Fruit Tantrum

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Registered: 03-15-2004
Fruit Tantrum
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Tue, 07-26-2005 - 5:59pm

Let me start by saying that the fact that I'm even eating fruit is impressive. I never liked it as a kid and shunned it during my teenage years and most of my twenties. But, since the quality of my diet has changed and I do my best to get all of my macro and micronutrients as naturally as possible, I have incorporated fruit back into my diet. (Also, in all honesty, giving up most things with processed sugar has made fruit taste a LOT better.)

I have even branched out from my bananas. I love bananas but alas, they are full of starchy carbs so I don't make them a staple of my diet. (Seriously, I love bananas. You could leave me on a desert island with my 'nanners, peanut butter and maybe some chocolate and not worry about coming back.) I've been eating pineapple (fresh even!), cherries (love the rainer ones but they are so expensive and so seasonal), nectarines, blueberries, strawberries, and cantaloupe.

I'm just tired of my fruit going bad. :( I bought 4 nectarines on Saturday and ended up throwing out 2 of them because they got overripe and 1 of them because it tasted terrible. This is how I get very discouraged with my fruit. I finished up the last of my rainier cherries this morning and since at least a quarter of the bag wasn't good, I probably won't buy them again this season. It's just frustrating because I had my cheese and fruit snack all planned and then the fruit is terrible. Out of desperation, I got out some frozen pineapple chunks that I'd originally purchased for smoothies, microwaved it and ate it. WWAGRD? Haha... :)

Thanks for indulging me in my fruit tantrum. If this is the biggest problem in my life, then I have it pretty good, I think.

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Registered: 11-15-2004
In reply to: gymrat76
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 3:14pm
Anytime I cut up a pineapple I'm always grateful that I followed my instinct and did not become some kind of surgeon.

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