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eating healthy but allergic to fruit!
16 Female
This september, I'll be starting my junior year of high school. I'll be in all AP and Honors classes, so I will be under a lot of stress. I used to not eat lunch because I would have gym afterwards and I would cramp up very badly, but then I started in June and I had a LOT more energy. I was stunned that I could wake up at 6 AM with only six to eight hours of sleep and make it through the whole day without a nap. My grades were he best they've ever been.
Unfortunately, I gained weight because of this since my calorie intake was more than it had ever been before (although they were healthy calories) and I did not have any time to exercise (not counting gym class in school). On top of this, I realize that I am allergic to many different fruits and vegetables. Nothing serious, but it's simply uncomfortable in my throat and lips. These include: apples, pears, celery, zucchini.
I want to be energized and not feel the need to take a nap when I get back from school, but how do I eat healthy while avoiding the fruits and vegetables that I'm allergic to when the schoolyear starts? My goal is to be full of ENERGY to work when I get back from school and not be tired until 8 or 9 PM after all my work is finished.
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I know you said you didn't have time to exercise, but what if you made time?
I mean, honestly, all you need is a half hour a day, to walk, do sit-up, crunches, jumping jacks, or jogging.
I'm sure there's at least a half hour each day you could find where you're just sitting down watching TV or doing something not healthy for you. A half hour isn't too much time; it's only the length of one TV show ;].
If you can't do it every day, try at least three times a week. Actually, if you tried working out the half hour after you got home, then you'd have a lot of energy to do your homework, get it done, and then relax the rest of the night.
As for fruits:
Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, oranges, bananas [GREAT FOR YOU], pomegranates, cherries, blackberries, peaches, and the like. Try getting yogurt. Sure, it has some fat in it, but your body DOES require fat, as much as commercials tell you that fat is bad.
Vegetables:
Carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, pickles, peas, corn, cauliflower, green beans.
Vegetables are kind of harder to pack for lunches, but if you asked your mom to have a side dish be a vegetable every day, you should be fine.
Find out how many calories you need per day, and try to meet that, and you shouldn't gain any weight.
It depends on your height, age, sex, amount of exercise, etc., so make sure to find a GOOD calculator for it, not one that says "2,000 per day or bust!"
I wish you luck!
--Jack
(17/m)
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Well, first of all there are hundreds of different kinds of fruits and vegetables. And secondly, there are many foods that naturally provide energy and have natural mood enhancers. One of these is fish/seafood. Any kind of seafood is healthy for you but especially fish. Nuts are not only good for your hair and fingernails but also for your skin and they improve your mood. Eggs are full of protein and are a good start to any day. Other apples are very good for you since your allergic you can swap an apple for berries which are one of the top five healthiest foods for you. In this list of top five is also soy products which includes tofu. Most people think tofu is bland and boring but when tofu is cooked with something else it takes on some of its flavor while adding its own natural taste. Whole grains are also a healthy food and you can easily fry up whole grain pasta with tofu and vegetables you are not allergic to cutting up salmon pieces inside. Good luck. Hope I helped.
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