In daily life, some people are overly superstitious about the health, weight loss, beauty, and other effects of fruits. Here are five "don'ts" of eating fruit. See how many you've made!
Don't use fruit as a substitute for vegetables
Fruits contain organic acids and aromatic substances, which play an important role in stimulating appetite and helping with nutrient absorption. Moreover, fruits don't need to be cooked, so there's no nutritional loss. However, the amount of minerals and vitamins in fruits is far less than in vegetables. If you don't eat vegetables and rely only on fruit, it is absolutely not enough to provide sufficient nutrients. In terms of vitamin C content, inexpensive cabbage and radish contain about 10 times more than apples, pears, and peaches. The vitamin C content in green peppers and cauliflower is 2-3 times that of strawberries and citrus. Therefore, consuming about 500 grams of vegetables daily is essential.
Don't use fruit as a meal replacement
The human body needs nearly 50 different nutrients to survive, especially more than 65 grams of fat per day to maintain the renewal and repair of tissues and organs. Fruits contain over 85% water, but their protein content is less than 1%, and they contain almost no essential fatty acids, far from meeting the body's nutritional needs. Fruit can only be a supplement to a main meal; it's delicious but shouldn't be over-eaten.
Don't eat too much fruit to lose weight
In fact, fruit is not a very low-calorie food. Because of its pleasant sweetness, its sugar content often reaches over 80%, and it's easily digestible simple and double sugars. Although fruits have fewer calories than rice by weight, their sweet taste makes them easy to overindulge in, so the sugar intake often exceeds the limit. Losing weight by eating fruit is not reliable.
Don't blindly trust expensive imported fruits
Many people think that expensive foreign fruits must be more nutritious, but this is not the case. Imported fruits begin to degrade nutrients during transportation, so their freshness is not ideal. Furthermore, to survive long-distance transport, they are often picked before they are fully ripe and preserved with chemicals, which may affect their quality. Therefore, when buying imported fruits, be sure to be discerning and check the quality.
Don't rely on fruit to supplement vitamins
The vitamin C content of most fruits is not high, and the content of other vitamins is even more limited. There are 13 types of vitamins, which come from a variety of foods.
It is extremely unwise to rely solely on fruit to provide all vitamins.
For example, to meet the recommended daily intake of vitamin C for a person, you would need to consume 5 kilograms of Fuji apples, which is an absolutely impossible task.