fruit

[anonymous]

is eating fruit good for runners? if so, what kinds are
good? and, where can i get some dried fruit that isn't
full of sugar?

[Topcounsel]

>is eating fruit good for runners?

Well, I eat a lot of dried fruit and I run a lot. That's not
very scientific, but it is empirical.

>where can i get some dried fruit that isn't full of sugar?

That's harder, but not so hard as you might think. I'm not
particularly big on sweets, either. You will find that dried
Cranberries, and even dried Blueberries, when you can find
them, are much less sweet than say, raisins, or dried
pineapple chunks. Dried Apricots aren't too sweet, either,
usually. They are all by and large good for your digestion
(be a little judicious in your timing, if you know what I
mean). For the most part, they analyze well, too, being sort
of "concentrated" forms of fruit juice with all the fiber
left in, and the vitamins and minerals concentrated as well.
Don't know where you are located, but around here the best
sources for the widest variety of this sort of thing are the
Trader Joes and the Whole Foods markets.

[Dan J. S.]

<anonymous@coolgroups.com> wrote in message
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> is eating fruit good for runners? if so, what kinds are
> good? and, where can i get some dried fruit that isn't
> full of sugar?
>

bananas and tomatoes come to mind...

[Emily Jane Bron]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:16:39 -0600, "Dan J. S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote:

>bananas and tomatoes come to mind...

The tomato is a fruit? May I refer you to;

http://www.urbanlegends.com/science/tomato_fruit_or_veg.html

[David]

anonymous@coolgroups.com wrote:
> is eating fruit good for runners? if so, what kinds are
> good? and, where can i get some dried fruit that isn't
> full of sugar?

Fruit is good for everyone. And what's wrong with sugar?
Runners need sugar. Sugar is energy. I find a convenient way
to get more fruit in my diet (tho' I do eat a lot of fresh
fruit too) is to make smoothies from frozen fruit. You can
buy big bags of pre-cut frozen fruit at the grocery store
which makes smoothie-making a snap. I try to eat a lot of
berries too.

--
Nova Scotia, Canada

[Topcounsel]

>bananas and tomatoes come to mind...

Both of which are now readily available in "dried" form, I
might add. Dried tomatoes are certainly tangy little
buggers, but if the acidity doesn't bother you, they're
great. While we're on the subject of vegetable-like fruit, I
also eat a load of chili peppers, dried, fresh, whatever,
which doesn't seem to hurt me any. Red peppers are higher in
both vitamin C and vitamin A than nearly any other fruit!
And of course, they've got virtually no sugar, which brings
them within the purview of the OP's inquiry...

[David]

>> bananas and tomatoes come to mind...

I thought starchy fruits were worse for sugar tho'?

--
Nova Scotia, Canada

[Open Piper]

Re: fruit

Roidgers back?

[Bob Beckert]

Try buying from http://www.bellaviva.com/index.html. I've
been ordering from them for about two years. I just placed
another order on 03/12 for eight pounds and it will arrive
in Canton, OH from California by UPS ground on
03/19.

<anonymous@coolgroups.com> wrote in message
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> is eating fruit good for runners? if so, what kinds are
> good? and, where can i get some dried fruit that isn't
> full of sugar?

[Ed Prochak]

"Dan J. S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message news:<1051lpnsgrholf4@news.supernews.com>...
> <anonymous@coolgroups.com> wrote in message
> news:b123ebb0e9b59a998b87a68576e3cdef@news.scbiz.com...
> > is eating fruit good for runners? if so, what kinds are
> > good? and, where can i get some dried fruit that isn't
> > full of sugar?
> >
>
> bananas and tomatoes come to mind...

I thought nearly all dried bananas had added sugar, usually
in the form of honey. My understanding was this helped
preserve the appearance (ie, keeps the slices from turning
brown). Maybe the amount is not very significant?

ed