Can i eat too much fruit?

[BIG DAD]

I am trying to lose some weight and am tyring that 2 bowles of crunchy nut and a main meal, i am filling up with fruit in between and am eating quite a lot, could i eat too much or not?

[b13thy]

hi BIG DAD, in short, yes you can eat too much fruit. Fruit still contains calories and if you eat too much of it the good effects of you eating 2 bowls of cereal will be outdone by you eating lots of fruit.

for example - apple =53 calories, banana=95 calories, orange=59 cals, pear=68 cals and so on.

[camille79]

Depends on the quantity of fruit and type but fruit is relatively high in calories. For example a large banana has approx. 200 cals (the same as a bar of dairy milk!) An apple might have 70cals, a conference pear 60cals. So if you're eating one of each each day then you're consuming and extra 130cals.

Try including veg as snacks as even the higher calorie veg (carrot, sweetcorn, etc) are lower in calories than some fruits.

[natalie_1982]

Agree with above posts, melon, pineapple and mango are particularly high in calories. Also, try to snack on chopped/ sliced red peppers as they are very good for detox, well .....ahem.... clearing you out so to speak..... and are very low in cals.

Some people view carrots, celery, cucumber, etc as negative in calories because they are so low that your body burns the cals in breaking down the food.

[AliFlump]

Some fruit may have the same calories as a bar of chocolate but you have to look at the saturated fat content too. Have you 5 portions a day an you'l be fine

[Lonnie]

As in Vegans and Vegetarians only eating certain things, there's a group called 'Fruitarians', as the name suggests, they only eat fruit, if you google 'Fruitarians', you'll get an idea of how much fruit you can eat, and what sort of vitimens different types can give.

[Mistopheles]

It isn't just the calories you have to watch out for! I did a kind of detox thing, only eating fruit for 2 days, and I was so ill - gave myself the worst upset stomach I've ever had in my life, and spent the best part of 24 hours being sick. You should be fine on 5 portions a day or even a little more, but I wouldn't go too mad.

[Quiet Man]

Hi. I saw your Q and I have been trying to loose weight for years and years. About three months ago I started to really stuff myself with fruit and vegetables and I cut out fizzy drinks and all processed foods and ate only homemade meals I also started take regular exercise (walking and cycling). Within weeks the weight fell off and after thee months I had lost 12 kilos. So I think thatfilling up with fruit between meals is really good - keep it up.

[Hamish]

Two suggestions, one- nuts contain a lot of callories so twice a day might not be a good idea? I tried salads for lunch instead of bread - veg salad, normal salad and fruit salad to give variation - seemed to work well. In a bid to lower my cholesterol I'm now on oat cakes for lunch instead, with a side of salad........

second, to keep the weight of you will have to stick to the diet indefinitely, or change your living habits, can you do that?

[BIG DAD]

thanks everyone for your advice, i was shocked to learn how many calories are in fruit but it must still be healthier eating fruit rather than chocolate or sweets, my weight seems to be dropping slowly lets hope it continues.