# Is it OK to avoid fruit as long as you eat vegetables?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-avoid-fruit-as-long-as-you-eat-vegetables/613495>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 21, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-avoid-fruit-as-long-as-you-eat-vegetables/613495 "2012-02-21T03:42:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-avoid-fruit-as-long-as-you-eat-vegetables/613495/41 "2013-07-18T23:24:47Z")

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> [@rhubarbarin](#):
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> I think most people would be surprised if they looked up nutritional info for most fruits. They do have some nutrients, but such a tiny amount per piece of fruit… apples, for instance, are most notable in that one contains about 10% of your DV of vitamin C. I like a nice crunchy apple, but it’s not going to keep the Dr. away.

To be fair to apples, that’s still enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy.

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-avoid-fruit-as-long-as-you-eat-vegetables/613495/42 "2013-07-18T23:29:20Z")

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> [@Reply](#):
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> I’ve hated fruits since I was a child, and haven’t eaten any for the last decade and a half or so. I can’t stand their texture or taste and I had some silly childhood trauma from them

A homicidal maniac came after you with a bunch of loganberries, eh? 😉

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-avoid-fruit-as-long-as-you-eat-vegetables/613495/43 "2013-07-18T23:36:20Z")

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I’ve been doing the low carb thing for over a year now and have pretty much cut traditional fruits (among many other things) from my diet. I eat lottsa veggies and a ton of nuts and a couple avocados a week to sort of make up for the oranges, apples and bananas I used to enjoy. My BMI is right in that Normal range and some goofs say I look good but blech. Anyhow, the point is that it certainly can be done. I’m a believer.

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**Author:** ![oliveflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@oliveflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oliveflower)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-avoid-fruit-as-long-as-you-eat-vegetables/613495/44 "2014-01-03T22:13:07Z")

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all this information is great.

personally, I have been using fruit since I stopped using sugar, as a kind of ‘step down’. I cant wait to start eating the way the lady posted (sorry, I didn’t get your name before I started writing this) - the yeast free eating, with veggies instead of fruit; so I have ordered, in my next food shop, green apples, carrots, cucumber, celery and broccoli and plenty Brussels sprouts. for some reason, I never had the idea to eat veg as I eat fruit - that is, selected from a bowl, uncooked (not the sprouts!) I cant wait to start doing this, as I know it will clear my body even more and give me health and weight loss.

thank you for all this info here.

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