Fruits and vegetables. The phrase sounds innocent enough and we hear it all the time.

But here’s the problem. It makes them look the same, and they are not. In fact, the fruits always obtain the maximum turnover, which reinforces their healthy state. A status they don’t necessarily deserve.

Here’s another phrase that’s turned into a big, fat, deadly lie in its own right: “5 a day.”

That comes straight from the superseded Food Guide Pyramid, which required 3 to 5 servings of vegetables per day and 2 to 4 servings of fruit per day. For simplicity, we added the low values ​​and got 5 per day.

It made it easy to remember, but the problem is what people did with it. And I still do. My clients include many sugar addicts and others who just don’t like vegetables. These folks are more than happy to get their 5 Fruit Journals and leave those gross veggies behind.

I claim that it is not a good idea, even if I am the only one who says that.

The problem with fruits is the sugar they contain: fructose. Possibly the most harmful sugar out there, fructose can cause a variety of health problems. Including, but not limited to, insulin resistance.

This brings us into detail territory, so I’ll save those details for the next post. Make sure you don’t miss my post on the effects of fructose on our health. You may never say “fruits and veggies” again!

In the meantime, eat lots of vegetables, but only a couple of servings of fruit a day.