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Fruits

bulkbiker said:
Indeed but the real problem is everyone has their own definition of a "balanced healthy diet" some of which are anything but..
I will confess to 80g of frozen raspberries last night but they were with full fat yoghurt and double cream so hopefully ok..
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Lol , the yoghurt and double cream would finish me. As long as you enjoyed it. I'm still chuckling about your pudding.
 
Mbaker said:
As @Rachox says, test with anything ending in berry, you will be surprised by the lack of sugar in these. It is worth noting that above ground vegetables whilst not as sweet tend to have all and then some of the nutrients in fruit, making fruit redundant except for some variety (but not necessity).

I have berries most days, with natural Greek yogurt and a variety of nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
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Much the same for breakfast and does not affect my BG
 
Mbaker said:
As @Rachox says, test with anything ending in berry, you will be surprised by the lack of sugar in these. It is worth noting that above ground vegetables whilst not as sweet tend to have all and then some of the nutrients in fruit, making fruit redundant except for some variety (but not necessity).

I have berries most days, with natural Greek yogurt and a variety of nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
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I have actually taken a dessert spoon of fruit yoghurt and mixed it with full-fat Greek yoghurt just to give it more of a flavour. This does not affect my BGL. I am not keen on plain Yoghurt, it's a bit sharp for me, even with berries unless I heat the berries up with a little sweetener, as this makes the berries juicy and sweetens the plain Yoghurt
 
If I want to eat slightly higher carb fruit, I'll eat it in smaller quarities, often in conjunction with other, lower carb, varieties - so I might have a small apple with blackberries cooked in butter, or diced in a low carb waldorf salad, and spread these over several days; same with rhubarb and orange. Small quanities of blueberries can also be added to a batch of low carb muffins. All my fruit tends to be eaten with fat of some sort: cream - double, clotted, sour, creme fraiche, full fat yoghurt, cooked with butter, raw with cheese like @derry60's apples, or a tiny fig with goats cheese and prosciutto, etc... With a bit of care I can do this without any spikey glucose levels, and hopefully also keep fructose consumption within pretty low limits now I know to be aware of that too...

Robbity
 
Sebastian+ said:
Hello there!
I would like to know whether fruits are a good idea to compensate for other snacks. I have usually avoided fruits all my life, because well I never liked them. Bt now that I've cut all sweets and carbs, I have decided to try them out and I guess they're not that bad :)
I'm talking about an apple and a banana a day not more... I do know that they contain sugar but being natural and all, was wondering whether anyone has included them in their diet.
tnx!
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If u can tolerate at least 3O-35g carb, it is a good idea to include fruits that are high in anti oxidants in your meals. Oxidation played a role in the inflammation of the blood vessels lining. Many fruits high in anti oxidants are medium in glycaemic index. Cut down on food from the grain and flour type. Use a digital scale and take around 100g high anti oxidant fruits (for more sugar concentrated fruits like grapes take just 50g) per meal. Just be very careful to keep your total carb intake per meal within your tolerance level. Last but not least, use a glucometer to check your pre meal and two hours post meal readings to be very safe.
 
millenium said:
If u can tolerate at least 3O-35g carb, it is a good idea to include fruits that are high in anti oxidants in your meals. Oxidation played a role in the inflammation of the blood vessels lining. Many fruits high in anti oxidants are medium in glycaemic index. Cut down on food from the grain and flour type. Use a digital scale and take around 100g high anti oxidant fruits (for more sugar concentrated fruits like grapes take just 50g) per meal. Just be very careful to keep your total carb intake per meal within your tolerance level. Last but not least, use a glucometer to check your pre meal and two hours post meal readings to be very safe.
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Carbohydrates are inflammatory. Lower the number of carbs in the diet and this aids the effects. Antioxidants can be found easily enough in other foods such as coffee, no need to seek them primarily from fruit. Fructose goes straight to the liver adding to Fatty Liver which in turn promotes IR.
 
Robbity said:
If I want to eat slightly higher carb fruit, I'll eat it in smaller quarities, often in conjunction with other, lower carb, varieties - so I might have a small apple with blackberries cooked in butter, or diced in a low carb waldorf salad, and spread these over several days; same with rhubarb and orange. Small quanities of blueberries can also be added to a batch of low carb muffins. All my fruit tends to be eaten with fat of some sort: cream - double, clotted, sour, creme fraiche, full fat yoghurt, cooked with butter, raw with cheese like @derry60's apples, or a tiny fig with goats cheese and prosciutto, etc... With a bit of care I can do this without any spikey glucose levels, and hopefully also keep fructose consumption within pretty low limits now I know to be aware of that too...

Robbity
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That must be it Robbity. I have Finn Crispbreads just 4, but have it with full-fat butter and full-fat cheese and does not spike me. I am sure that if I were to eat them on their own, I may spike.
 
Resurgam said:
Blueberries are the highest carb of all the berries - best avoided.
I have a self imposed limit of 10 percent carbs - they are over that.
The other berries I can eat with cream, in small amounts.
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I do not eat Blueberries for two reasons..One as you say, they are higher in carbs, 2 I hate them lol
 
Guzzler said:
Antioxidants can be found easily enough in other foods such as coffee, no need to seek them primarily from fruit.
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Coffee is a fruit...
I eat lots of fruits, like cucumber, avocado, aubergine, olives, tomatoes and peppers. Of the sweeter fruits, like grapes, oranges or apples, I eat only a bite or two, and give the rest to my guinea-pigs. I think guinea-pigs should be on the NHS for diabetics. I might enjoy a bigger part of a sweet fruit as a hypo treatment occasionally.
 
Antje77 said:
Coffee is a fruit...
I eat lots of fruits, like cucumber, avocado, aubergine, olives, tomatoes and peppers. Of the sweeter fruits, like grapes, oranges or apples, I eat only a bite or two, and give the rest to my guinea-pigs. I think guinea-pigs should be on the NHS for diabetics. I might enjoy a bigger part of a sweet fruit as a hypo treatment occasionally.
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Ah, I did not know that coffee is classed as a fruit, interesting stuff. I avoid all the traditional fruits these days apart from berries which I discovered go beautifully with Fage Greek yoghurt. Too much fructose really is no freind of the liver.
 
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