The greatest benefit of eating just one fruit at a time is that it makes for easy digestion. What's easier to digest than just *one* type of raw fruit?
Another plus to eating mono-fruit meals is that it makes you a conscious eater. When you are eating 5 different ingredients in one meal, it can often times be hard to tell when you are actually full.
However, when you are eating only one type of fruit for a meal, it becomes very easy to know when you are done. Your palette is not being excited with various flavors and textures. When you no longer enjoy eating the fruit, you are done.
Yet another benefit to mono-mealing is prep time. While making a smoothie or fruit salad is still very simple, it does take a bit more time to prepare than, say, pealing a few bananas.
The last benefit, and my most favorite aspect of mono-mealing, is that it tastes better! I honestly cannot describe how wonderfully simple and satiating a meal of just bananas, or just mangoes, or just apricots is. Words just don't do it justice!
If you have never had a mono fruit meal, you are really missing out.
With that said...
Beginners and Mono-meals
If you are brand-new to a raw food diet, you probably find it rather difficult to eat just one type of fruit at a time. You are not alone. Most "newbie" raw foodists struggle with this simply because they are still not used to eating enough fruit in one sitting.
It is much easier to make an easy-to-eat smoothie than to get the necessary calories by eating foods in their whole state.
Another reason mono-mealing may be hard on you? It's just too boring!
Oh come on, I know you were thinking it. ;)
While I completely disagree that fruit of any kind is boring, I understand your position.
My Experience
When I first went raw, a meal of just one fruit was too radical for me. I don't think I even tried a mono-meal until several months later.
I mostly relied upon smoothies for meals, as these were much easier for me to eat and they helped me to get enough calories for the day.
Today, I prefer eating one fruit at a time until I am full. I rarely ever eat fruit salads or smoothies. I like the taste of just one fruit and don't want to spoil it with any other tastes.
Swayze_Foster
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