There's a lot of reasons for packing fruit on your next ski trip, hike or bike ride. First, fruits are loaded in vitamins, minerals and fiber and most importantly, they come in their own packaging. Fruits are usually classified by the number of calories per piece of fruit, carbohydrates and their water content. So, if you're looking for something that fills you up and won't make your blood glucose levels skyrocket, look for fruit that's low in calories but high in water content.
Popular Breakfast Fruits
Some of the most popular breakfast fruits (and their calories in parenthesis) include bananas (107), blackberries (1 calorie each), blueberries (49 calories/100g), guava (24), kiwi (34), passion fruit (30) figs (10 calories) and raisins (5). You can either add these to cereal or oatmeal, or eat them while on a long ride.
Lunch Fruits
Popular lunch fruits include apples (44), cherries (2.4 calories each), grapes (50 calories per 100 g), nectarines (42), pears (45 calories), apricot (30), currants (5), one whole grapefruit (100) or raisins (5 calories). They're easy to throw into your backpack, easy to eat and share with others.
Dinner Fruits
Instead of being laden down with ice cream and other sugary treats, try some of these healthy fruits: gooseberries (2.6 calories), mango (40 calories), plums (25), rhubarb (8), tangerines (26) cantaloupe (25 calories per 130 g serving), nectarines (42), oranges (35), peaches (35 calories) and strawberries (2.7 calories per berry)
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