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a. Vegetables > fruit, and I eat a lot of vegetables, to substitute for the carbs. For example, I usually eat broccoli instead of potatoes. b. Many fruits are

a. Vegetables > fruit, and I eat a lot of vegetables, to substitute for the carbs. For example, I usually eat broccoli instead of potatoes. b. Many fruits are 'keto friendly', like blueberries, strawberries, actually mostly berries :), but also something like water melon, in moderation. c. A lot of modern fruit is engineered to be high in sugar and water and low in nutrients, so they might not even be so healthy as you think. d. I can actually eat sweet fruit (although I don't often want to). I was talking more about sugar-crammed stuff like cake and soft drinks.

rickydroll 4y ago
Lots of good points. I still eat fruit under specific circumstances. Rainier cherries, early season white peaches, and home ripened Red d'Anjou pears. All these fruit have this short 2-3 day window when they are beautifully ripe, silky mouth feel and when the fruit warms in your mouth, it releases a perfume that fills your nose with their own unique scent. These are food worth eating. A close follow-up fruit is the small strawberries you get in Estonia at the end of June. They may also have them in Finland but I don't think I got there in time to try them. Again good texture, mouth feel and that wonderful aromatic strawberry flavor you don't get in most places. Certainly not from American supermarket berries.
exfatloss 4y ago
Yea a lot of it is that your palate actually changes after a few months. It usually takes 4-6 months for me and then, when I go back, I notice that I don't enjoy the foods as much any more. Instead I've found new favorites to enjoy on my new diet. Definitely happened with keto. You notice too that even when you get really hungry you don't fantasize about candy any more but about steak :)
ch4s3 4y ago
Modern fruit isn't "engineered to be low in nutrients", this is straight up FUD. Selective breeding is all about tradeoffs and micro-nutrient density has historically been hard to select for, but your average supermarket apple is bursting with potassium, phosphorus, and vitamins C and E.

rickydroll 4y ago

Lots of good points. I still eat fruit under specific circumstances. Rainier cherries, early season white peaches, and home ripened Red d'Anjou pears. All these fruit have this short 2-3 day window when they are beautifully ripe, silky mouth feel and when the fruit warms in your mouth, it releases a perfume that fills your nose with their own unique scent. These are food worth eating. A close follow-up fruit is the small strawberries you get in Estonia at the end of June. They may also have them in Finland but I don't think I got there in time to try them. Again good texture, mouth feel and that wonderful aromatic strawberry flavor you don't get in most places. Certainly not from American supermarket berries.

exfatloss 4y ago

Yea a lot of it is that your palate actually changes after a few months. It usually takes 4-6 months for me and then, when I go back, I notice that I don't enjoy the foods as much any more. Instead I've found new favorites to enjoy on my new diet. Definitely happened with keto. You notice too that even when you get really hungry you don't fantasize about candy any more but about steak :)

ch4s3 4y ago

Modern fruit isn't "engineered to be low in nutrients", this is straight up FUD. Selective breeding is all about tradeoffs and micro-nutrient density has historically been hard to select for, but your average supermarket apple is bursting with potassium, phosphorus, and vitamins C and E.