> I've read a few people comment on the problems caused by eating
> excessive fruit.  But what do you all consider excessive?
>
> On a typical day last week I had for snacks: an apple, a banana, a
> satsuma, a pear, about 50g raspberries/blueberries, about 50g cherries,
> about 50g strawberries, and a raw carrot.  All, of course, modern
> domesticated stuff (although the carrot was organic).  I also had a
> salad each day, the vege part of which consisted of mixed leaves,
> mushrooms, spring onion, garlic, cherry tomatoes (about 8) and cucumber
> (am I right in saying that this is a fruit?  I'm sure I can see seeds
> inside it but everyone calls it a vegetable).  For my tea I try to eat
> only vegetables (mainly carrot, swede, parsnip, broccoli, cauliflower).
>  We also have rhubarb growing in our back garden, so now and again I
> stew four or five stems with a couple of apples or pears (my mum still
> needs a tablespoon of sugar to eat it like this!)

I typically don't eat any fruit at all and I rarely eat nuts. My typical day
includes lots of protein obviously, no eggs as I am allergic, and about a
pound of veggies. Fruit is a treat for me.

Kristina