Agree.

Fruit are miracle foods. But they have a major drawback, they are not filling for the amount of calories you get from them. You end up going way over your daily calorie target from a very small portion of food, then end up eating more food later on because you're still hungry.

Only do dried fruit when you're going to exercise the same day, or when you haven't eaten anything all day and it's evening now.

BTW most dried fruits are coated in extra sugar and other stuff, salt, etc. If possible, make your own dried fruits rather than buying them prepackaged. The caloric difference is significant, i.e. processing may add 1000 calories to a single apple through extra sugar.


Green leafy vegetables and meat will keep you really healthy. Ease off on the pasta, bread and starches when you want to lose weight, add them back in once you want to maintain your weight. Beans of all kinds and nuts are fantastic sources of protein and fats, use them as meat replacement in your meals occasionally.