How many calories do fruits contain? - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

Euan · 05-28-2005, 10:34 AM

As the title suggests, just wondering how many calories fruits contain? Have heard Apples contain 200 or even more, so am pretty worried about eating them!

( I mainly eat apples, bananas and occasionally grapes)

Sonflower1116 · 05-28-2005, 11:04 AM

You want to choose whole fruits from the low glycemic (sugar) scale as they have the fewest calories. These include apples, oranges, peaches, grapefruit, plums, cherries, kiwi, pears, any berries (1 cup) and lemons, limes. Apples are one of the best fruits you can choose, just choose a small one, as well as a small orange, etc.

The higher glycemic fruits are bananas, melons, (watermelon, cantaloupe, etc.) any tropical fruit, and pineapple, I know I'm missing a few.

Do a web search for glycemic index for fruits and it will give you a more complete listing, as well as caloric value.

Try to avoid fruit juices as they are missing the fiber that's so important to slow down absorption of the natural sugars. Juices cause your insulin to spike and then half an hour later you're hungry again. Whole fruits take longer to digest and help keep your blood sugar level.

Lenin · 05-28-2005, 11:45 AM

An average apple (2.2 inch diameter) is 80 calories. Peel it and it's 66.

A average banana 6.75 inces long is 87 calories. Half pound of grapes with seeds about 100; seedless about 135 calories.

Fruit will usually contribute very little to the obesity epidemic...probably the reverse because we eat so little of it now. I get sticker shock in the produce section.