Are fresh fruit high in fructose bad for elderly individuals?

Yes, you do.

I am at Costco and are you aware of the fact that they sell a smoothie mix that includes all the frozen fruit except cherries but it includes bananas. Do you use two or 3 cups of the frozen fruit or more than that thanks for your response

When I was in the active throes of a rheumatological autoimmune illness, I was making smoothies every morning and putting lots of spinach in it. I started to get stomach aches and a nutritionist I was working with suggested I back off of the spinach since it could be I had a high sensitivity to oxalates. I did back off of the spinach every day and eventually those stomach pains went away.

I find buying the frozen food individually works better for me. As far as bananas I just look for ripe ones and peel them and put them in a plastic bag in the freezer.
What you need to get at Costco is their ice cream flavored whey powder.
I don’t measure out exactly how much fruit I put in but it always works.
The oat milk and low fat/ sugar really makes it like drinking a milkshake every morning. It just happens to be better for you.
Good luck and let me know how it turns out.

I meant to add low fat/ low sugar yogurt.

Good thing I didn’t put spinach in my smoothie. 😊

It is easy to be unaware of the struggles other people go through to survive. I live in a first-ring suburb just a few miles from where I grew up. Many of my neighbors require 3-4 jobs or earners to afford an "entry level" home. Quite a few are one illness, layoff or car repair from being able to afford groceries and utilities. Multigeneration or multi-sibling households are common. Kids ride bikes and play in wading pools instead of participating in club sports for entertainment. My daughter shares a lawn mower and snowblower with her next door neighbors. We share our extras through a local "Buy Nothing" group on Facebook.

I feel blessed every day that we have pensions, insurance and a paid for home. And the luxury of choosing what we want to eat instead of "settling for" what is available.

In regard to the original question, fruit consumption is not an issue that correlates with age as far as I know. Fruit -- meaning whole fruit, not fruit juice -- is a desirable food at any age. Having said that, specific fruits may be undesirable at any age if you have specific, diagnosed medical conditions, allergies, or FODMAP concerns. Or, of course, if you just don't like them or find that eating a particular fruit regularly triggers specific symptoms, such as GI problems or migraines.

Hi Sue--I'm always touched when you write about living in a neighborhood together with others. You are so right--you wrote: "It is easy to be unaware of the struggles other people go through to survive." I've lived for 40 years on the unfashionable west side of my medium-sized southwestern city. There are homeless camps and folks living outdoors two short blocks from my house. There is also a homeless shelter. My family continues doing what we can with and for them--serving on the board, supporting fund raisers, and cooking. I wish the city paid more than lip service to this problem. I'm aware daily of how inequality in terms of so much impacts health--physical, emotional, and mental. I remain both grateful for my situation and concerned about others. So I appreciate your bringing this into the conversation on Connect.

I am one of those people with IBS-D and I can't eat most melons or apples. I can eat berries and bananas. I am in my eighties and still figuring out the food situation. It's always a work in progress.