Amazing how our tastebuds change!!
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Amazing how our tastebuds change!!
| Fri, 01-13-2006 - 9:43am |
OK so here I am on day 5 of Phase 2... and ONLY LAST NIGHT did I start to re-introduce fruit. (shame on me.) I have been enjoying one grain per day since Monday, but I hadn't built up the courage to add a fruit yet. (yes, I know, I'm moving into P2 at a turtle's pace, but I'll get there.) Anyway, I had 15 grapes with a few cheese cubes, and MAN were those grapes super-sweet!!! I guess going for this many days without any kind of sugar has really changed my taste buds. It was SOOOOO satisfying for my sweet tooth!
Also bought some BEAUTIFUL strawberries yesterday and was SO looking forward to a few dips into Splenda... but it looks like we can't have strawberries after all? Bummer....
Shannon

That is what I have found. Even raw almonds taste sweeter. I love that ! This is how food is supposed to taste to us. I have gone slow with the fruits also...only because things like grapes are hard for me to limit to just 15. I will have 1/2 an apple or a clementine or a very small banana.
Judy
51 days and counting until our cruise !
Judy
Strawberries are perfectly fine! In fact they are a great choice, especially at the beginning of phase 2, they are one of the lowest fruits on the GI.
Here is the fruit list (strawberries count as "Berries - all - 3/4 cup):
FRUIT (Start with one daily serving, gradually increase to 3 total servings daily)
Apples - 1 small or 5 dried rings
Apricots - 4 fresh or 7 dried
Banana, medium-sized (4 oz.)
Berries, all - 3/4 cup
Cactus Pear Fruit (Prickly Pear)
Cantaloupe - 1/4, or 1 cup diced
Cherries - 12
Grapefruit - 1/2
Grapes - 15
Kiwi - 1
Mangoes - 1/2 medium (4 oz.)
Oranges - 1 medium
Papaya - 1 small (4 oz.)
Peaches - 1 medium
Pears - 1 medium
Plantain
Plums - 2
Prunes - 4
spring06sig2
That's the list I was going by when I didn't see strawberries listed -- OK is my body getting leaner while my brain going flabby?! LOL! I can't believe I missed that... berries... of course... HELLO!!!
Thanks MichaelAnn!!
spring06sig2
HA! I sure don't look forward to the day when my Thin Mints are delivered! Those are my greatest weakness!! I think as soon as they hit the door I'll go and throw them in DH's truck so he can take them to work and get them away from ME!!!
:-)