Eating fruit before the rest of a meal can help reduce the blood glucose peak. “...pre-meal consumption of three fruits (orange, apple and pear) effectively curbed post-meal glycemia even in the case of a 30% extra carbohydrate load.” PMID: 34371978 “replacing part of a meal with kiwifruit may help with insulin efficiency without detriment to subsequent energy intake.” PMID: 30126094 “Compared with rice control, apple preload of 15 g available carbohydrates remarkably lowered the acute postprandial GR without negative effect on satiety. The sugar component may partly contribute to the glycemic suppressing effect of the apple preload.” PMID: 31810219 “The incremental area under the curve (iAUC) of insulin tended to decrease in the apple-first group. In the impaired glucose tolerance subjects, the Cmax of Δblood glucose was 75 in the apple-first group compared to 90 in the rice-first group, which was a significant difference... Eating an apple before a meal may be a simple and effective strategy for managing the glycaemic response in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance.” PMID: 35742001 “The study results showed significant reduction in postprandial glucose when strawberry was consumed before the meal compared to having the strawberry drink with the meal. Compared to the reference group, consuming strawberries before and after the meal attenuated postprandial glucose without additional insulin, suggesting improved insulin sensitivity... This study provides data suggesting that strawberries have a role in glycemic control and attenuating the pro-inflammatory effect of a modern diet. There may be particular advantages when strawberries are consumed before a meal.” PMID: 27761543 xitter.cf/lowmegatron/status/211…