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1 orange, 2 banana, some melon, 1 apple, full pack of grapes!

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Wineiscooling · 05/07/2022 22:39

Half light hearted but half seriously interested how much fruit do your children eat? My teenage son has always been a picky eater but loves fruit so I suppose I’ve let him get away with eating a lot of fruit because for a long time the rest of his diet was junk. Lately he does eat better - not quite so picky but still loves fruit and would eat it all day long if I let him. I did a big shop today and we’ve just fell out over how much fruit he is eating it’s costing me a fortune and with the cost of living going up I can’t afford his fruit habit ! The above fruit in the title is what he’s eaten today and there would have been more if I’d let him. He loves strawberries, raspberries any berries but will eat the lot in one go. I’ve just done a rough calculation and am guessing he’s cost me nearly 5 pounds today in fruit and if that’s every day it’s probably 30-35 a week just for him - no wonder I’m skint! How much fruit does your children eat and if it’s not much what snacks do they eat that’s healthy and cheaper? He must have asked me 5 times today if we have any food before helping himself to more fruit!

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TuftyMarmoset · 06/07/2022 15:29

Notjustanymum · 06/07/2022 13:49

My close relative developed a 5-apples a day habit… and gout! Lots of fruit can be unhealthy - try teaching moderation on this, OP!

Apples contain hardly any purines - like 5% of the amount chicken does, for example - so even 5 apples a day would be an unlikely cause of gout.

Sweetpeasaremadeforbees · 06/07/2022 15:53

I don't think apples cause gout. Aren't cherries or cherry juice actually supposed to be good for gout?

bruffin · 06/07/2022 17:18

www.oddbox.co.uk/boxes/fruit-and-veg-box

We get oddbox which is full of wonky fruit and veg, you can get fruit only if you want

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