Berries (fructose) in the morning

[SoreArms]

I recently bought a bag of frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries, marionberries) to add to my morning shake, which I mix with oat bran and protein powder. Since glycogen and blood glucose levels are so low in the morning, I figure the quicker absorbtion of the sugar in the berries would be beneficial to get energy levels up. Would I be correct in assuming that most of those sugars will go to emediately get blood glucose levels up (to normal) and help fill depleted muscle glycogen so very little, if any, winds up stored as fat? Does using pure slow absorbing carbs makes the body wait much longer to get blood glucose levels and muscle glycogen back to normal, making you feel tired longer?

For the most part I stay away from all fruits (fructose) and only consume fast absorbing carbs post work out (maltodextrim). Dr. Atkins (no, I am not endorsing Atkins nor am I on the diet) stated that the anti oxidant properties of these berries greatly outweigh their potential harm, so either way, I figure it can't be that bad.

Please chime in and let me know what you think, if I am wrong let me know and give me your thoughts why. Flamers will be called "smelly".

 

[bran987]

low glycemic fruits high in fiber

apples
oranges
tangerines
grapefruit
all berries (frozen ok)
papaya
mangos

 

[anthrax]

Would I be correct in assuming that most of those sugars will go to emediately get blood glucose levels up (to normal) and help fill depleted muscle glycogen so very little, if any, winds up stored as fat?

Fructose does not raise insulin levels that much
Very little actually

 

[under]

Would a protein drink not raise blood glucose levels up (to normal) and help fill depleted muscle glycogen in the AM.

 

[ashley2212]

Would a protein drink not raise blood glucose levels up (to normal) and help fill depleted muscle glycogen in the AM.

I don't remember where the post was, but there was some discussion about how fruit in the morning works to restore liver glycogen levels and more or less "restart" your body. I always have a scoop of whey and a half of a banana as soon as I wake up.

Someone's going to challenge me for posting this, but I don't agree with avoiding fruits completely unless you're planning on competing in the near future. If you can get potassium and other nutrients from a banana, why pop a pill instead? I don't have more than 1 or 2 servings of fruit per day (a whole banana being 2 servings) and believe it or not, it doesn't turn me into a fat cow!!!