Can someone explain to me why they would become Fruitarian?

[SekhemNefer]

I am just curious. Especially, if they are leaving out green leafy vegetables out of their diet, which...I am not certain, fruit can't have phyto-nutrients that green leafies have.

And don't you get tired of eating something sweet all the time? Doing so makes my tongue feel dry and puckerish.

[Veronica01]

I don't think that most people who label themselves as fruitarian abstain from greens. Some do, but I think most people label themselves as to what they eat MOSTLY. Like vegetarian, meatatarian (ugh Wendy's phrase) fruitarian, sproutarian.

Would you ask a sproutitarian if they only consumed sprouts and nothing else? I highly doubt they only eat sprouts.

For me I think more than 70% of calories coming from fruit would constitute being a fruititarian. It is natural for every herbivorous creature to eat some greens and even 80/10/10 which is based on 80% fruit, HIGHLY reccommends eating 1-2 large bunches of greens in a day.

But no, I do not ever get sick of eating sweet fruit. I don't eat the same fruit every day or for every meal. Thus i do not get sick of the many different flavours of sweet fruits.

I do know one person who is 100% fruitarian, maybe you might ask him. http://arawconnection.ning.com/profiles/blogs/day-192-100-raw-fruitarian

[Rufassa]

And don't you get tired of eating something sweet all the time? Doing so makes my tongue feel dry and puckerish.

All "fruit" is not sweet. Cucumbers, Avos, Eggplant, Okra, and Squash are all botanically considered fruit. Plus as previously mentioned, although not all, most people eat mostly fruit; not exclusively.

But the answer to your question would be that I personally am more attracted to fruit. It taste better, I feel better when eating it, it is more convenient, it’s easy to eat in its simple whole form (which matters to me when finding breakfast and lunch), I think it is human’s most natural food, but I will eat nuts, greens, oils, etc if I want it but most of the time I just want fruits.

[Gaius]

I am just curious. Especially, if they are leaving out green leafy vegetables out of their diet, which...I am not certain, fruit can't have phyto-nutrients that green leafies have.

And don't you get tired of eating something sweet all the time? Doing so makes my tongue feel dry and puckerish.
Not all fruits are sweet, and they are far more enjoyable to eat than veggies.

[Irish_Vegan_Girl]

Fruitarians believe in refraining from damaging the mother plant. They can eat seeds, nuts, fruit including greens which do not harm the plants.

[Gaius]

The question should be: Why WOULD'NT you be be fruitarian?

[Aleesha Sattva]

i'm one... i do eat greens and some nuts/seeds but 95% of my diet is fruit.

and yup, not all fruit is sweet! :)

even when i do juice fasts... fruit all the way baby!!!

[SekhemNefer]

All "fruit" is not sweet. Cucumbers, Avos, Eggplant, Okra, and Squash are all botanically considered fruit. Plus as previously mentioned, although not all, most people eat mostly fruit; not exclusively.

But the answer to your question would be that I personally am more attracted to fruit. It taste better, I feel better when eating it, it is more convenient, it’s easy to eat in its simple whole form (which matters to me when finding breakfast and lunch), I think it is human’s most natural food, but I will eat nuts, greens, oils, etc if I want it but most of the time I just want fruits.

You see besides, tomatos....I didn't even know that cucumbers, avocados, eggplant, okra and squash was considered a fruit. Okay, I may have heard that avocados are but I really haven't accepted them as fruit for some reason.


Okay, so there is no health difference or benefit when one is Fruitarian versus Raw vegan in general?

[Raw Joy]

You see besides, tomatos....I didn't even know that cucumbers, avocados, eggplant, okra and squash was considered a fruit. Okay, I may have heard that avocados are but I really haven't accepted them as fruit for some reason.

I think the unofficial-official description is that if it has a seed(s), it's considered a fruit.

[Rufassa]

Okay, so there is no health difference or benefit when one is Fruitarian versus Raw vegan in general?

That question is at the center of debate in the raw food world. And the answer varies drastically depending on who you are talking to. I go with what feels right to me rather than what someone else says, but that's me.

[Veronica01]

Okay, so there is no health difference or benefit when one is Fruitarian versus Raw vegan in general?

For me there is a HUGE difference between eating most of my calories (not food by volume) from nuts, oils, and sprouted grains. It's very heavy, takes a long time to digest, sometimes when you miscombine foods will ferment and make me feel naseous or hung over. Sometimes you get bloated and feel lethargic.

When you are not food combining and doing mostly fruit, you digest very quickly, never get bloated, feel light, full of energy, increase your endurance and i find that my skin glows, is softer and is very clear.

It's like night and day, just like SAD versus cooked vegan, you would still feel a difference between those diets as well.

[pixie_333]

a friend of mine told me about a friend of his who ate only raw red apples for over a year. that was it.. just red apples. he did this for spiritual clarity and apparently worked for him and he wrote a book. then after that year he went back to eating cooked foods.

[Rufassa]

I think the unofficial-official description is that if it has a seed(s), it's considered a fruit.


The botanical definition is vegetation with a seed surrounded by flesh. Spinach creates a seed but the edible flesh of a peach surrounds its pit; making it a fruit. This definition causes some things to be classified differently from how we traditionally think of fruit. i.e. okra would be a fruit but strawberry would not. But I think the fruitarian definition, someone can correct me if I am wrong, is anything that falls from the plant or can be harvested without damaging the plant. This includes a lot of things from bell pepper to strawberries but as I said earlier most people are not 100% fruitarians so they still eat some greens, root veggie, etc …

[pixie_333]

Fruitarians believe in refraining from damaging the mother plant. They can eat seeds, nuts, fruit including greens which do not harm the plants.

when i pick food in the wild inclusing sage for smudge sticks etc... i always ask for permission to have apart of them. and i never yank the roots up... i just take small pieces so it can continue to live and be healthy.

believe it or not... not all herbs, fruits, nuts and veggies are meant to be eaten. for instance 2 tomato plants planted next to eachother of same species... one plant is meant for food.. the other one isn't because it's sole purpose of life s for something else.
i've noticed deers pick up on this too observing at my brothers.
i always tap into trees, rocks and plants etc to see things and their purposes. it's bizare how different each are. they're beings basicaly just like we are.

[Aleesha Sattva]

The botanical definition is vegetation with a seed surrounded by flesh. Spinach creates a seed but the edible flesh of a peach surrounds its pit; making it a fruit. This definition causes some things to be classified differently from how we traditionally think of fruit. i.e. okra would be a fruit but strawberry would not. But I think the fruitarian definition, someone can correct me if I am wrong, is anything that falls from the plant or can be harvested without damaging the plant. This includes a lot of things from bell pepper to strawberries but as I said earlier most people are not 100% fruitarians so they still eat some greens, root veggie, etc …

i agree... and most fruitarians still eat greens and some veggies. i believe most simply focus on eating a high percentage of their daily intake. for example... green smoothies are such a nutritious part of our diet... and they do have greens in them.

but... every fruitarian has their own version of what it is. kinda like raw foodists in general. everyone has 'their' definition.

[Irish_Vegan_Girl]

when i pick food in the wild inclusing sage for smudge sticks etc... i always ask for permission to have apart of them. and i never yank the roots up... i just take small pieces so it can continue to live and be healthy.

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believe it or not... not all herbs, fruits, nuts and veggies are meant to be eaten. for instance 2 tomato plants planted next to eachother of same species... one plant is meant for food.. the other one isn't because it's sole purpose of life s for something else.
i've noticed deers pick up on this too observing at my brothers.
i always tap into trees, rocks and plants etc to see things and their purposes. it's bizare how different each are. they're beings basicaly just like we are.

And I don't disagree with you, I was just explaining to the OP, some of the theory behind the fruitarian concept.
Yes, they are beings and I am always thankful to plants offering food like you said.