Below is a sampling of fruits with ideal portions. Keep in mind that you should eat twice as many servings of vegetables as fruits-fresh or frozen only, not dried or canned. Use organic whenever possible.
Fruit | Fruit | Fruit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples, 1 medium | Guavas, 1 whole | Papayas, 1 small | |
| Apricots, raw 3 medium | Honeydew melon, 1/4 small | Peaches, 2 small | |
| Avocados, ¼ | Kiwis, 1 whole | Pears, 1 medium | |
| Banana, 1 small | Mangos, 1 Whole | Pineapple, ½ cup | |
| Blackberries, 1 cup | Nectarines, 2 small | Plums, 2 small | |
| Blueberries, 1 cup | Oranges, 1 large | Raspberries, 1 ½ cup | |
| Cantaloupe, ½ medium | Grapefruit, 1 whole | Strawberries, 1 ½ cup | |
| Cherries, 15 | Grapes, 15 | Tangerines, 2 small | |
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Do not drink fruit juice. Fruit juice is loaded with the simple sugar, fructose, which is shunted into forming triglycerides and ultimately stored as fat. Without the fiber in the fruit, juice sends a rapid burst of fructose into the blood stream. When you do eat fruit, only eat one type of fruit at a time on an empty stomach; second, avoid sweet fruits (like very ripe bananas and the tropical fruits like papaya and grapes).
