Definately not. Fruits and vegetables do not have all of the nutrients that are needed for a balanced diet. You need protien and minerals and vitamins as well as essential fats, all of which cannot be found in fruits and vegetables. Plus fruits and vegetables are basically made of water, so even after eating a meal made up of veggies you will be hungry again because you have nothing to digest. check out http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html for eating guidelines

Absolutely not--if you're a purist about it, I mean. You will die of pernicious anemia even if nothing else gets you, because it is absolutely impossible--not just difficult--to get vitamin B12 from plant food.

well that's what my mother told me

It depends what you count as fruit and vegetables. If you include potatoes, rice, beans, pulses etc (which are theoretically vegetables), whilst "healthy" might not be entirely accurate, you'll probably not do yourself much significant harm. Whilst as has already been noted you run the risk of a vitamin B12 deficiency you'll still be getting a far better diet than the general population (i.e. if you lived off junk food). However, you won't be in perfect health because you will be deficient in B12, and possibly (depending on your levels of consumption of green leafy veg and certain pulses) iron, running risk of aneamia. If you were to take a supplement you would likely, although not perhaps perfect health, still have better than average health. In other words, it wouldn't kill you. If you mean by "fruit and vegetables" the typical items on sale at a fruit and veg counter, its unlikely you would stay healthy very long- for a start you'd be starving hungry and lacking in energy after not too long due to general low calorie consumption. You would probably have diarrhoea due to excess vitamin C. You would certainly be deficient in protein, which can cause growth abnormalities and affects the body's ability to fight infection.

There are people,some who I know personally that eat only fruits and vegetables and look ten years younger then people thier same age.Science says that when food is cooked over 100F for more than a few minutes most of the vitamins are cooked away.In other words you would need to eat more cooked food to get the same vitamins that raw foods contain.When explorers first visited the tropical islands they noted the most finest physical specimins they have ever seen.These people ate almost exclusively fruits and vegetables,uncooked.Even to this day they are the healthiest.You can research all that I said through the internet and find out what I say is factual.My answer will probably be rated negatively but you should ignore that for it does not reflect the quality and usefullness of the answer.

You can and many celebs do but you will need to take some supplements.

No, as you will miss out on other vital nutrients from other food groups such as iron, essential amino acids, essential fats & calcium. A balanced diet is more healthy (you can still do that if you are a vegetarian).

In order to live as a strict vegetarian, one must take dietary supplements. There are just some nutrients that we need that are not produced by plants, specifically, vitamin B12. As others have stated, this vitamin is not produced by plants. It is only produced by animals. So, despite what some people would have you to believe, God/evolution (which ever you choose to believe in) designed us to be omnivores. That is we are designed so that we much eat both meat and plant material. If we leave either out of our diets, then we must make of for missing nutrients by taking some kind of dietary supplement. *********** "DavidHume: Not if you eat cheese, yoghurt or eggs occsionally. I haven't eaten meat since 1984 and I feel great." You are correct. So let me amend this answer to state that if you cut out ALL animal products, you will need to take a dietary supplement.

of course it's healthy, is't the most healthy way. it's true that B12 is found in meat,eggs, and other toxic food like these, but it doesn't get in your blood like it should. the best way is to take vitamin B12 supliments. i'm not sick, my parents aren't sick, we are more energic and healthy than ever. all our allergies and illnesess are now gone since we started eating only raw food. our blood tests prove this too. but, of course, the economy wants us to consume junk food, meat, otherwise it will collapse. i advise you to say no to eggs, milk and meat. eat raw and you will have a great life. by the way, there is a book called the china study, read it, it should change the way you see things. the author who wrote it is not allowed to make it real public because of the impact it could have on food companies

Everybody's body is different. It all depends on how much muscle mass you have and if your intestinal tract can handle all that roughage, mine can't. So to everybody who says this and that you are wrong as much as you are right. Junk food will kill you, that is a fact. But some people cannot live on only plant matter some can.

nope. you need to eat a variety of foods.

I have been eating only fruits and veggies for the last 6weeks.. no signs of aneamia yet! And I still feel great.

Not is they were grown in Mexico.

Not at all. Human nutrition can't be met with only fruits and vegetables. You need so much more that doesn't even exist in small quantities in other foods like grains.

Are legumes considered vegetables? Are nuts considered fruit? Don't strict vegitarians get the necessary nutrients usually provided through animal products by eating legumes and nuts...and without taking supplements?

Damn, there are a lot of people who seems unable to think of a world in which they don't eat meat. As far as I have found out, the only thing a vegetarian "misses out on", is the vitamin B12, which is part of creating red blood cells (so it's very important). That has been mentioned here earlier, but the common response seems to be to take supplements. The thing people don't seem to get is that the supplements are made from animals, and therefore "can't" be eaten by a true vegetarian. But even so; it is possible to be a true vegetarian, you just have to eat a lot of the aforementioned eggs etc., but better yet the japanese sea-weed nori, which contains a lot of B12. If you do that, and have a steady and varied vegetarian diet, it's quite probably more healthy than a carnivorous / omnivorous diet. Being a vegan though; I don't know so much about that, but if you're a vegan, chances are you probably think a lot about what you eat, and therefore have a more healthy diet than the majority of people. So people, please stop your ignorance in thinking that you have to eat meat to "survive and thrive".

For a couple of weeks, certainly. In the long run, it is very difficult (for humans). 1) "Definition Here fruitarianism will be defined as a diet that is predominantly raw fruit (75+ %), with the remainder of the diet being composed of raw vegetarian (usually raw vegan) foods. Here fruit has the common definition, i.e., the reproductive parts of a vine, bush, or tree, that includes juicy pulp. The common definition is used here rather than the botanical definition, as grain is considered a fruit under the botanical definition (but not the common definition). Summary Statement on Fruitarianism Fruitarianism is possible according to idealistic dietary theory, but it can be quite difficult in practice. The diet has many pitfalls that can cause serious problems for the would-be fruitarian. Fruitarianism portrays fruit as the ideal natural food, yet modern fruit is the product of generations (in some cases, thousands of years) of human-directed plant breeding. In short, modern fruit has been bred for a high sugar content, and is greatly over-rated as a food. Very few people claim to succeed on the fruitarian diet, in the long term. Additionally, the high incidence of binge eating and backsliding in raw veganism raise serious questions regarding the credibility of the claims of long-term success. In summary, apply common sense: there are very few long-term success stories, and even fewer credible success stories, for fruitarianism. Does that suggest that it is the "ideal, natural" diet for everyone, as its advocates claim, or a fringe diet that appeals primarily to idealists? This question deserves serious consideration, particularly if you are considering adopting the diet." 2) "An Alternative: A Near Fruitarian Diet A "near-fruitarian" diet is an alternative to consider, for those who insist on following a high % fruit diet. It may help you avoid some of the problems of a 75+% fruit diet, but, of course, it cannot be guaranteed, and one should keep sharp watch for problems on a near-fruitarian diet as well. For purposes of discussion, such a diet is a raw vegan diet that is approximately 70% (or less) raw fruit, with emphasis on semi-sweet and (to the extent possible) neutral fruit. And, the remainder of the diet consists of: - dark leafy greens and other vegetables. Emphasis is on bitter greens, but should also eat astringent, pungent, salty tasting greens. According to several herbal health systems, such greens help regulate sugar metabolism and provide some protection from sugar addiction. They also provide chlorophyll and minerals, and provide tastes that are difficult to get in fruits (most of which are predominantly sweet or sour). - It's also a good idea to regularly eat some ginger to promote the digestive fire. If you object to ginger, eat pungent greens instead: mustard, arugula, watercress. - Sprouts, specifically almonds, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, peanut, also flax. These provide fatty acids that are scarce in fruit (you do get tired of avocados if eaten daily). Green jelly coconuts are good also. Buckwheat, other sprouts are also OK but do not supply fatty acids. Additional considerations: - get vitamin B-12 from a reliable source (supplement) - do something to avoid or counter stress and social isolation - last but most important: make spiritual or ethical development a top priority, to reduce/avoid the potential mental and emotional problems that often occur." Source and further information: http://www.living-foods.com/articles/fruitarianprocon.html Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitarianism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism - "How healthy is it to eat ONLY fruit and vegetables for a month?": http://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080217170825AAWWDnF

To just willy-nilly eat fruits and vegetables is not healthy. To be healthy eating fruits and vegetables you must learn how to properly balance your protenes with such things as beans and your carbohydrates with such things as potatoes, rice etc. If you do not do this you will become weak and sick in a short period of time. To be an honest vegetarian you must study and learn what foods to eat and in what quantities to be healthy.

Yes it can be...

The best diet is a BALANCED one. You need nutrients from ALL the major food groups.

not at all, you must have protein and carbs. too.