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Watching Fructose - What Fruit Can I Eat?

By Joan McDaniel                          

Continuing my story of finding something healthy to eat after being very sick:

Once I have found a safe breakfast Cereal, I wanted something to top it off.

I started my look around for articles. I never really enjoyed fruit, but knew it must be a major part of a good diet. 

I started to eat fruit, lots of it.

Then one day an article showed which indicated how high the sugar content of some fruit is. One of my health problems is a border line high blood glucose readings. I had better watch my sugar intake. 

I cut way down on my fruit intake but still wanted the luxury of a sweet taste to my morning cereal or oatmeal, plus I needed nutrition.  

I found verification for what I instinctively knew. Berries, Cranberries, Blueberries, and Strawberries are good for you. Again moderation was the answer. I can eat my fruit but no more than 24 grams a day. Cranberry, blueberry and strawberry contain some of the lowest counts of fructose or sugar.

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Chardel Vyjial

7:32 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012

Stay away from grapes! they are very high in sugar too.

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Joan McDaniel

9:05 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012

Oh Boy, you are right about that, I just looked it up. Grapes have 12.5 g of fructose in 1 cup one of the highest fructose counts. The Standard American Diet (SAD) recommended by the USDA says eat up to ? (I can't remember how much they say) helpings of fruit a day. They never ever talk about the amount of sugar or fructose in the fruit abd I don't think they care.
Thanks Chardel Vvjial

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