yeah, it probably good to get a little more variety
PRETTYISPINK 5/27/08 5:07 P
Thank you, I should probably cut back then on the fruit & eat some more protien or just more variety because I had 8 cups of watermelon today lol (I love fruit!) :) Thanks
COACH_TANYA 5/27/08 10:54 A
Fruit is healthy and provides many beneficial vitamins and minerals. It isn't going to "make you fat" especially something like watermelon which is mostly water anyway. 5-7servings a day is likely the most you are going to be able to get while still getting all the other foods necessary to make sure you are meeting your calorie, protein, iron, calcium and other key nutrient needs as well.
Hope that is a little more direct and answers your question.
Coach Tanya
JPOPSUKI93 5/27/08 9:15 A
I just talked to my mom yesterday about that --sugars in fruit which I also love and she said they're very high in sugars, but their like 'good sugars' if that's possible. she really didn't explain much further but she's a nurse and she took Nutrition in college, I'll look it up in one of her old textbooks and try to get back to you.
PRETTYISPINK 5/23/08 7:17 P
yes, but I was hoping to find out if it was really actually "bad" for me, or would be stored as fat I tend too eat too much of it
Or maybe I should ask "what is the absolute MAXIMUM amount of fruit servings suggested"
I still get the right amount of protiens fats, & carbs
FEATHERA 5/23/08 5:31 P
Did you read the Coach's answer to the question? teens.sparkpeople.com/myspark/messageboard.asp?imboard=163&imparent=10077684
PRETTYISPINK 5/23/08 4:18 P
I really love fruit. I mean, I eat 5-14 servings of fruit a day (I still eat lots of veggies) Today I went crazy on watermelon (it was SOOOOO good) and I had 7 cups today (& I've been eating 1800 calories-yay!)
I saw another post about fruit & limiting the sugar intake. I had always thought the sugar in fruit (fructose, glucose etc) didn't really matter because it was taken in the body differently than refined sugar.
After reading this I feel like anything that tastes good makes me fat. :( ah, I'm so confused! Please help.
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