Wow, I am about to approach a very difficult & a bit controversial topic. HOW DOES FRUIT FIT INTO SUGAR CRAVINGS??? If this has not been a question or struggle for you – you are a lucky one that has not been affected. The topic is confusing because of all the health benefits.
FRUIT is very healthy, as we all know. It’s all over the food pyramid {for whatever that is worth}, mentioned constantly in health magazines, it’s delicious!! There are tons of vitamins, and more importantly, living enzymes that are necessary for proper digestion and organ function. However, at the end of the day, all of us struggling with sugar problems….the consensus is clear. FRUIT IS SWEET.
How does this affect sugar cravings for you?
I have been off sugar now since 2002, but I ate quite my share of fruit up until about 2009. In 2009 I started experimenting with adding more vegetables and less fruit. Lots of research points to certain fruits as having substantially less sugar content – such as the BERRY family [strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries}. I have pretty much focused on eating berries, or no fruit at all. However, I LOVE bananas and apples, and almost all kinds of fruit. But lo and behold, as soon as I start adding more fruit back into my diet, I start CRAVING it at different times of the day. When I am not eating fruit, I don’t crave it. In fact, I dont even want the sweet taste of fruit.
I also experienced additional severe skin symptoms of itching and rashes while consuming more than 1 piece of fruit today. VERY STRANGE!!!
PLEASE share your experience on this one, and hopefully we can all learn from one another.
After years of trial and error, unless it is an emergency, and there is nothing else to eat – I need to stay away from fruit. I still eat sweeter vegetables such as carrots and onions….but they dont leave me craving sugar as much as, lets say a pineapple or a mango.
Here’s to wishing you a craving free day! And hopefully some people will post their experience of eating or not eating fruit in their quest to live food craving free.
~Zoe Z