are smoothies out if fructose causes problems??
#363272 - 02/01/11 08:34 PM
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skh
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i'd love to make a smoothie but even strawberries bother me...is there a safe smoothie if you have trouble with fructose?
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You can make smoothies with berries, bananas, kiwi, passion fruit, etc just not mangoes, apples, pears, melons, peaches and other fruits with excess fructose. However, I find that the seeds in berries and kiwis give me problems. If you have the same problem you could mash and strain the berries to remove the pulp and add the juice to the smoothie 
Check the first article in my signature for more information about foods with excess fructose.
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I have a smoothie every day for lunch, made with a banana and frozen mango.
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Unfortunately, mangoes have excess fructose and not safe for individuals with fructose malabsorption because they contain twice as much fructose compared to glucose.
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OOPS...sorry, didn't read the entire post before replying.
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I drink smoothies all the time. I, personally, don't buy into this "fructose" thing, but if you truly feel it is an issue for you, I don't think you can go wrong with bananas.
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I don't think there is anything to buy into with the fructose, fructose malabsorption is a real problem that can even be tested, that's almost like saying you don't buy in to IBS. Why dont you think its real?
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i just didn't want to have a plain banana smoothie..yuck...so i'll try some berries and see if i can handle that...well i do seem to have trouble with fructose, i can't handle honey or peeled apples..so u can handle honey and all fruits then?
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would it be okay to have a smoothie on an empty stomach?
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Try freezing the banana and then blending it with soy/almond/rice milk. The frozen banana makes it nice and creamy, and it actually doesn't taste too strongly of banana.
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Absolutely particularly if it contains banana which is a good source of soluble fiber and resistant starch.
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Gerikat - There are books written about fructose intolerance and how even some infants given apple juice experience severe pain from it. My last gastro reccomended a fructose free diet even witout a breath test. Fructose intolerance is real!
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Yes, I meant add bananas as a base and add to it what you can tolerate. Most can handle bananas. And I have had just banana smoothies, but then again I LOVE bananas.
Yes, I can handle all fruits/honey Never been an issue. Of course, fructose has never been on my mind. 
Hope you find your way!
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May be real for you Cappy, but not for me. Cheers right back at ya!
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