x daily, and usually a poptart or cereal postworkout.

You must be doing a lot of cardio to maintain 8-9% whilst eating pop tarts lol what's your secret?

[LiveFitBeFit]

0 cardio for the past 8 months. Strictly diet carb cycling for a lean bulk, keeping high carb days on leg and back days, where carbs are 350-400, and on other workout days carbs at 200-225, off days carbs at 175. Works for me fast metabolism lol I used to be CRAZY about "clean" foods, but now I eat usual bodybuilding foods 90% of the time, and that 1 meal postworkout is usually simple carbs like poptarts or whatever I enjoy as long as they fit within my macro numbers. I also make sure of hitting micros such as fiber.. But other than that 0 cardio, just solid diet I weigh every single thing I eat.

[losieloos]

Fruit is ok.

[Edwin23q]

I was eating lots of fruit but recently was told to cut it out due to the sugar contents.

[bigsiv]

0 cardio for the past 8 months. Strictly diet carb cycling for a lean bulk, keeping high carb days on leg and back days, where carbs are 350-400, and on other workout days carbs at 200-225, off days carbs at 175. Works for me fast metabolism lol I used to be CRAZY about "clean" foods, but now I eat usual bodybuilding foods 90% of the time, and that 1 meal postworkout is usually simple carbs like poptarts or whatever I enjoy as long as they fit within my macro numbers. I also make sure of hitting micros such as fiber.. But other than that 0 cardio, just solid diet I weigh every single thing I eat.

Great work then LiveFit I'm very impressed!!!

[gbrice75]

Fit it into your macros and you're all good. I maintain 8-9% and eat fruit 2x daily, and usually a poptart or cereal postworkout.

If you've got your diet and training dialed in as such what allows you to do this, that's great - but doesn't make it good advice in general for the 'average' guy. Most people here don't have their diets dialed in like that, hence the reason they're here. JMO.

[LiveFitBeFit]

^ thanks

[bigsiv]

If you've got your diet and training dialed in as such what allows you to do this, that's great - but doesn't make it good advice in general for the 'average' guy. Most people here don't have their diets dialed in like that, hence the reason they're here. JMO.

Fair point gbrice what works for one won't work for me lol if I look at a banana I put 2 lb on lol

[BulkCity]

Thanks guys, I have been carb cycling recently, I was eating a lot of fruit pretty much with every meal
Since I've cut down on it I've seen a change, especially since cutting down on the amount of bananas I've been eating every day

[cliffjumper]

Ditto - I try to cut out as much sugars as possible -- which includes apples and bananas, sadly.

[austinite]

Bananas and berries only, but when cutting, VERY minimal and mostly early on in the day.