Is fruit OK?

by Dr Joanna McMillan

Absolutely unequivocally yes! There is a wealth of evidence supporting the fact that whole fruit is good for us. On Sugar-Free September we are not asking you to give up fruit – quite the contrary. We encourage you to enjoy at least 2 pieces of fruit a day… but not fruit juice. You can certainly add a piece of whole fruit to a smoothie but drinking pure fruit juice is generally not a good idea. The fibre has been extracted and it’s very easy to consume the juice of several pieces of fruit in one foul swoop.