Does anyone eat fruit in this forum???

[tapshoes 2]

I very much enjoy fruit - and eat them daily. Sometimes in a smoothies, but more often just as a snack or as part of the meal. The only thing that I have had trouble with since banding is raspberry seeds...for some reasons, they are a challenge. Given their size youd wouldn't think that would be an issue, but they are for me! But anything else goes...

My challenge is to remember not to eat too much of them - I am a volume eater...so 1/4c of raisins for example could EASILY be 2 cups if I don't watch it.

[phenry 0]

I am due to be banded next month and I really need my fruit and veggies! I hope I fall into the classification of fruit and veggie eaters!

[MSan914 3]

I LOVE fruit - but since the band I have not yet eaten an apple or an orange. I have kept to bananas, melons, grapes and all kinds of berries.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

I do love fruit and I do eat it. I have anywhere from 1-2 per day. I also love veggies just as much. I try my very best to make sure I'm getting all my fruits and veggies in. I've noticed since banding I need them to "function" normally if you get my drift.

Funny thing is, I'm pretty tight but I don't seem to have much issue if at all with eating fruit - even apples with skin. Good thing because it is very dense with Fiber. I love fruit! It is clearly the better choice for the sweet craving.

[phenry 0]

I worry about the functioning thing too.

[dwf 0]

I am 8 months post op. and have about 6cc in me.

Bananna: 1/2 at one sitting.

Strawberrys go down good

Grapes: I have to spit out the peel

Pineapple: I have to spit out the texture portion

Thank you to the other responces, as I have not tried apples yet.

[krtork 0]

Love fruit! I eat apples all the time and my fav indulgence for awhile was an apple with Peanut Butter - yum. However, I noticed the pb was starting to get larger and larger, so I cut that out! I have not had any problems with bananas, peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, blackberries or raspberries. All seem to go down just fine!

I love summer!

[aubrie 6]

Now that summer is here I'm LOVING watermelon, honeydew melon and peaches!!!

[kcmagu 3]

I love fruit and miss eating it in the quantities I used to. Oranges just don't work for me anymore though.

- I love having fruit in smoothies, or with a little granola or Protein Cereal over greek yogurt.

I will occasionally eat fruit as a snack by itself but I usually try to have it with some sort of Protein (apples w/ pb or have a piece of cheese too)

[Sarah.R 2]

I was told by my dietician to try and keep a balanced diet (as balanced as you can get with the band) my vegies where low and so where my fruit intake so at the moment I've had strawberries every day. Like yesterday for Breakfast I had a piece of toast with jam and 3 strawberries. At the moment it's hard to find any other fruit that's ripe, because it's winter here in australia and strawberries are the only thing I like (bananas make me puke from the smell of them) so it'll probably be easier once summer comes.

[futurbander2007 24]

I too have a hard time with fruit so I throw them in the blenderwith a little Water and make smoothies. It's been the only way I can get a full days worth of fruit in. I do this every morning since I am too tight to eat and it feels good to get something down in the a.m. Good luck to you!!

[Kristine73 1]

I'm a vegetarian, so I eat lots of fruits and veggies.

I haven't tried eating apples, yet, as I'm only one month post-op.

Though, I buy all kinds of frozen fruit at wal-mart. Such as various berries, mango and peaches. I make a morning smoothie using lite-soy milk and Protein powder. I add two fruits, what ever I feel like that morning. I buy bananas and freeze them for my smoothies, as well. Peel the bananas, slice them and throw a portion (about 1/2 a large banana) in individual zip-lock bags.

I bought one of those blending wand things. I blend and drink in the same cup. I looked at the magic bullet gadget. But, I got the 250 watt wand for 1/2 the cost. It even can w/a food processor. I guess it's one of those, "To each her own" things

If you're worried about Fiber, you can try a Metamucil-type product. I used to buy those apple flavored Metamucil cookies/wafers. That was my in pre-vegetarian days, lol. But, my hubs, who is a devout carnivor, likes those thins, which says a lot!. He's picky eater. If it's not meat or overed in hocolate, he's not interested! And he's pencil thin, to boot. It irks me so much.

[Cleo's Mom 257]

I buy the no sugar added fruits in those little containers that are already measured as 1/2 cup. Peaches, mandarin oranges and applesauce. My fresh fruits are 1/2 banana or 1/2 cup of blueberries or raspberries. I haven't had cantaloupe yet because it's too expensive but I think I would tolerate it. I eat fruit at every meal. I also eat veggies at lunch and dinner. So that is 5 servings a day of fruits & veggies and 5-9 servings/day is recommended.

[queenlil09 1]

This has been an issue for me because I'm somewhat of a fruit junkie, haha. I LOVE fruit. Like everyone else here probably, there are days I can get certain foods down better than others. I have a pretty good track record with bananas, cantelope, apples, and watermelon. I tend to have to suck the juice out of oranges, which is pointless cause I could just drink a glass of oj much more easily. If I am really craving grapes, I will eat a few by peeling them first. This doesnt' happen often though because it is so tedious to peel a grape, haha! I really love pineapple, but it tend to be pretty difficult for me to eat, and unfortunately, there are no really good tricks to eating pineapple.< /p>

Anyone have any good tricks to keep bananas fresh after they've been cut? I can't eat an entire banana in one sitting and I hate to waste the leftover.

[kcmagu 3]

fruit fresh is amazing - most stores have it in the produce or canning section - it's a powder (basically I think its a from of citric acid) that you either sprinkle on or can mix with a little Water and then toss with the fruit. - also helps keep guacamole beautiful.