Throughout our lives we have heard about the fact that we should eat fruit daily for the amount of fiber it has and the healthy sugar that contributes to a good dose of energy, iron and, in general, a healthy and balanced diet. Fruits contain a large amount of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and natural substances that can bring us great benefits.
However, around the fruit there are many myths and it is necessary to clarify some doubts so as not to fall into errors and false truths. For example, which is better? Ripe or green fruit? Which one is more fattening? We are going to give you the definitive answer to solve all your questions once and for all. Look look!
Which is better: ripe or green fruit
- You may have heard that ripe fruit makes you fatter. We have come to the idea that since it tastes sweeter it must have more caloric content and, therefore, it will not help us to lose weight but to gain it. Eye! Let’s not be fooled by hoaxes and myths. Let’s find out if this is really true.
- At the caloric level this statement is completely false. Ripe fruit does not have more calories. With the passage of time it matures and changes its appearance, flavor, texture and smell and we believe that, when it ripens, the fruit has more calories and is more fattening. Although there is a change in the fruit, its calorie composition remains the same as before.
- As a fruit turns from green to ripe it is broken down into simpler sugars and more water accumulates. This causes a change in its appearance, a sweeter taste and, depending on the case, a change in its weight. The sugars of ripe fruits will provide the same calories as the starches of immature ones.
- But things change when we talk about the digestive level. That is, is ripe or green fruit more digestive? Many green fruits cause a great heaviness by containing amounts of fructose that can represent a problem when it comes to digestion. In this sense, the ripest fruit is softer and presents fewer problems.
- The solution? Very easy! The only thing you have to do is maintain a certain balance between the ripe fruit and the fruit that is a little greener. In this way, we will not eat only one type of fruit and we will maintain a more varied diet.
Do you eat little fruit? Tricks to include it in your diet
If you still do not know very well how to incorporate fruit into your diet, although you know very well that you should eat it daily, here are some tips so that it does not cost you any work to do so:
- To begin with, keep in mind that the more varied color there is in the fruit you eat, the more varied nutrients we will be including in the diet.
- Take the cut fruit from mid-morning or mid-afternoon, so you won’t find excuses because you’re too lazy to peel or wash it. You will have it ready to eat!
- Include fruit in your dishes. Instead of eating fruit for dessert, you can include it in your salads (for example, apple, pineapple, pomegranate, tangerine…) or as an accompaniment to meat. There are many ideas to integrate in your first or second.
- Fruit porridge. Although it is not the ideal solution (we are concentrating the amount of fruit in a single porridge when the ideal is to distribute it daily and throughout the day), fruit porridge can be an outlet when you have not eaten it for several days.
- If you have made the effort to eat fruit in the morning and in the afternoon you don’t feel strong, the idea of a smoothie is usually perfect. You will be eating fruit and you will not have the sensation of eating the piece as such.