Fruit?

[katalena]

I am a little confused about fruit at the moment.

I am in week 3 RTM.

In the book it says about "introducing fruit which you can eat anytime" and it says you can "have it whenever you like"

does that mean 1 portion once a day whenever you want or you can have it whenever you fancy it i.e. breakfast, after lunch etc...?

The reason for the confusion is it then talks about 5 portions of fruit/veg a day. Which I know is the recommendation but surely not working towards that now?

Please will someone make this clearer for me.

Thank you

Kat xx

 

[Jezebella]

Kat Hun

This is always the hard part, learning to judge, how much of what and when. For me personally I had very little fruit to begin with, and kept it to one meal a day, but that was a personal choice. Now that I am more confident with it, I tend to have some with breakfast and some at the end of the day.On a very long day I might have another piece as a snack. So I guess what I am trying to say is, eat what you feel comfortable with and when you feel comfortable eating it. I still restrict myself quite a lot compared to my sister and other people in my RTM group who seem to eat a lot more fruit in the day. But then I am controlling type ;P

Jez
xx

 

[kenshin112]

i control my fruit intake, but i love my banana/apple smoothie cant get enough of it especially after a hard workout

 

[Foxtrot]

BUT... be careful. Fruit is one of my triggers and it can be very naughty. There can be a lot of sugars and starches so be wary and enjoy each piece for what it is.

I guess we have all been brought up on how good fruit is for us, which it is, but like all things in this journey moderation is the key.