Fruits

[Scotsguy1966]

Hi

I am wondering which fruits are the best to lower blood glocuse levels ? Heard bananas are a no no ? Berries ? I know are great but how many portions per day ? Etc ?

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi

I am wondering which fruits are the best to lower blood glocuse levels ? Heard bananas are a no no ? Berries ? I know are great but how many portions per day ? Etc ?

Fruits won't lower blood glucose as such but can be included in moderation as part of you dietary regime which should be limiting high carb foods.
Bananas, pineapple, mango, grapes are high carb, apples, oranges, pears, peaches, blueberries medium carb, other berries low carb.
People will be different in how much fruit they can tolerate and it can depend on what they eat it with. Probably better regarded as part of your meal rather than just picking at as extras.
If you are having berries with Greek yoghurt for breakfast, a portion is probably about 100g which would be about 6g carb. A small ,pear would be about 10g carb, a small apple10g carb, a small banana 15g carb, a small orange 5g carb. Fruit is tricky to know how many carbs as it all depends on the size and how ripe something is so it can only be an approximation.
Just count what you have as part of your carbs for the day.

 

[Scotsguy1966]

Thank you for that great info . I’ll bear it in mind now when choosing what fruits to eat .

 

[Drummer]

Remember that fruits also include things such as aubergines, sweet peppers, courgette, cucumber, avocados, tomatoes, all of which are quite low carb choices.

 

[Leadinglights]

Remember that fruits also include things such as aubergines, sweet peppers, courgette, cucumber, avocados, tomatoes, all of which are quite low carb choices.

I suppose we always think of those as vegetables but also many more 'fruits' than the obvious.
That is a good reminder.

 

[Drummer]

I suppose we always think of those as vegetables but also many more 'fruits' than the obvious.
That is a good reminder.

One advantage of my BSc, I suppose, another one is knowing how to persuade the apple trees in the garden to produce multiple small apples by adjusting the type and amount of fertilizer and the pruning method. They are golden delicious by variety, but totally unlike any seen in the shops. They even taste different.