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    Newbie here, but out of most of the literature I have been reading no one mentions fruit...why is this? I would think from the vitamin/carb standpoint it would be good...but most people get their carbs from rice/oats... just kind of curious b/c i consume probably 4-5 servings of fruit a day

  • #2
    It depends on when you eat it. Post-workout, fruit should be great, but after that, the reason most people use those other sources is because they contain more complex carbohydrates vs. the simple carbs found in fruit, I believe.
    We'll see how this goes...

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    • #3
      I eat tons of fruit.. especially berries. I buy 2 cartoons of strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries a week. hopefuly raspberries start getting cheaper and i can get them again tooO! (they're myf av)


      My diet revolves around fruit, veggies, and lean protein sources...

      IMO you can't replace fruit with other carbs and/or a multivitamin/fiber pill -- the nutrients in whole foods are second to none.

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      • #4
        This is true. I just try to make sure that most of my fruit intake goes in the first half of the day. That's when I use Golden Gains (fruit servings in that - awesome!) and I always have some sort of fruit with a hard boiled egg mid-morning.
        We'll see how this goes...

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        • #5
          I always have fruit in the am too. Except my apple pre-workout.
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          • #6
            ohhh ok good...yeah I have been doing research here and there and "sample" days are all complex carbs and what not...granted these are samples but I was just surprised... yeah i normally hit about 2 bananas pre work out and then maybe an apple post and maybe some fruit w/ yogurt mid afternoon

            my workouts are at lunch..lately I have been trying to get most carbs in by 5 or so

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            • #7
              I've recently started eating a granola, bananna, blackberry, strawberry snack whenever I get hungry. Damn it's delcioius.

              Those little blackberry seeds suck though.

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              • #8
                no raspberries!?>! they're the best I think -- just look at fat burners and see how many have raspberry ketones in them..



                from wiki:
                When given to mice in high doses (up to 2% of food intake), raspberry ketone has been shown to prevent high-fat-diet-induced elevations in body weight.[4] This effect is reported to stem from the alteration of lipid metabolism, increasing norepinephrine-induced lipolysis. Although products containing this compound are marketed for weight loss, this effect has not been studied in humans.


                of course, all the other berries are the bomb too! I am so excitied they are back in season.. i can have an entire fridge shelf full of diff color berries again =)

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by jdiritto View Post
                  no raspberries!?>! they're the best I think -- just look at fat burners and see how many have raspberry ketones in them..






                  of course, all the other berries are the bomb too! I am so excitied they are back in season.. i can have an entire fridge shelf full of diff color berries again =)
                  I KNOW! blue berries were so expensive for a bit..but then strawberries came around and you could get sooo many for cheap

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                  • #10
                    just buy them frozen. Last longer and still have nutrients etc locked in.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by rchapman View Post
                      just buy them frozen. Last longer and still have nutrients etc locked in.
                      haha yeah, i ended up hitting costco and grabbing a big bag...great for shakes imo

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