Too much fruit?

Since i started dieting I've been replacing most of my sugary snacks with fruit, Which i thought was a good thing. But my mom's been telling me that if i eat too much fruit I'll get sick. Is there any basis in truth to what she says or is it a wives tale? if it's true how much fruit is too much fruit? I've been staying within my calorie limits and everything.

Well you can have too much of anything. How much and what kind are you eating?

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well i normally eat about 3 apples and a banana or two

That's nothing-I mean not too much. Apple is not too sugary, good source of fibre as well. In fact, Im amazed you think it's too much fruit! This comes from somebody who is known for eating fruit until she feels well, not sick,but close to that.  And we are talking about 2 pounds of apricot or cherries in one sitting. May not eat for the rest of the day but I just can't say no to fruit. I go over to my parents and instead of going in the house I go straight to the tree and grab some fruit. Do I have problems going to the loo? Nope. ( too much info,sorry)

that's only 4-7 servings of fruit depending on the size of the fruits, you are definitely not going to get sick. how many calories TOTAL are you eating? That's aout 400 calories or so of fruit, so if you're eating less than 1600 then this is probably a bit excessive since it would be replacing whole grains, fats, and protein. You should get about 4-5 servings of grains for a calorie range of 1200-1600, 1800 calorie range needs to include 6 servings of grains (according to my pyramid.org). So, if this much fruit is impeding on your calorie range and preventing you from eating more whole grains you might reconsider. hope this helps!!

I was just gonna post this question...happy I searched.   I just went apple/pear picking and have soooo much fruit.....I think I'll be eating 3 apples a day (I'm on a 1300 or so cal a day)  They are smallish ones.....about 80 cals each.....just hope I don't (mentally) get sick of apples!

(I know the site had something about cooking w/ apples....Im clueless in the kitchen)