Fruit And Veges

[Kaycee]

Love the diet, love the fruit and vegetables, but am a bit reluctant to eat too much of it.

As it is I probably eat about4 or 5ervings of fruit a day, with no untoward symptoms. Probably less vegetables, about 3 or four servings. But they are filling, and stop my cravings for fattening food.

What is too much, especially the fruit? Is there any dangers of overdoing it, and what are they?

A friend said, if you eat too much fruit and veges, it will just go straight through you. So she eats too much. But being coeliac, I try to avoid things going straight through me, Ithink I would know the difference between a gluten reaction and too much fruit and veges.

Anyway, I feel I am progressing with becoming totally gluten free. The things that get me are flavours and colours, so I have to be stronger there. But such a little can do so much damage. It takes a bit of coming to terms with in that respect. I measure my progress through my episodes of diahroa and they seem to be getting further and further apart. So I have got my little book which I write down everything I eat and drink and mention my episodes in the loo. There are patterns, but at first it was all stabbing in the dark, and blaming the wrong things. The less processed food each day, lessens the things it can be.

Thanks

Cathy

[Smunkeemom]

when you get D and tummy aches you may have eaten too much fruit in one sitting.

(same thing for veggies, but add gas)

I used to be vegan, and there was no such thing as too much fruit and veggie, but you have to make sure your diet it otherwise balanced (like put some peanut butter on your apples LOL)

anyway, I wouldn't worry about it, if you feel good and are healthy, you can't ask for much more (other than friends who mind their own business)

[Kaycee]

Peanut butter with banana is nice.

I have just had peanut butter on crackers.

I am not giving up meat etc, never even thought about it.

Thanks for your reply.

Cathy

[Lister]

as long as you feel good nothing to worry about for how much, and for it passing, frankly even if i only eat some carrots some of it will just pass anyways, so i meen i dont think that eating to much fruit or vegies will make you just pass them, if your gonna pass your gonna pass

[Kaycee]

Lister I feel good, getting better, hope you will soon too..

I want to eat more fruit and veges, but I was more worried about all the extra fibre would just go straight through, and then I will be back where I started, not absorbing all the nutrients I need. Still I didn't do too badly while eating gluten back then, as I was nowhere malnourished.

But this has given me a new respect for my body and health.

Cathy

[jerseyangel]

I find that I can pretty much eat all the veggies I want--as long as most of them are cooked (except salad, which I eat daily). Fruit, unfortunately, I have to limit

[corinne]

Too much fructose or too much fibre can cause loose stools or even D. so you'll know when you're overdoing it. As for not absorbing nutrients, you're getting so many with the extra fruit + veggies, I wouldn't worry about it.

[Ursa Major]

Well, according to what I have read over the past years (and I read a lot), you CAN eat too much fruit, but you cannot eat too many veggies. You may want to reverse things. Two to three servings of fruit a day is fine, more than that is too much (because it contains fruit sugar, which is not good in excess, even if it's in the fruit). More vegetables would be good, though. I don't think you can overdo fibre from veggies. But if you still get diarrhea, you may want to eat them well cooked until it stops. Then raw should be okay (but I still have to limit raw veggies after nine months gluten-free).

[Guest Robbin]

I have the same problem as Ursula and Patti--I have to limit fruits and stick to veggies-mostly cooked. Salad gives me the "gnawing" stomach pains and cramps still. I hope you feel better soon. btw--your friend is a little nutty to think that D is ok- Does she mean by "goes right through you" a D episode? yikes

[HawkFire]

More vegetables, less fruit. And uncooked as opposed to what the other poster said. I was just reading a post about going raw and have been interested in this myself. Raw vegetables, uncooked are very nutritious. Nuts are also a nice source of protein and help balance out the vegs and fruits. Potatoes (cooked) are a nice starch. Grated potato pancakes are wonderful. So many seasonings to spice them up. You can make them taste different each time. I also used potato pancakes as bread in the morning. I would make an egg sandwhich on them. Or use them as a piece of toast.