4 Signs You Have Not Eaten Enough Fruit on a Raw Food Diet

What’s the most common question I receive about going raw and being fit, you ask?

That’s easy.  The most common question I get is…

“How do I get rid of cravings?!”

Yep, it’s all about cooked food cravings, cravings for savory, salty, sugary, starchy, and fatty.  You name it, I’ve heard it.

And no matter how many times I tell people to EAT MORE FRUIT, I still get the emails asking about cravings.  I even wrote a whole book about cooked food cravings and yet I STILL got question after question about cravings!

I guess people just don’t believe things can really be that simple. Maybe my message just isn’t believable enough.

That’s okay, because I’m not the only one spouting the EAT MORE FRUIT mantra.

The following 4 guidelines are from Dr. Douglas Graham’s book Nutrition and Athletic Performance: A Handbook for Athletes and Fitness Enthusiasts…and he’s a DOCTOR!

#1: Searching for Something Sweet?

If you finish the meal and still want something sweet, you did not eat enough fruit at the start of the meal.  In this instance, have more fresh fruit.

#2: Peckish for Some Potato?

If you finish the meal and still want something starchy, you did not eat enough fruit at the start of the meal.  In this instance, have more fresh fruit.

#3: Nutty for Nuts and Seeds?

If you finish the meal and still want something heavy or rich, you did not eat enough fruit at the start of the meal.  In this instance, have more fresh fruit.

#4: More Sweets?!

If you are craving refined sweets in between meals, you did not eat enough fresh fruit at the previous meal.

Bottom Line?

If you want to eat anything else after a meal, anything at all, you did not eat enough fruit.  So go EAT MORE FRUIT!

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze