There is always a constant discussion regarding fruit, so let’s clear things up. I’m all for it, except if you’re trying to lower your cholesterol. Here is a few paragraphs from Skinny Bitch.

“…Fruit. Eat it. The most irritating thing about the low-carb craze is the resistance to eating fruit.  Fruit is, quite possibly, the most perfect food in existence. It is unique in that it barley requires any work to be digested. High in enzymes, it effortlessly passes through the body, supplying carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, and cancer-fighting tannins and flavonoids. Because it is made up of mostly water, fruit hydrates the body and aids in cleansing, detoxifying, and eliminating.

Best-selling Fit for Life authors Harvey and Marilyn Diamond found that fruit best serves our bodies when eaten along because it is so easily and quickly digested. When we eat fruit with other foods, it cannot pass through our bodies as quickly. So it rots and ferments in our stomach. This can cause burping, bloating, and heartburn. To combat this, the Diamonds recommend eating fruit on an empty stomach, first meal of the day, and waiting 30 minutes before eating anything else.”

(Info from Skinny Bitch, page 25-26.)