Thread: Can fruit cause weight gain?

I had lost a lot of weight, but I have put on a stone over the last six months. Thinking back, I think it was when I switched to increasing my fruit intake.

I exercise by a brisk walk 30 mins a day!

I think I may be having too much carbs? But I thought the carbs in fruit would not lead to weight gain?#

The only other thing is that I take Acai tablets - and drink five cups of green tea. Would either of these lead to weight gain? I thought they would help me loose weight?



A couple of typical meals from this week is below:-


Day One



Breakfast

Fruit Hit - Orange Juice 500ml, 125 ml

Asda Smart Price - Natural Yoghurt - Low Fat, 125 g

Warburtons - Seeded Batch Bread 400g, 1 Slice

Tesco - Swiss Style Muesli, Contains More Fruit and Nut, 25 g 1 cup



Lunch

Sun Maid - Small Box Rasins, 1 box

Mullier Light - Vanilla Yoghurt Fat Free, 190 g POT

Warburtons - Seeded Batch Bread 400g, 1 Slice



Dinner

Eggs - Fried (whole egg), 1 large

Generic - Bacon Grilled - 2 Slices, 2 Rashers Grilled

Heinz - Baked Beans Half Tin, 1 small tin

Generic - Hash Brown Potato Wedge - Triangular, 2 wedge

Peach - Fresh, 1 large

Snacks

Fruit - Bannana, 180 grams

Fruit - Apple, 125 g

Pineapple - Raw, all varieties, 1 slice (3-1/2" dia x 3/4" thick)

Oranges - Tangerines, 1 small





Day Two






Breakfast

Tesco - Apple Juice Carton From Concentrate, 200 ml

Nestle - Raisins Oats & More (With 125ml Semi Skimmed Milk), 30 g with 125ml semi skimmed milk



Lunch

Batchelors - Chicken & Leek Cup A Soup, 109 g

Sun Maid - Small Box Rasins, 1 box

Mullier Light - Vanilla Yoghurt Fat Free, 190 g POT

Warburtons - Seeded Batch Bread 400g, 1 Slice



Dinner

Sainsbury's - Chicken Curry With Rice Frozen Meal, 1 tray

Generic - Conference Pear, 1 medium (100g)



Snacks

Fruit - Bannana, 180 grams

All i can really think of is the Sugars in your cereal & juice.x

you should really stick to 5 portions of fruit and or veg a day, fresh orange juice has a lot of sugar in plus your body isnt using the calories to digest like it would with an actual orange

I think it's the sugar hit that juice, dried fruit and processed foods can give you that's unhealthy, regular unprocessed fruit is pretty healthy, so long as you're not binging on it.

Are you eating enough? How many calories do you reckon that is that you're eating?

If you want to eat more fruit/veg, usually it's best to go for the veg. They keep you full, and have less sugars.

hiya just jumping in here, since eating low carb diets I am fairly against fruit, especially over vegetables. Of our 5 a day, only 2 portions ideally would be fruit and only 1 of those juice. Dried fruit is also very sugary.
I mean its loads better than any other forms of sugar, dont get me wrong.

oh the whole your diet seems quite high in carbs, I would eat more protein and more vegetables