How much fruit do you eat?

Most mornings I have a Nutribulit smoothie.
In goes half avocado.
Banana.
Handful of spinach.
Blueberries.
Raspberries and any other fruit lying around that needs to be used up
Always have grapes on hand and occasionally an apple or orange.
Prefer good quality orange juice though.
Just bought some pears and some kiwi fruits.

My fruit basket is never empty.

Do NOT enjoy

I eat fruit none stop, just love it. My twice day salad consists of mixed leaves, avocado and then any fruit I can think of but mostly grapes, orange, pear, mango and blueberries. I never eat salads out as I do enjoy all the ingredients they put on their salads. If I cook, it is mainly vegetables with pasta. I cannot get my head around how anyone thinks fruit is boring. When I am asked what I would like as a present I always answer fruit, cheese or nuts please as it is all becoming so very expensive

On a prediabetic course a few years ago, I was told of my 5 a day, really 3 should be veg and 2 just very small portions of fruit. Eating low fat at the moment after pancreatitis and gallbladder removal, my fruit intake for breakfast is mixed tinned and fresh and is much more than I was told then!

Being diabetic I can't eat tropical fruits because of their sugar content. I eat blueberries, strawberries and raspberries every day and half a banana occasionally. But most of my fibre intake has to come from green leafy vegetables.

I enjoy fruit but I have to limit my intake. Ido eat lots of veg and salad.
Usually berries or half a banana with cereals, and maybe one more item at some point, especially nectarines and apricots in season, or pears from my tree. But mostly I use fruit eg an apple when I need a bit of help to get going. And chocolate when I need to slow the system down. That’s my excuse anyway.

No, can’t do any fruit at all apart from a slice of lemon in a G and T. They affect my IBS and also make my mouth feel as though I’ve been eating pepper. The slice of lemon in the G and T also causes the mouth problems but I manage to put up with that. I’ve just made blueberry muffins with one of my granddaughters, I tasted a tiny bit of the cooked mixture that had fallen onto the baking tray and my mouth is really sore already so, unfortunately, I won’t be able to have one!

It's not exactly relevant, but as grapes have been mentioned, I'll share what the nurse at my GP practice told me recently after I'd said that I eat a few grapes most days. According to her, grapes have more sugar than any other fruit so one should avoid eating too often. And I had thought I was being really healthy!

Nutritionist here -fruit is just fructose (sugar) with a couple of vitamins floating around. Not essential but very nice so should be limited. Vegetables have more to offer but also more toxins too. It’s a minefield out there! Just remember that of all plants and animals on earth 90% animals are safe to eat and 90% plants are toxic.

I like most fruits and have a generous helping of blueberries, strawberries or raspberries (or a mix of all three) on my morning cereal, and perhaps a banana with my lunch. I only like bananas when they're firm and not too sweet. But I don't eat a lot of fruit as it plays havoc with my IBS, especially citrus fruits. We have fresh vegetables (some home grown) with every meal with the exception of frozen peas and sweetcorn.

Fruit is natures candy…eat with respect…vegetables are usually less sweet..keep my intake of fruit to a minimum

Too much triggers my IBS so one piece a day here

Mouth ulcers are often the result of low vit C - oranges, etc will settle them after a few days.

Do check on the types of fruit as some are more upsetting than others. Stress (argumetns, frightening news, etc.) can also cause problems.

Bananas are usually safe but without vit C, and with lots of starch. Figs are generally a problem and I have trouble with tomatoes, apricots, & blueberries but not with apples, pears, avocados (excellent vit C), peaches, nectarines, oranges, kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, grapefruit, cherries, plums, grapes, blackberries and mango which all provide vit C. The peel of fruit is good for exercising the muscles in the gut (perhaps not oranges, etc) and keeps digestion progressing.

Vit C is destroyed by heat so cooked fruit & veg will contain very little, if any, especially if cooked with water as vit C is soluble and leaches out.

Good luck!

We've had a lot of apples and pears off the trees. Having trouble eating them all, giving away etc

Standard weekly purchases..Melon , blue berries, grapes, satsumas, apples, strawberries ,raspberries, kiwi and a couple of bananas. Not excluding the odd lemon or lime of course (wink wink) Lots of fresh veg. Like fruit with breakfasts, after lunch and often fruit as a dessert of fruit salad and yogurt.Shame we then make pies crumbles fruit cobblers and cakes with some unused fruits..Oh dear! . Otherwise we could pretend we are super good dietry wise

I have at least 3 portions a day plus all sorts of veg.

I have a nectarine and handful of blueberries every morning except Saturday when I have half a red grapefruit and five blueberries on my porridge. I usually have at least one other fruit during the day. I have heard that of your five-a-day, only 3 should be fruit or fruit juice. But then I'm more of a 7-10-a-day person as am vegetarian.

If I have fruit I try to eat it in the morning.

I probably eat 3 or 4 portions a day of fruit, but I also have lots of veg with each meal, usually at least two kinds. Its easy for me as I live in a house with 3 grazing children and so there is always a huge range of fruit to choose from. At the moment we have grapes, bananas, satsumas, raspberries, apples and mango to snack on.

Welcome Gigi! Is it just me who finds fruit often an expensive disappointment? My favourite is soft fruit in the summer, and Jaffa oranges in January when they are at their best. Definitely eat more vegetables than fruit particularly in winter.

I love fruit. I used to sit and nibble crisps, biscuits or chocolate in the evening and now it's grapes, melon, berries and a banana before bed. I'm like you tanith apples make my mouth sore too. I've got geographic tongue and the dentist said apples are really bad to eat when you have it.

With IBS and BAM my fruit intake is severely limited. I have 6 blueberries with my overnight oats and either 1 kiwi or 1 small orange daily. I'll often make a banana pancake. But pears, apples, watermelon, persimmon and a whole host of others are OUT. Many veg are also problematic but that's another story!

Fresh apples, at least one a day, and prunes often. I don't eat a lot of fruit because when I fancy fruit and go to the supermarket, it then takes a week for the fruit to be ripe enough to eat. Basically, if I fancy fruit, I want to eat it immediately.

Fresh fruit is so expensive here that we only eat it very rarely.

We occasionally eat tinned fruit - perhaps once a month or so, so the only fruit I eat on a regular basis is home made jam and marmelade.

Neither of us have trouble with our digestions as we eat a fair amount of vegetables, including dried lentils and peas.