Adding fruit

(Gary hoover) #1

I am thinking of adding some fruit within the next few months. Any suggestions on how to start on fruit and what’s best way to go? I use to love bananas and sometimes apple but know both are high in carbs. I haven’t had a banana in 10 months.

(David Jackson) #2

Here’s MY take.

If it can be fermented, I avoid it

(John) #3

Berries. Raspberries, strawberries, blackberries. Those are relatively low in carbs per unit weight.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #4

Even berries have to be eaten sparingly. You’ve gone to a great deal of trouble to convert your body to burning fat in place of glucose, so I’d increase my carb count very carefully, if I were you. You don’t want to undo all your hard work.

If you eat whole, high-fibre fruit, the fibre in the fruit will slow the absorption of fructose to a rate that your liver can handle. Pulping the fruit, to make juice or a smoothie, say, destroys the fibre and eliminates its protective effect. With pulped or juiced fruit, it becomes very easy to consume so much at one sitting, that one can easily give oneself a fatty liver without realising it.

But you know yourself best. If you are not a sugar-addict, then you will be able to limit your fruit quantity safely. If you are a sugar-addict, on the other hand, you will likely find your intake running away from you.

(Michael - When reality fails to meet expectations, the problem is not reality.) #5

Think out of the box.

(Todd Allen) #6

I use fruit similar to nuts, sparingly in meals. In the past I thought of them as “healthy” snacks but for me any snack is an opportunity to over eat and best avoided.

(Gary hoover) #7

Thanks to all. I will keep off fruits. I have been doing too good to go back. My thoughts were everyone adds it back in but sure had wrong thoughts. Thanks again

(Joey) #8

Regarding fruits … what about after it’s fermented? Does the fermentation process (lactobacillus bacteria) consume much of the fructose/carbohydrate?

(Ken) #9

Here’s the Heretical response. First, are you in Maintenance with all metabolic issues resolved? If not, either avoid it or eat a piece only very occasionally, like once a week or so and by itself. If in Maintenance, you can eat it a little more frequently, but not daily, and preferably when physically active so it is readily burned for energy. What you want to avoid is any type of chronic pattern that would cause any increased consumption creep. Having a piece or two per week for breakfast will not hurt you.

(Joey) #10

Doesn’t sound too heretical :wink:
Alternatively, I’d offer this guidance for fruits…
Before hibernating and/or migrating south with the rest of your clan, load up on all the berries you can find. It’s likely to be a long harsh winter. :cherries:

(Bob M) #11

I eat fruits, usually berries, occasionally. I usually eat them with yogurt, which I also avoid (it’s dessert to me, and I overeat it). However, on the last two weekends, I went jogging on Saturday morning, then broke my butt the whole weekend doing housework. On Sunday night, I’m sure I could have some berries and yogurt, and they would do nothing to me because of the calorie deficit I’m in.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #12

It isn’t the calories I’d be worried about, but the glucose and the fructose and their various effects.

(Gary hoover) #13

Listening to all of you guys and gals I have decided there will be no fruit in my keto diet. It will be one year January 3 for me and my wife but my thoughts were is the add small amounts of fruit but I’ve change my mind listening to everyone

(Michael - When reality fails to meet expectations, the problem is not reality.) #14
(Gary hoover) #15

This was very interesting

(Gary hoover) #16

Ok this is my add on and has not one thing to do about fruit. Started keto 1 -3-19 went to dr yesterday with blood results. Dr high five said my results were perfect,better than ever.down 37lbs. No type 2 diabetes,went from (1-3-19)A1c 8.6 to now 5.7. I have been on oxygen from VNam AO crappy lungs, taken oxygen at night for last 3yrs,no more it ended two days ago. The only time I use it is at gym or walking distance. Now that’s huge. No more diabetes pills,no more high blood meds and been taking that since heart attack 2001. I was sleeping 12-14 hrs,wake up get in chair and sleep then go back to bed. Did this for months,no more. Get up 8-10 hrs and energy galore, go to gym 4 days a week. Also dropped prednisone from 20mg to 5. How’s this for keto results

(Susan) #17

That is brilliant, Gary!! Congratulations on all of those health victories, you are doing fantastic, keep up the good work!

(Gary hoover) #18

Thanks it is pretty amazing that all this has happened