No with fruits there is not the same problem as with other sweets. Some heath professionals try to tell people not to eat too many fruits, even though there are people who are “fruititarians” who are thriving. In the end, fruits will not give someone diabetes – soda, cookies and fatty foods will.

Fruits have fiber which is the first best thing working for them in how our body uses that sugar. Fruits also have ample vitamins, minerals phytonutrients, etc that make them very beneficial to eat. The best of course is to have the fruit fresh, no fruit cups or heaven forbid fruit roll ups ;)

In the end, I always say mother nature knows best – she gives us what we need and I don’t think we can ever go wrong eating natural food. Obviously everything can be overdone, but I am talking under normal conditions here.

So go ahead and enjoy your fruits! So much wonderful goodness there :)

thanks for sharing your article.

But really it is so true most people in our society just can’t see past the sugar border and open themselves up to the bigger picture. I think it is because we are so afraid of change and thinking that sugar is bad, means some serious changes in one’s life.

Anyway I will have to check out that author that you mentioned – that is a great story too. But that is what I tell my students too, when Halloween or Christmas rolls around and they ask me for treats, etc. I tell them I care about them too much to give them and their bodies junk.

thanks for the review.

It’s funny, I was saying to a group of moms one day that if someone offers my children sweets one day, I’ll feel free to offer their kids alcohol and cigarettes. They were NOT amused, but I feel very strongly about that!

One of my favorite health authors, Mary-Ann Shearer, used to tell her kids that she doesn’t give them candy and sodas because she loves them and wants the best for them. So her daughter came home one day with the story that a classmate’s mother doesn’t love him, because she gives him candy every day!