Comments on: Dear Mark: Best Fruit Choices http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:35:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dear Mark: All Things Sweet (Plus Cheese and Gut Health) | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/#comment-119249 Dear Mark: All Things Sweet (Plus Cheese and Gut Health) | Mark's Daily Apple Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:51:46 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1229#comment-119249 [...] Best Fruit Choices [...] [...] Best Fruit Choices [...]

]]> By: Aaron http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/#comment-100260 Aaron Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:40:38 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1229#comment-100260 Thanks for the comments and questions, Keenan. We'll keep them in mind when constructing future posts. Thanks again. Your comments are always welcome additions to the boards. Thanks for the comments and questions, Keenan. We’ll keep them in mind when constructing future posts. Thanks again. Your comments are always welcome additions to the boards.

]]> By: Keenan http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/#comment-100233 Keenan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:04:18 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1229#comment-100233 The thing to remember about fruit is that it is seasonal (or at least, it was) and so probably was not eaten year-round by prehistoric man for more than a few months a year. The flip side to this, however, is that prehistoric man was very inactive during the winter months. I doubt most of us take 4-6 months off from our exercising and weightlifting routines each year to simulate "hibernation", so I think we can justify a little bit more fruit to cover the extra energy expenditure. For tropical fruits like mangoes, pineapples, etc, seasonal is definitely the way to go. As for melons, though: doesn't it take almost half a cantaloupe to provide enough GL to move your blood sugar at all? Slightly frozen melon with cinnamon, flax, seed, and kefir makes a great dessert, btw. What are your thoughts on bananas, other than just placing them in the occasional category? I generally only eat them post work out (usually slightly frozen with almond butter) but I'd be curious to hear your opinion, specifically about the conversion from fructose to sucrose as they ripen and how that could be good or bad. The thing to remember about fruit is that it is seasonal (or at least, it was) and so probably was not eaten year-round by prehistoric man for more than a few months a year. The flip side to this, however, is that prehistoric man was very inactive during the winter months. I doubt most of us take 4-6 months off from our exercising and weightlifting routines each year to simulate “hibernation”, so I think we can justify a little bit more fruit to cover the extra energy expenditure. For tropical fruits like mangoes, pineapples, etc, seasonal is definitely the way to go.

As for melons, though: doesn’t it take almost half a cantaloupe to provide enough GL to move your blood sugar at all? Slightly frozen melon with cinnamon, flax, seed, and kefir makes a great dessert, btw.

What are your thoughts on bananas, other than just placing them in the occasional category? I generally only eat them post work out (usually slightly frozen with almond butter) but I’d be curious to hear your opinion, specifically about the conversion from fructose to sucrose as they ripen and how that could be good or bad.

]]> By: John's Weight Loss Blog http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/#comment-100165 John's Weight Loss Blog Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:01:46 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1229#comment-100165 How about mango? We had some fresh mango this weekend that was so good it just has to be bad for you. How about mango? We had some fresh mango this weekend that was so good it just has to be bad for you.

]]> By: primalman http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/#comment-100056 primalman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:17:24 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1229#comment-100056 This is an interesting topic that I have considered and struggled with from a logical point of view for quite some time. Hopefully, someone here can shed some light on this topic for me. The issue is that Grok ate whatever was available and did not consider GI or GL before diving-in and even gorging himself on whatever was available. From this, are we to assume that citrus, melons, bananas etc were less readily available than lower GL foods? I understand that the paleo world was large and diverse in terms of climate and consequent vegetation. However, it seems that if Grok was living in a warmer climate that more tropical fruits would be available in abundance. It seems that a true paleo diet would consist of eating foods that Grok ate and not paying attention to the GL of various foods. This is an interesting topic that I have considered and struggled with from a logical point of view for quite some time. Hopefully, someone here can shed some light on this topic for me.

The issue is that Grok ate whatever was available and did not consider GI or GL before diving-in and even gorging himself on whatever was available. From this, are we to assume that citrus, melons, bananas etc were less readily available than lower GL foods? I understand that the paleo world was large and diverse in terms of climate and consequent vegetation. However, it seems that if Grok was living in a warmer climate that more tropical fruits would be available in abundance.

It seems that a true paleo diet would consist of eating foods that Grok ate and not paying attention to the GL of various foods.

]]> By: 32Simon http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/#comment-100019 32Simon Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:15:00 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1229#comment-100019 Whoever said you couldn't eat fruit on the Primal Blueprint?! Whoever said you couldn’t eat fruit on the Primal Blueprint?!

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