Ok so I have been thinking about becoming a fruitarian. I would like your opinions on it. I am already a pretty strict vegaterian but I don't know, reading about this makes me want to persue it.

I would like your opinions.

Oh and just in case...

Fructarians (or 'fruitarians') are a subgroup of vegans who eat only the fruit of plants. This includes not only what one typically thinks of as a "fruit" in the culinary sense such as apples and oranges, but also other foods that are botanically the fruits of flowering plants (that is, the seed-containing reproductive parts), including all berries, nuts, seeds, capsicums, tomatoes, squash, beans, peas, grains, etc.

Heheh.
If you did become a fruitarian, you wouldn't live very long.
But its a good idea. Fruits are very nice, if you think about it. Living off oranges... Mmmm.

Heheh.
If you did become a fruitarian, you wouldn't live very long.
But its a good idea. Fruits are very nice, if you think about it. Living off oranges... Mmmm.
Well I don't think that's true. A lot of people are Fruitarians. Besides, I would ask my doctor before doing it...if I end up doing it.

I must be slow or something 'cause I've never heard of the term "fruitarian" until now. :happysad:

That would suck.

:/ I don't see the logical or ethical justifications for becoming a Frutitarian. I mean, I'm a vegetarian because I don't want to make animals suffer. But then what's the reason for not eating potatos or grains?

Fruitarianism involves a diet of only fruit, nuts, seeds, and other plant matter that can be gathered without harming the plant. Some fruitarians eat only plant matter that has already fallen off the plant. Thus, a fruitarian will eat beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, and the like, but will refuse to eat potatoes or spinach.

Plants don't suffer, so you're not saving any lives by not eating them. Sure, the creation of crops destroys natural forest space, but if you're still eating fruit, then that can't be a justification.

The only reason I can think of for doing that would be because you just think it's a cool idea. And that's kind of a stupid reason to screw up your digestive system and crap water for the rest of your life.

fruitarians dont eat vegetables because they dont want the plant to die, thats why they only eat fruit because even after they eat it the plant keeps growing.

i dont think people actually /keep/ this diet very long, its mostly a fasting/detox diet. i doubt you could go on it for more then a few weeks.

I like meat to much.. plus i dont like vitamins and you'd definally need to take those.

Ok so I have been thinking about becoming a fruitarian. I would like your opinions on it. I am already a pretty strict vegaterian but I don't know, reading about this makes me want to persue it.

I would like your opinions.

Oh and just in case...

Fructarians (or 'fruitarians') are a subgroup of vegans who eat only the fruit of plants. This includes not only what one typically thinks of as a "fruit" in the culinary sense such as apples and oranges, but also other foods that are botanically the fruits of flowering plants (that is, the seed-containing reproductive parts), including all berries, nuts, seeds, capsicums, tomatoes, squash, beans, peas, grains, etc.
Sounds rather interesting...I dont think I could go to long without my grains though.

It does sound a little excessive.

I'm a vegetarian, but I don't think I could do it, it seems like it would be too difficult to have as a life choice.

Typically, from what I understand, fruitarians would have to make sure the food they're eating isn't pulled off the plant, either. That would mean waiting until the plant releases it, as otherwise they would be hurting part of the living plant in order to remove the fruit.
So you would have to grow your own fruit, as buying from stores would compromise this principle.

I still don't have a clear understanding behind the rationale/ethics for such a stance, though. Maybe something to with not wanting to endanger the biosphere, but I'm not sure if that holds up.

So the point is not to kill plants? So when walking do you avoid all grass, flowers, etc so you wont step on them and "kill them"? I'm sure you could survive off of it.. just seems a tad bit extreme.

Alright well part of the reason I wanted to try this was because I had been reading up on it for a quite a while and it interested me. Why?

A- Health purposes. I have yet to speak with my doctor and I don't plan on doing anything until I do but from what I have read it has a lot of healthy benefits.
B- It helps detoxify my system which I already do once a month so this would be somewhat of a replacement.
C- It has long term healthy effects.

Like I said I was just thinking about it. Thank you for your opinions.

mmmm I nice juicy steak.

You dunno what your missing, animals were made to be eaten.

How long can you eat vegetables? I haven't eaten meat for 6 hours and I already feel weak.

mmmm I nice juicy steak.

You dunno what your missing, animals were made to be eaten.

How long can you eat vegetables? I haven't eaten meat for 6 hours and I already feel weak.
What does this have to do with anything? You are an idiot.

What does this have to do with anything? You are an idiot.

:rolleyes: It seemed coherent with alot of other posts in this thread. Why pick on mine?

:rolleyes: It seemed coherent with alot of other posts in this thread. Why pick on mine?
I don't know...I like picking on you, lol.

Alright well part of the reason I wanted to try this was because I had been reading up on it for a quite a while and it interested me. Why?

A- Health purposes. I have yet to speak with my doctor and I don't plan on doing anything until I do but from what I have read it has a lot of healthy benefits.
B- It helps detoxify my system which I already do once a month so this would be somewhat of a replacement.
C- It has long term healthy effects.

Like I said I was just thinking about it. Thank you for your opinions.

I just didnt understand the benefits. Good luck with it! :)

I can't leave meat. I'd become a carnivore straight up if I knew I could get away with it.

What kind of things would you be cutting out of your diet that you already haven't in order to be a vegetarian?

I don't see the point. Plant rights? That's ridiculous. Plants don't have any similarities to animals. Animals suffer, plants don't. End of.

How long have you been a vegetarian? I've been one for about 7 years and I've had many health problems. I couldn't imagine the health problems you'd have living as a gatherer.

What kind of things would you be cutting out of your diet that you already haven't in order to be a vegetarian?

I don't see the point. Plant rights? That's ridiculous. Plants don't have any similarities to animals. Animals suffer, plants don't. End of.

How long have you been a vegetarian? I've been one for about 7 years and I've had many health problems. I couldn't imagine the health problems you'd have living as a gatherer.
Well I have been a vegetarian for almost 4 years now. I have a few health problems as well. I mean from the books that I have read so far it has quite a few benefits, that being said of course I won't just jump into it without speaking to my doctor first. Getting his opinion on the matter, if he agrees it will be good for me I will go ahead and try it.

In all honesty it isn't that I feel bad for plants and don't want to eat them, it's more if it does have all these healthy benefits it's definitely worth a try you know?

I just didnt understand the benefits. Good luck with it! :)
She didn't name any benefits. She just said it was healthy without saying why or in what way.

She didn't name any benefits. She just said it was healthy without saying why or in what way.
Benefits...

Cure and improvement over bad health symptoms as constipation, insomnia, depressive cycles, stress, hunger…with more relaxation and rest of the digestive organs

Tremendous improvement of your immune system to resist allergies, virus, bacteria, etc.

Significative reduction or elimination of the menstrual flow for the women (maybe twice a year only or even nothing at all…)!

Total detoxification from toxins and purification of the body: Brain, cardio vascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, endocrine system, digestive system

Etc.

u do wat u want

Cure and improvement over bad health symptoms as constipation, insomnia, depressive cycles, stress, hunger…with more relaxation and rest of the digestive organs
constant diarreah?

Significative reduction or elimination of the menstrual flow for the women (maybe twice a year only or even nothing at all…)!
That's not healthy...that mean you're malnurished.

i don't know, i just don't believe it. i think you'd feel weak and hungry all the time. plus you'd probably get sick of apple-nut sandwiches pretty quickly.

constant diarreah?


That's not healthy...that mean you're malnurished.

i don't know, i just don't believe it. i think you'd feel weak and hungry all the time. plus you'd probably get sick of apple-nut sandwiches pretty quickly.
Yea that is why I plan on talking to my doctor before I do anything. I have really bad insomnia, I rarely sleep and I am irregular. If it helps with those it would be great...like I said I will talk to my doctor.

Fruits are good for the skin.

Significative reduction or elimination of the menstrual flow for the women (maybe twice a year only or even nothing at all…)!
Whaaat? That is not good. That sounds infertility to me.

i dont see the benefits and it would be pretty hard to monitor... but its up to you i guess

How would it have long term healthy effects? you'd have to eat so much fruit to stay alive.
You already have nearly no protein in your diet which you need to live, and the little protein that is in vegetables comes from the leaves of plants.
You'd need to take vitamin supplements which would fuck up your detox rubbish.
Low calcium also = osteoporosis in later life.
I think this is a stupid idea for idiots.

Well I don't think that's true. A lot of people are Fruitarians. Besides, I would ask my doctor before doing it...if I end up doing it.

But you wouldn't get enough essiental fibre stuff.

constant diarreah?


That's not healthy...that mean you're malnurished.

i don't know, i just don't believe it. i think you'd feel weak and hungry all the time. plus you'd probably get sick of apple-nut sandwiches pretty quickly.

You cant have bread!

But what are the benefits as opposed to regular veganism? And the reasons for taking it to such an extreme?

I'm already a vegan, so I'm just interested. I've never really heard a proper arguement for fruitarianism.

i do it and im very happy with it.. but i didnt convert to it because of anything but the fact i only like fruit stuff and such.
anyway it's pretty cool, and has health benefits.. but make sure to cover what you dont get somehow.

Benefits...

Cure and improvement over bad health symptoms as constipation, insomnia, depressive cycles, stress, hunger…with more relaxation and rest of the digestive organsA high fructose intake often results in diarrhea.

Tremendous improvement of your immune system to resist allergies, virus, bacteria, etc.A fruitarian diet is very low in calories. Low calorie diets supress the immune system.

Significative reduction or elimination of the menstrual flow for the women (maybe twice a year only or even nothing at all…)!Amenorhea.

Total detoxification from toxins and purification of the body: Brain, cardio vascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, endocrine system, digestive systemThe human body is well equipped with a liver which takes care of any detoxing that needs doing.

i couldnt live without meat! cheese burgers, pork chops, sausage, steak, mmmmmm.........

Benefits...

Significative reduction or elimination of the menstrual flow for the women (maybe twice a year only or even nothing at all…)!


Etc.

hun thats not healthy at all. u get ur period every 28 days or so because a egg is realeased n not furtilized, so that plus the uterus lining comes off. if u dont get ur period then what happens 2 the egg and lining of the uterus? girls have a period for a reason.

Becoming a fruitarian sounds like you would need serious commitment! Go for it! But study it up first. Make sure you can get in all the necessary vitamins you need (which it sounds like... since they are natural foods, you can). But make sure you are getting the right amount of cals, fat... etc.

I'm a V.I.T. (vegan in training). I stopped eating meat at the age of 13 and am 15 now, but I still feel for animals that suffer for icecream, milk... all dairy products.

Were you a vegan befor you decided to become a fruitarian? Or is this just something you've stumbled on?

I've been a strict vegetarian for about a year and a half now and I found little change in my overall health, (other than no longer feeling what I'd like to call, "dairy indigestion,") until I tried raw food. A raw food diet is essentially a fruitarian diet and whilst eating raw, I found myself consuming a variety of different foods (cashews, almonds, apples, bananas and broccoli being my staples). Also, while on the raw, "diet," I found myself having more energy (being able to walk 13 miles straight without becoming unbearably exhausted and being able to get 5 hours of sleep and then go into work refreshed). I lost about 20 lbs in a month and never felt as if I was starving myself (I actually had less of an appetite when eating raw).

If you're contemplating a raw diet, I thoroughly recommend that you reference raw communities online, rather than depending on SAD (Standard American Diet) consumers because it is a relatively well kept secret and I doubt the average person would be versed in raw or vegan nutrition.

And on a final note, it is hard work. Essentially, you're detoxing (raw foodists do experience symptoms of detox ie. shakes) and getting all those addictive food chemicals and hormones of your body. I haven't been able to maintain a raw diet for longer than a month yet, but I wish you luck with your attempt.

my mother taught me this "cleansing diet" thing which involves being a fruitarian for one to two consecutive weeks. the diet highlights the strict 80% alkaline (fresh and raw) and 20% acidic (cooked and all) distribution of meals. perhaps you can try being a fruitarian only for a certain span of time each year, but i don't suggest it as a forever-and-ever thingy. you need the goodness of real protein and nurture the friendship with your tastebuds =)

Benefits...

Cure and improvement over bad health symptoms as constipation, insomnia, depressive cycles, stress, hunger…with more relaxation and rest of the digestive organs

Tremendous improvement of your immune system to resist allergies, virus, bacteria, etc.

Significative reduction or elimination of the menstrual flow for the women (maybe twice a year only or even nothing at all…)!

Total detoxification from toxins and purification of the body: Brain, cardio vascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, endocrine system, digestive system

Etc.

um...not all of those are good things you know. not having a period is a sign of significant malnutrition. this is a problem of many long term anorexics :eek2:

and relief from contrapation? more like chronic diahreea. it's possible to od on vitamins you know and it's just as dangerous to get too many as it is to not get enough.

have you considered how this is going to impact your iron levels? i'm sure you have an issue with this as a vegatarian already. what the hell are you going to do when you cut out leafy greens?

and what about calcium?

in what relm of insanity could a diet that consists of two food groups be considered healthy?! any competent doctor will tell you the same. just save yourself the embarasment of asking about such an assinine diet.

you know how you can get those health benifits (the ones that are actually benifits)? just eat more damn fruit.

I applaud vegetarianism/veganism, but fruitism? That's ridiculous, how are you meant to survive? ( I assume you don't eat any eggs or dairy products either). Mahatma Ghandi once tried this but gave up as it wasn't a stable diet.

what is the fucking point of this? not to hurt a tree's feelings? its called the fucking food chain, we're supposed to eat it

Well, the one thing is, you wouldn't be getting nutrients from anything else. It's not particularly healthy. And fruititarians also don't cook anything over a certain degree. So it's all raw fruits and veggies.

I think going with a vegan diet is the best choice.

that's mostly being vegan though... you might as well be a vegan

Well, the one thing is, you wouldn't be getting nutrients from anything else. It's not particularly healthy. And fruititarians also don't cook anything over a certain degree. So it's all raw fruits and veggies.

I think going with a vegan diet is the best choice.

agreed

my mother taught me this "cleansing diet" thing which involves being a fruitarian for one to two consecutive weeks. the diet highlights the strict 80% alkaline (fresh and raw) and 20% acidic (cooked and all) distribution of meals. perhaps you can try being a fruitarian only for a certain span of time each year, but i don't suggest it as a forever-and-ever thingy. you need the goodness of real protein and nurture the friendship with your tastebuds =)

yeah i have a book of cleansing diets and they do really cleanse it's interesting

I've never heard of said lifestyle.

You're going to die.

no offence, but thats really dumb.....
what about protein, dairy, carbs?
do it if you want, but it sounds stupid....



:)

I'm a vegan. =]
And even I think this diet is dumb. x.x

yeah i have a book of cleansing diets and they do really cleanse it's interesting

a cleansing diet it is, but let us preserve the balance of our ecosystem by not picking every single strawberry in the field. ugh. coconut is still the most versatile.

I'm a vegan. =]
And even I think this diet is dumb. x.x

haha, same here.

I just don't understand why... It seems like she's doing it for health.. It probably can be made healthy if you are extremely strict with it, but if that's the only reason.. why bother? It seems like it's more likely to be unhealthy than to be healthy.