06/07/2024
IN THE PRESS 🍊 I (Matt) was honored to be asked to talk about nutrition as it relates to fruit!
🤓 In an article written by Emily Kemme with , I shared a couple facts about the subject of choosing fruit as a snack.
💬 Eating fruit is generally a good idea, however, eating too much of it will cost
you calories. There is not much calorie difference between a whole apple and a dried apple, but dried fruit is denser
by volume.
MORE FROM ME (MATT) on the subject:
🍌 Many in the nutrition industry will say that fruit is “bad” because it’s “high in sugar.” Yes, for its weight/volume, it is high in sugar… but so what?
🍊 At the end of the day, it’s about someone’s overall caloric intake. Fruit is an amazing source of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and in many cases, fiber.
💪 I plan fruit for almost every client as a pre-exercise snack for workouts that last 45 minutes or more. I do this to help offset some of their caloric output.
📈 This is to protect them from an unmanageable caloric deficit that will, undoubtedly, bite them immediately after the workout or later in the day.
🍩 This comes in the form of afternoon and evening sugar cravings because their glycogen (carbohydrate) stores are low.
🍎 I also plan fruit for every client as part
of their whole-food nutrition plan
due to its incredible micronutrient values; such as vitamin A, B, C, E and K, potassium, folate, magnesium, etc.
🧐 I would personally recommend that you unfollow or run from any nutritionist, dietitian, or “health coach” who believes fruit is “bad.”
☹️ We get into dangerous territory when we label foods and food groups “good” and “bad.” It reinforces unhelpful and all-too-familiar beliefs like “I am ‘bad’ because I ate a ‘bad food.’
🍉 Fruit is an amazing food choice with many benefits, and we need to stop demonizing it because it contains “sugar.”
👍 When consumed in accurate amounts and detailed timing—based on a person's unique lifestyle—fruit can be a great choice.
🔗 Check the full article with the link in our bio!
