Help!!! I can't stomach fruits or raw vegetables....

Rashar · Post by **Rashar** » Mon May 11, 2009 3:01 pm

Hello,

I have a problem where I cannot stomach any fruits or raw vegetables. If the vegetables are cooked then that is fine.

Doctors told me it is mind over matter why I feel nauseous as soon as I take a bite out of a fruit since it doesn't have time to digest in the system...

What would be the best substitution for fruits and raw vegetables? Has anyone ever come across a conditon as such?

Thanks in advance.

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Mon May 11, 2009 3:08 pm

steam you veggies.

not sure about the fruit thing, maybe bad childhood memory or something. try eating small portions and learn to love them i say.

Rashar · Post by **Rashar** » Mon May 11, 2009 3:16 pm

RK19 wrote:steam you veggies.

not sure about the fruit thing, maybe bad childhood memory or something. try eating small portions and learn to love them i say.

Don't mean to make this sound dumb but, would I loose any value by steaming fruits? It's funny how I love a hot apple pie, and I will eat the apples in it with no problems. Yet I can't eat apples by themselves...

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon May 11, 2009 4:42 pm

Re: the Fruit. Have you ever been tested for Fructose intolerance?

Do you actually get any kind of side effects from eating raw Fruit and Veggies, or is it just that the taste weirds you out?

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Tue May 12, 2009 2:12 am

raw is supposedly the best but steamed is just as good, you wont lose much nutrients by steaming them. and if its a case of steamed or none then obviously steam them.

as for the fruit, if you can eat it in pies and such then it really must be a mental block or something.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:27 am

Not necessarily on the Raw. As I recently posted about Carrots, if you blend and then Boil, you release 90% of the Beta-carotene. Eating raw ones releases about 5%

However you might lose a bit of the Carb content when you boil.

As for other veggies, eating them raw, I couldn't say, but if the same principles apply, then potentially raw veggie consumption would be a total misnomer.

As I say, I can't vouch for raw veggies efficacy over cooked, except with Carrot.

teppum42 · Post by **teppum42** » Tue May 12, 2009 1:02 pm

If you like apple pie, what about microwaving (or baking, but microwave would be faster) the fruits? You can add a little cinnamon or nutmeg. I've done that before with pears, apples, bananas, and I'm sure it would work with other fruits too. Depending on what you're going for, I add a little cold cottage cheese to the warm apple and even some almond slivers (fun with textures and temperatures). I have added sugar free maple syrup to give a little sweetness too. Anything along those lines, but maybe if the fruit is warmed up that will make it more palatable for you?