Here are some low carb fruits you might want to include in your diet.
LOW CARB FRUITS – If there are low carb foods, there are also low carb fruits, and here are some that you should be eating.
Eating fruits as part of your overall diet can help lower the risk and development of certain diseases. And when it comes to this, variety is as important as quantity. The diseases you may dodge by practicing a healthy diet with fruits include high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, cancer, eye problems, digestive problems, and many others.
Some fruits like apples and pears may even promote weight loss.
The amount of fruits you should consume daily depends on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity. A cup of fruit, a half cup of dried fruit, and a cup of 100% fruit juice are all counted as “1 cup of fruit”.
Here’s a general recommendation in a day according to MyPlate Plan:
Toddlers | 12 to 23 months | ½ to 1 cup |
Children | 2-4 yrs 5-8 yrs | 1 to 1½ cups 1 to 2 cups |
Girls | 9-13 yrs 14-18 yrs | 1½ to 2 cups 1½ to 2 cups |
Boys | 9-13 yrs 14-18 yrs | 1½ to 2 cups 2 to 2½ cups |
Women | 19-30 yrs 31-59 yrs 60+ yrs | 1½ to 2 cups 1½ to 2 cups 1½ to 2 cups |
Men | 19-30 yrs 31-59 yrs 60+ yrs | 2 to 2½ cups 2 to 2½ cups 2 cups |
As much as we know, some diets, such as low carb diets, sometimes require not eating certain fruits. This is because of the natural sugar found in fruits that make them contain higher carbohydrates compared to most vegetables.
Fruits have three types of sugars: glucose, fructose, and sucrose.
And some of the best fruits to eat for this particular diet are according to a post from EatingWell:
- watermelon has 8 grams of carbs, 30 calories per 100 grams
- strawberries that have 8 grams of carbs, 32 calories per 100 grams
- peaches that have 10 grams of carbs, 42 calories per 100 grams
- raspberries have 12 grams of carbs, 52 calories per 100 grams
- orange that has 12 grams of carbs, 47 calories per 100 grams
- blueberries have 15 grams of carbs, 57 calories per 100 grams
- pineapple that has 13 grams of carbs, 50 calories per 100 grams
- cherries that have 16 grams of carbs, 63 calories per 100 grams
- apple that has 14 grams of carbs, 52 calories per 100 grams
- banana that has 23 grams of carbs, 89 calories per 100 grams
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