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Do you have any Dietary Restrictions? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was thinking to myself earlier that many people have dietary restrictions of SOME sort. Whether that be self-imposed or pre-determined. Plenty of people have allergies or take medications that don’t allow them to have certain foods, Grapefruit is (or was idk) not good for people on Blood Pressure medication I hear firsthand. Then there’s the religious exemptions, like avoiding Pork or alcohol or Beef. Then there’s also the ideological exemptions; Vegetarianism, Pescatarianism, Veganism, I could go on. TL;DR: Do you have a dietary restriction and if so, why?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Any reason? I assume it’s probably pretty good for you, to each their own tho, I love fruit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I recall hearing that a lot of modern fruit, at least in the West, is significantly less nutritious than it used to be; if that's true, it's mostly sugar and a bit of fiber (but still better than fruit juice)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

That’s definitely true, except bananas. Sorta. They actually tasted better and sweeter, they now taste more bland. Regardless I think it’s part of a nutritious balanced diet and I would recommend Dragonfruit, really good, Kiwis too

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I have little problems drinking fruit juice and i will sometimes eat it cooked but eating it raw gives me stomach problems. Obviously if you can you should eat fruit, it's very healthy because they generally have more vitamins than other foods.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You might be really deficient in fiber, which fruit have a lot of and fruit juice has none of. Getting a good fiber intake after a prolonged period of time of being deficient will be problematic and causes a lot of people to stop before they can overcome that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I highly doubt that. I eat plenty of grains and vegetables which are higher in fiber than most fruit. My guesses are it's either to do with the fructose content or the high acidity. Cause concentrated fruit juices don't always sit that well with me either, i usually water them down by at least 50%.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Also very important to wash your fruit before consuming it, but if that still messes with your stomach then it isn’t worth it I suppose, too bad, fruit is great