Is eating too much fruit fattening? Or a weight loss tool???

Question

USUALLY ABOUT 3-4 APPLES A DAY

Answer 1

Fruit is good for you, but like all things that are good for you, it's good up to a point. I'd say 2-3 apples are plenty. There's a lot of fiber in them (especially if you eat the skins!), a lot of vitamins. But also a lot of sugar, which you don't need. At least they are very low in fat!

Answer 2

Fruit is not fattening.

NO food is fattening. Any food CAN be fattening if you eat too much of it. The basic equation of weight loss is to consume less calories than you burn off.

Fruit is high in sugar and sugar has LOTS of calories. On the other hand, fruit has a lot of other good benefits, including natural fiber and good vitamins. If you are going to snack between healthy meals, then apples are VERY good for you. so are oranges, peaches and most other fruits.

The key to good, HEALTHY weight loss is to watch the calories, BALANCE the kinds of foods you eat to include what the body needs, and to get regular exercise.

Answer 3

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3 or 4 apples a day seems like a lot. I could see you getting sick of eating apples all the time so I have a feeling it isn't long term, but you might want to mix it up a bit. 7-10 servings of fruits and vegetables is recommended for adults per day, so you're getting about half that from just apples.

A healthy diet is also a varied diet. Fruit is important, but don't just eat apples. There are lots of other fruits and veggies (and veggies aren't as high in sugar) out there. Enjoy them!

Answer 4

Two things to think about when it comes to fruit, especially apples. You should not of course base your entire diet on just eating apples all day. You are missing alot of nutrients that other foods provide. As far as a snack goes, they are great. I have one everyday at 4:00 p.m...consider it my fourth meal of the day. Just have to be careful when eating too many as they are very high in sugar, hence the sweet taste. It may be natural sugar but sugar non the less. As we all know sugar turns to fat in the end and that's the opposite of what we want happening when dieting. I am at the gym around 6:00 each night so having that little jolt of sugar before is a good thing and of course I am working it off at the same time. Good luck.

Answer 5

Eating too much anything is fattening.

Calories are calories. Your intake must be balanced to your usage or you will gain weight. Period!

For your desired weight, you need to look at a chart and see how many calories your body need to remain at that weight. Take in more you gain weight, take in less you lose weight.

Now as to HEALTH, you have to use those calories wisley to balance out the type of nutirents you are taking in. Use the "food groups" chart to balance out your diet and use calories to balance out your weight.

I was 290 pounds(US) and limited my calories to 1500 a day (2000 was my maintenance intake) and lost 60 pounds. I ate everything I wanted to eat, as long as it didn't go over 1500 calories a day. (That can be 150 items at 10 calories each or that can be 1 item worth 1500 calories... my choice.)

It really is that simple. Count your calories.



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Answer 6

Fruit is not fattening. Some fruit, like avocados, have fat in them, but it is the good kind of fat your body needs. Apples are fine. And all fruit is full of vitamins; that can't be bad, right?

Answer 7

Fruit does have calories, but they are good ones, i eat fruit as just meals sometimes....like breakfast a bunch of cut up fruit with splendia, or bannas with yougurt for luch, they are def. good to replace something else thou, say your having a burger, have fruit as your side rather then fries or chips...a meduim apple only has about 65 calories

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Sleep in a cold room Sleeping in a cold room is a best way to force your body to heat itself up for hours

Answer 10

Don t skip breakfast and choose that s high in protein for energy and full of fiber to keep you satisfied for hours