You Can Go Low Carb And Eat Your Fruits Too! Check out our Low Carb Fruits List

There are plenty of low carb fruits loaded with healthy fiber, vitamins, and minerals so just because you are eating low carb doesn’t mean you have to go without fruit!

Although, most fruits are forbidden in the induction phase of the leading low carb diets, once you are in the maintenance phase you should be able to add in some fruit. Some people have found that they can eat up to 70 grams of carbs a day and still maintain their weight, so that leaves a lot of room for eating these healthy treats from nature!

low carb fruits with under 20 grams carbs per 1 cup serving (raw). When eaten raw, these provide essential enzymes as well as vitamins and minerals.

1 Cup Raw Fruit	Carb Grams
Apples	19g
Apricots	18g
Avacado	10g
Blackberries	18g
Currents	17g
Figs	10g
Grapefruit	19g
Grapes	16g
Kiwi	15g
Kumquats	3g
Cantelope	15g
Honeydew Melon	16g
Nectarines	16g
Oranges	14g
Papayas	14g
Passion Fruit	4g
Peaches	9g
Pineapple	19g
Plums	8g
Prunes	5g
Raspberries	14g
Rhubarb	7g
Strawberries	11g
Tangerine	8g
Watermelon	11g

Here's a list of some other fruits with higher carb content. You can't eat as many of them as you can the low carb ones, but if you have a hankering it's good to know how many carbs they have!

1 Cup Raw Fruit	Carb Grams
Bananas	35g
Blueberries (1 pint)	60g
Cherries	20g
Dates	125g
Guava	29g
Mango	35g
Pears	25g
Raisins	130g

Interesting in tracking your carb intake?

Now that you know which of the fruits you can add to your diet, you may want to make sure you are not overeating by using some tools that track your carb intake, your weight loss progress and have additional food lists. Why not join eDiets? It has customized eating plans that will make sure you don't eat the right amount. Or, if you don't want to be tied down to a PC, try NutriCounter - a handheld tracker that fits in your pocket!

Health Benefits of Fruits

In 1998, the Department of Health's Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy and Nutrition in the UK concluded that eating more fruits and veggies would reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and gastric cancer. There was also evidence that breast cancer could be reduced by higher consumption of low carb fruits and vegetables.

Research also suggests that eating more fruits and vegetables may have other benefits such as delaying the development of cataracts, lessening the symptoms of asthma and helping to improve diabetes.

Why are fruits so beneficial to health?

As well as vitamins and minerals, fruits also contain many complex plant components. Some of these are also antioxidants, destroying free radicals in the body. And as we've all heard, free radicals are thought to have a role in the development of cancer so if eating fruits helps to destroy them that is very beneficial to your health!

Do you need to eat fruits if you take vitamins?

Apparently the benefits of fruits and vegetables come from the combination of the components that the food is made up of. Dietary supplements containing vitamins and minerals do not appear to have the same results as eating the fruits themselves. In some studies the supplements have caused more harm then good. I'm not recommending that you toss out your supplements but don't use them as a substitute for getting your RDA of fruit.

How much low carb fruit should I eat a day?

Current recommendations are that you should include 3 to 5 servings of fruit a day. One serving is 1 medium raw fruit, 1/2 cup chopped cooked or canned fruit or 3/4 cup fruit juice. But since fruits are so good for you it won't hurt to eat more than 5 servings! Fruits also contain fiber so they can help you feel good by keeping you regular. Of course, you could get your fruits from fresh juices, but then you be missing all that great fiber!

Low carb fruits are a must for any healthy eating program. It's easy fit them into most meals! How about a healthy salad garnished with strawberries or orange slices? Or include fruits right in with your eggs for breakfast. Fruit goes great on top of high fiber cereals and you can even add chopped up fruit to your low carb muffins. And don't forget healthy fruit in place of dessert. How about fruit for snacks? A handful of grapes or apple with peanut butter will satisfy your mid afternoon hunger. Or how about blending some low carb fruits in the blender for a nice smoothy? You can even get some of the benefits of fruits by squeezing some lemon into your water! But don't forget to watch your total carb intake, it's easy to go overboard with delicious fruits and you want to make sure you keep you total carb intake at your maintenance level.

If you use your imagination you integrate small servings of fruits into all your meals and easily eat the recommended 5 serving per day. just make sure to use low carb fruits and eat the higher carb ones sparingly. Low carb fruits are tasty, easy to buy and good for you! It's easy to see why the USDA recommeds fruits as part of the basic food groups.

Check out the Low Carb Food Pyramid and find out more about low carb fruits in your diet