Unhealthy Fruit or Veggie?!


Question: Unhealthy Fruit or Veggie!?
Is there such thing as an unhealthy fruit or veggie!?
I heard potatoes have a lot of carbohydrates in it and I heard a lot of sweet fruits have a lot of sugar!.
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Answers:
Potatoes are good for you as long as you prepare them in a healthy manner!. Boiled and baked potatoes are good for you, French fries and potato chips are not!.
Potatoes got a bad reputation due to the popularity of low-carb diets because they are high in starchy carbohydrates and low in protein!. That doesn't mean that potatoes are bad for you, though!. Potatoes are a good source of vitamins, minerals and fiber, especially if you eat the skin!.
You may think after all of the talk lately about carb reduction that you need to avoid eating carbohydrates!. But the exact opposite is the case!. The kinds of carbohydrates you get from fruits and vegetables are a necessary basis of your daily diet!. Instead of helping you "pack on the pounds," they actually help you to burn fat!. They are also a major source of fuel for your body, especially your muscles, brain and nervous system!.
Carbs occur in two types: simple and complex!. They are broken down into glucose, or blood sugar, which is metabolized by your body for energy!. Glucose not immediately used by you is stored in your muscles as glycogen, but if your body has an excess of glycogen, it is converted into fat!. However, because carbs prime your metabolism, you need them in order to burn fat!. This is one of the major reasons you must not starve yourself and eat too few carbs!. You must eat a good intake of complex carbs, such as those found in fruits and veggies!.
Simple carbs, such as those found in candies and sweets, and also fruit, are turned into glucose quickly!. These are the kind which can add to your weight problem!. Complex carbs, such as those found in brown rice, veggies, legumes (peas, beans and lentils), and whole grains breads and cereals are digested and thus used at a much slower rate, giving your body time to prime its metabolism!.
There are four calories in each and every gram of carbohydrate!. Nutritionists say that 50% of your diet should consist of complex carbs!. Simple carbs are high in calories but low in vitamins and minerals!. These are the so-called "empty calories" that you find in sodas, deserts and other such sweets, and to some extent in fruits -- especially fruit juices and fruit juice drinks!. You should be getting your major carb intake from whole fruits, whole grains and vegetables!.
Good high carb veggies are peas, peppers, pumpkin, radishes, spinach, squash, succotash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and turnips!. Succotash, sweet potatoes and green cooked peas are the highest in carbs!. You need several servings per day of complex carb foods such as these to maintain your energy levels and keep you from getting those "sluggish" feelings that make you feel sick and tired!.
By eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day, you will be boosting your health through better carb consumption!. The National Cancer Institute recommends that you have fruit juice -- or better yet fresh fruit - every day for breakfast!. You should have a fresh fruit or vegetable snack every day!. You need to stock up on dried, frozen and canned fruits and veggies!. You must make these foods visible and easy to access throughout your daily routine!. And you have to "sample the delicious spectrum" when it comes to the many different colors and varieties of fruits and vegetables!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

First of all you NEED fruits and vegetables!. Yes potatoes have carbohydrates but so what!? There are not many calories in potatoes as long as you avoid frying them!. People make the mistake of drowning them in calorie laden gravy, butter, sour cream and other assorted trimmings!. The sugar in fruit is natural not anything like the refined white death stuff used in almost everything packaged!.!.!.Mary!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I haven't really heard of any particular fruit of vegetable being unhealthy unless you ate too much of it!.

Fruits and vegetables are much better for you raw if you don't need to cook them to eat them!.

When they are processed or sugar is added is when it becomes unhealthy!.

Even then they're probably much better than meat and animal products!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Your body needs carbs and sugar, just not in excess!. Try following the food pyramid if you are not veggie!. If you are veggie, you should ultimately consult with your family doctor or a nutritionist to make sure your body is getting everything it needs!.

Interesting how I get thumbs down just because I don't agree with you!. There is nothing wrong with my answer!. Stop being a prick!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

funny how plenty of veggies and fruits are bad in large quantities!.!.!.yet you all say they are perfectly fine in moderation

Isnt that the same with meat!.!.!.tuna and chicken are very healthy in moderation!.!.!.why do you never give them their due!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Holly berries, black cohosh!.!.!.!.!.

Potatoes and sweet fruits are good for you!. Even if you are obese, they are still good for you in moderation!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

avacado is fattening
really sweet fruits have sugar but its natural so its ok
of course remember to eat them fresh!. dont cook fruits or veggies this can take away all the good stuff
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