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Burnrate t1_ix3gj6m wrote

I like how they always lump fruits and vegetables together. Like eating a bunch of sugar is in any way similar to eating a bunch of broccoli.

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webgruntzed t1_ix3vybc wrote

Broccoli has much less sugar and more fiber than most sweet fruits, but fruit is not just a bunch of sugar. Fruits have fiber, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants etc. Plus, back when the old "four food groups" was new, people got much more exercise. Sugar isn't bad (especially when it comes with fiber, which reduces blood sugar swings) if you are burning it off. Other carbs, fats and proteins get converted (in part) to sugar by your body.

With the amount of exercise many of us get today, sweet fruit should practically be considered a dessert--and grains should be an exception rather than the rule.

(I prefer to say "sweet fruit" to differentiate from fruits like tomatoes, squash, avocados, etc.)

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Burnrate t1_ix3y5ba wrote

You can't just lump in glucose in the body with the fructose consumed in fruits. Yeah sugar in fruits is much better than eating refined sugar but it's also not a substitution for a vegetable.

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ryathal t1_ix5h3pz wrote

A bunch a spinach is also way different than a bunch of carrots, but both are probably better than a bunch of grapes.

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ryathal t1_ix5h5dz wrote

A bunch a spinach is also way different than a bunch of carrots, but both are probably better than a bunch of grapes.

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