Hi aGgressivefatloss.com Lovers,
Raspberries are best, Strawberries a close second, and then blackberries and blueberries are high on the list.
Here’s the problem… loads of fructose and sucrose that simply will not fly if you’re watching your blood glucose and your carb count.
It’s a bummer because they pack so much in the way of nutrients (and antioxidants) and I sort of feel like we don’t get to get all of the benefit.
Even when I am on keto, I still eat probably 1/2 cup to even a full cup of fruit a day, and we’re starting to see a lot of low-carb people advocating for even more.
Raspberries, for example, contain an amylase inhibitor that actually helps to SLOW down carb absorption and possibly reduce insulin spikes.
So here’s what I do:
When I am NOT watching my carb count, I usually have at least one cup of berries per day. I will have them usually with some kefir or maybe a bit of cottage cheese.
But, other times, when I want to get my fruit and antioxidant intake up, I use Organifi’s RED JUICE (only has 2g of sugar with 13 superfoods) – Get my personal 20% off Discount Here
It also has a clinical dose of cordyceps in it to help with recovery and overall response to stress (helps the body adapt in it’s stress response).
The 2g of sugar in it are just a result of the freeze-dried berries! They actually use real fruit and freeze dry them in order to extract the antioxidants and other vitamins and minerals, which makes it super unique.
Organifi’s Red Juice really is a cool way to get the benefit of fruits without the carb count (here’s that 20% off link, but this is a personal discount link, so please don’t share it with too many people).
Raspberries are best, Strawberries a close second, and then blackberries and blueberries are high on the list.
Here’s the problem… loads of fructose and sucrose that simply will not fly if you’re watching your blood glucose and your carb count.
It’s a bummer because they pack so much in the way of nutrients (and antioxidants) and I sort of feel like we don’t get to get all of the benefit.
Even when I am on keto, I still eat probably 1/2 cup to even a full cup of fruit a day, and we’re starting to see a lot of low-carb people advocating for even more.
Raspberries, for example, contain an amylase inhibitor that actually helps to SLOW down carb absorption and possibly reduce insulin spikes.
So here’s what I do:
When I am NOT watching my carb count, I usually have at least one cup of berries per day. I will have them usually with some kefir or maybe a bit of cottage cheese.
But, other times, when I want to get my fruit and antioxidant intake up, I use Organifi’s RED JUICE (only has 2g of sugar with 13 superfoods) – Get my personal 20% off Discount Here
It also has a clinical dose of cordyceps in it to help with recovery and overall response to stress (helps the body adapt in it’s stress response).
The 2g of sugar in it are just a result of the freeze-dried berries! They actually use real fruit and freeze dry them in order to extract the antioxidants and other vitamins and minerals, which makes it super unique.
Organifi’s Red Juice really is a cool way to get the benefit of fruits without the carb count (here’s that 20% off link, but this is a personal discount link, so please don’t share it with too many people).
And the taste…. it’s sweetened with stevia/monkfruit, so it tastes like a cup of fresh juice (without the sticky).
Anyway…
The best time to have fruit if you are on a lower carb plan, is either right after your workout when your body can suck up the sugars out of it a bit more, or right in the evening time.
After a workout, the body will at least utilize the glucose portion from fruit. Fruit is made up of fructose as well as glucose and sucrose. This means that the body uses the glucose to replace muscle glycogen that is lost during a workout.
The fructose, unfortunately does not contribute to glycogen replenishment, which is one of the reasons you don’t want to go overboard on the fruit. That is where using a red juice does come in handy though, for what it is worth.
The other time to have fruit, is at night, which can help allow amino acids to get into the brain that can help you sleep.
That doesn’t mean you load up on buckets of fruit right before bed, but having a half cup or so along with dinner (keto or not) might help you get some well deserved zzz’s as it can help put the amino-acids in your protein to a bit better use.
I wouldn’t really recommend eating a lot of melons, though. Although there is some interesting sets of benefits with various melon, most of the time the sugar ratio is simply too high.
Crazy enough, you generally do want to eat fruits that are higher in fructose (you can google search these) because fructose does NOT spike insulin (much).
In the grand scheme of all the fruits, it’s better to have a moderate amount of fructose (not the same as high fructose corn syrup, fyi) than it is to have a high amount of insulin spiking glucose.
Things that come from the earth are generally good for you, and I am an advocate for anything that isn’t hyper processed and hyper-palatable. I know people talk some serious smack about fruit, but I haven’t seen someone get fat from eating 1 cup of berries per day (maybe you have??).
Either way, fruit, plus a bit of red juice that tastes delicious to polish off my minerals and vitamins and voila!
See you tomorrow!
Aggressivefatloss.com
