ST Alpha - "sure, if you get them. For fiber you need to eat the whole fruit (not a processed fruit product). Vitamins and antioxidants are good, but " (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 157

In response to "does fiber, vitamins and antioxidants count as healthy? Just curious. -- nm" by SyrDragon

sure, if you get them. For fiber you need to eat the whole fruit (not a processed fruit product). Vitamins and antioxidants are good, but

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Feb 12 '10, 07:19

the sugar cost in fruit is high. You can obtain all of the antioxidants and vitamins from vegetables for a fraction of the sugar.

Responses:

Thanks! Also, aren't natural sugars from fruit better than processed sugar? -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 12, 07:22 1
- physiologically there is no difference. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:23
still, getting your sugar from fresh whole fruits is preferable to downing tablespoons of sucrose and HFCS -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 07:21 11
- My pet peev is when they add HFCS to things that are already sweet. Do. Not. Want. -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 12, 07:25 1
  - seriously. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:25
- you dont' need to "get your sugar" from anywhere. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:24 8
  - food is *evil*. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 07:31
  - I'm not sure I totally agree with *that* assertion. - znufrii Feb 12, 07:30 5
    - your own body fat. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:38 4
      - Here's the thing. Your body can make 100% of the sugar it needs. - loosilu Feb 12, 07:39 3
        
        not completely true. Complex sugars are both beneficial and healthy - decline Feb 12, 07:42 2
        
        by complex sugars they don't mean sucrose. They mean starch. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:43 1
        
        sorry. starch and fiber. Neither of those taste sweet. if it tastes sweet, it's a simple sugar. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:44
  - ...but yes, it is better to eat it with fiber and some vitamins, than to scarf it down whole. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:24
also, not all fruit are high in fiber. Apples are good, grapes suck. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:19

Post a message top

sure, if you get them. For fiber you need to eat the whole fruit (not a processed fruit product). Vitamins and antioxidants are good, but

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.