

“ Those who latch on are often propelled by a desire not to kill anything, including plants. Some fruitarians believe you should only eat fruits that have fallen from a tree (yes, fallen, not picked). “It’s considered a subset of raw veganism,” says one source. These include: acid fruits (citrus, pineapples, cranberries ) subacid fruits (sweet cherries, raspberries, figs ) sweet fruits ( bananas, melons, and grapes ) nuts (hazelnuts, pistachios, cashews) seeds (sunflower, squash, pumpkin) oily fruits ( avocados, coconuts, olives) and dried fruits (dates, prunes, raisins),” according to this U.S. “ Though some fruitarians are more flexible than others, the diet typically revolves around the seven basic fruit groups. But the basics are that a fruitarian’s diet should consist of at least 75% fruit and 25% nuts and seeds. There are varying definitions on what exactly makes a person a fruitarian - meaning some standards for what qualifies a person as a fruitarian are more strict than others. But there is actually so much more to it than that. And as you have probably already guessed, a fruitarian is someone who sticks to eating fruit. You likely already know what a vegan or vegetarian is. Well, they have certainly caught my attention and I am very intrigued by their diet. They document their fruit-pursuing journeys on social media and have become, I guess you could say, somewhat ‘instafamous.’ She and Beun say they have eaten mostly just fruit for three years.

Stoklosa says she struggled with weight issues and eating disorders for years until she became a fruitarian. Twenty-six-year-old Simon Beun and his fiancé Tina Stoklosa, 39, travel the world on the hunt for different kinds of fruit.
