a few questions on fruit

[Guest guest]

Hello all-

I see a lot of debate on fruit here.

I have a few questions on combining & specific fruits and would like

some simplification as I have had so much opposing info.

1) I have read and heard that MELONS (cantaloupe etc) should be eaten

alone. Yes or No? Also, at OHI they gave Watermelon, yet everyone is

so concerned w sugar- watermelon is the highest sugar fruit there is,

unless it does not count due to the high water content.any thoughts

on water-melon? Grapefruit - David Wolfe suggests a 3 day grapefruit

fast/cleanse, yet I believe Roger has stated he is not a big

grapefruit fan.

2) Many here express concern about fruit due to sugar content - is

this a concern? Should I stick w lower GI fruits (pears,plums,peaches

etc)

3) Roger himself has stated MOST of his calories come from high water

volume fruits - is that oranges, apples etc. (if so, again- aren't

they " sugary " ?)

4) fruit combining? - I have been to retreats (OHI in SD)- they have

food combining charts and classes that even break fruit down into

sweet, sub-sweet, etc. Is this overkill?

** My main concern is weight loss, I am not seeking relief from

cancer so I have no " sugar concerns " (unless that has an appetite

stimulant effect resulting in weight) - I have no parasite problems

which many at my different retreats seem to have had.

I am not interested in Rejuvelac etc...

I am seeking to transition to raw by using Dr Fuhrman's Eat to Live,

but he starts w 4 fruit/day- yet does little if no discussion of food

combining, let alone fruit combining.

More questions to come, but would like any input clarifying the major

aspects of Fuhrman's plan

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

All foods should ideally be eaten alone. A meal of one particular

food and then at the next meal another food item is simplest and

probably healthiest. I eat a little of various plant foods at each

meal, but usually just one type of fruit.

 

I believe watermelon " is the highest sugar fruit there is,

unless it does not count due to the high water content. " I like it a

lot and when I have it I overeat it. That's the problem with the

high sugar fruits like grapes, I want to and do eat more than I know

is appropriate.

 

Someday I may eat only the " GI (whatever GI means) fruits

(pears,plums,peaches etc) " just so I don't feel bad overeating the

excessively sweet fruits.

[Guest guest]

GI stands for Glycemic Index.

Feather

 

Rich Sachs <seconaphim wrote:

All foods should ideally be eaten alone. A meal of one particular

food and then at the next meal another food item is simplest and

probably healthiest. I eat a little of various plant foods at each

meal, but usually just one type of fruit.

 

I believe watermelon " is the highest sugar fruit there is,

unless it does not count due to the high water content. " I like it a

lot and when I have it I overeat it. That's the problem with the

high sugar fruits like grapes, I want to and do eat more than I know

is appropriate.

 

Someday I may eat only the " GI (whatever GI means) fruits

(pears,plums,peaches etc) " just so I don't feel bad overeating the

excessively sweet fruits.