When You Eat Apples and Oranges
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
Philippines
June 5, 2016 3:22am CST
I was multitasking late last night and getting annoyed that I was tempted to walk out to the store to buy a coffee caramel ice cream cone.
But I remembered the apples and orange in the fridge, so I decided to take a break instead and eat the orange.
At the back of my mind, I remember reading that apples and oranges are among the fruits that can help you stay awake, but I was so irritated I needed to eat something.
Not sure if it's a coincidence, but I did have trouble sleeping last night. It took me an even longer time falling asleep, even though I was tired, and I kept waking up. Or maybe it was my subconscious still stewing and needing an outlet.
Did you ever feel sleepy or awake by certain fruits?
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37 responses
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
so which one helped you stay awake - apple or orange? fresh fruit or juice?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
@ida123 i was just curious if the reason they bought and immediately ate the dalandan was to avoid getting dizzy and throwing up.
i don't like sour food, too, and really like ponkan because they're so much easier to peel than oranges.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
oh, so oranges work for you, even if it's just orange scent.
one time, while on a provincial bus, two male passengers boarded and immediately started peeling dalandan. i was surprised because since it's sour so wouldn't that hurt your stomach more and maybe throw up during the trip?
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Jun 16
@hereandthere I don't prefer dalandan, I only eat ponkan which is more sweeter. I can't tolerate sour foods, it really hurt our stomach if we consume much of it.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
It's the apples. Apples contain natural glucose and the process of digesting glucose helps wake up your body and then keep it that way for about as long as it takes your body to to process the apple.
I have always told my friend to stop drinking coffee and just eat apples instead.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@hereandthere if you do some research orange juice will keep you awake but the real orange won't.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
it was the orange that i ate last night.
i have eaten apples during the day and didn't notice anything different. still had to make coffee.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@skysnap i see. i didn't notice any effect when i ate apples during the day, so i'm surprised by this orange.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
oh, so you're like chungsop who can eat an apple before sleeping without effect.
but why do you choose an apple instead of another fruit or other type of food before sleeping?
@skysnap (20153)
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5 Jun 16
@hereandthere other fruits can be too sweet with sugar. apple is just perfect.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
i noticed from the responses how both apples and oranges affect people differently.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
Don't know about it. I'll try it when I needed to be awake. Thanks.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
how the body is affected varies as you can see from the responses.
let me know which worked for you - apple or orange.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
is it only orange that wakes you up, or other citrus fruits as well?
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
6 Jun 16
@hereandthere hard to say, i dont usually eat fruit at night.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
how about you? do you feel awake or sleepy when you eat an apple or an orange? or nothing at all?
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Jun 16
@hereandthere I never eat fruits in the evening, but if I eat an apple or an orange in the afternoon I have no problems sleeping... well, I never sleep well, so let's say that I sleep as usual.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
what do you eat or drink if you need to stay up/awake?
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Jun 16
@hereandthere tea or something with caffine in it, food? something light.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
i wasn't much of a fruit eater before, even if we have them, but now i'm making a conscious effort to eat more.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Jun 16
@hereandthere I love fruit, just don't have it much, but that could change tomorrow when I finally have teeth again.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
good to know it's true for some people. how about lemons, grapefruits, and blueberries, do they wake you up, too?
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
5 Jun 16
@hereandthere I have no idea but we can try them. I don't eat much fruits in the morning. Just apple and Mandarine or orange..
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@thelme55 so if you want to wake up, you only eat apple and mandarin for breakfast and nothing else? or do you still other breakfast food like bread or have coffee?
@transcendent (709)
• Xian, China
6 Jun 16
Maybe, it's the psychological effect that affects your sleeping. But it true to say that it's not a good choice to eat at late night.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
maybe, but at the same time, if you read through the responses, some even eat fruit before going to sleep, so i think it depends on your body, too.
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@transcendent (709)
• Xian, China
6 Jun 16
@hereandthere Yes, both of sides are factors that affect the sleeping.
@satriani92 (136)
• Bogor, Indonesia
5 Jun 16
When I went to restaurant I always ordered orange juice, I Dont like apple, I feel pain when eat it
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
i was like that, too. if i ate a fresh apple, even if just 2 slices, on an empty stomach, it hurts.
i have to make sure i eat it an hour or two after a meal.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@satriani92 i don't like sour food, too, but i don't think the sour taste of the apple is the reason.
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@satriani92 (136)
• Bogor, Indonesia
5 Jun 16
@hereandthere because the apple is sour
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@much2say (55912)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jun 16
Interesting - I've never heard of fruits having such an effect! Growing up, we'd often have orange slices as a dessert - but I don't recall having troubled sleep over it. These days as I am very pooped out by evening, nothing stops me from falling asleep easily 
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@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
9 Jun 16
I always thought it help me sleep better. That is if I eat the right amount in a whole day,
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@Chungshop (2355)
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5 Jun 16
O when I am hungry at night especially after lotting here, just open the freeze to see, easy to take an apple to the mouth lo.
But some say: when you eat fruits in the morning, the value is just like gold, afternoon is silver lo, and night is bronze ,3rd prize lo
@Chungshop (2355)
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5 Jun 16
@hereandthere O I don't know when hungry just eat lo. If apple and orange I will eat apple lo, orange a bit of work to peel off the skin
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@Chungshop you have what's called a 'cast iron stomach.' so lucky. can eat anything, anytime. hahaha!
as a shortcut, i just sliced the orange last night. hehehe.
i prefer what we call 'ponkan' here, which is smaller than an orange, have thinner skin and tastes sweeter.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
oh, so eating apples or oranges does not affect you in any way?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
like you i only eat fruit when i feel like it, even if we have them in the kitchen.
it's interesting from the responses how apples and oranges affect people in different ways, or not at all.
@rachz_kisses (3838)
• Philippines
13 Jun 16
Apple keeps me awake. I'm not sure about the orange.
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