Recently I’ve been doing some reading on the proposed benefits of eating mono meals.

If you don’t know what mono meals are they are basically a type of meal where only 1 type of food is eaten.

For instance, a meal could consist of several apples. Another meal could be 4 bananas. And so forth.

As you can probably tell, mono meals are heavily promoted by fruitarians – those who eat almost exclusively fruit – as a means of bettering digestion, absorption of nutrients, and overall good health.

Fruitarianism and mono meals are also a fairly substantial component of the “natural hygiene” approach to foods and healthy living.

Blood Sugar Concerns?

I’ve just started to experiment with eating only one type of food at a time. To me it goes against everything I’ve learned about stabilizing blood sugar.

We’ve heard it all before…

Eat a protein and healthy fat with all your meals to slowdown the blood sugar response.

Yet, this very recommendation goes against most food combining principles which tell you to avoid combining heavy proteins and starchy carbs.

It’s no wonder the world of nutrition is a very confusing place. Even I’m perplexed.

Sure I’ve got my own views, but they are not set in stone and they are constantly evolving as I learn and experiment to find out what suits my body the best.

After all, the most important thing is find a way of eating that suits your body. No one approach can suit all people all the time.

Back to the blood sugar issue…

As I write this post, I’m sipping on a banana and date smoothie which you’d think would send me blood sugar through the roof.

And that’s one of the concerns I initially had with having more than 80% of your diet come from fruit and most of your meals as single food items.

But for me, it hasn’t really affected my blood sugar. I don’t feel the up and down roller coaster that comes with eating high sugar foods like donuts and refined garbage.

Furthermore, more and more authorities that I’m learning from have moved from a traditional raw food diet to one that is more fruit-centric.

Now, I’m not saying that I’m going to become a fruitarian but I’m going to keep a close eye on how eating mono meals, and predominantly fruit, affects my digestion and overall vitality.

If you have any experience with mono means and fruitarianism I’d love to hear your thoughts.

I’ll keep you posted on my experiments.