Question Regarding Fruit
Indigoblu1
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Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
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the only thing that can make you gain weight is eating more calories than you burn off regularly over time
sugar is not the devil, in any form0 -
Anything can make you gain weight if you are in a calorie surplus.
Fruit, or any other food when eaten in a calorie deficit won't make you gain weight.
So, eat the grapes. And unless you have a medical reason to limit, or track your sugars, you don't need to. A couple pieces of fruit a day WILL put you over the MFP sugar limit.0 -
Those damn grapes always get a bad rap.0
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i once read that because of all the good stuff fruits have, such as vitamins and fiber, that in essence, it "cancels out" the sugar content.0
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Its calories just like other food.
Drs are less worried about fruit because you get extra vitamins and minerals plus fibre.
The sugar release is slower.
They tend to be quite good value for calories.0 -
^ What the above posters said--Well, most of them anyway. There's absolutely nothing wrong with carbohydrates or sugar, and neither of them can make you fat unless you've eaten too much of them, leading to weight gain from CALORIE excess, not from eating carbohydrates/sugar in general. Eating too much protein or fat will also lead you to gain weight.0
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http://www.sugarstacks.com/fruits.htm
check out this website
some fruit does have a high sugar content but it is also beneficial in providing fiber and nutrients - moderation is the key - also better to have vegetables like carrots, broccoli or a vegetable juice0 -
Indigoblu1 wrote: »Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
I eat candy, pasta and bread (gluten free due to allergies) all the time and am still losing weight. If you eat ANYTHING in excess of your daily calories, you will gain weight.0 -
ppersaud67 wrote: »http://www.sugarstacks.com/fruits.htm
check out this website
some fruit does have a high sugar content but it is also beneficial in providing fiber and nutrients - moderation is the key - also better to have vegetables like carrots, broccoli or a vegetable juice
Why are those vegetables "better"?0 -
I've just eaten 103g of grapes.... I think I'm 5lb heavier already....0
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The only thing that will make you fat, is eating too much. You can eat anything and as long as you're in a deficit, you will lose. Additionally, unless you are diabetic, or have some other medical condition, there is nothing wrong with sugar.0
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Indigoblu1 wrote: »Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
All vegetables have sugar, but fruit tends to have more than most. Anything you eat in sufficient quantity can cause you to gain weight. But at the same time, you can eat anything in moderation and lose weight.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »I've just eaten 103g of grapes.... I think I'm 5lb heavier already....
cackling!0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Indigoblu1 wrote: »Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
All vegetables have sugar, but fruit tends to have more than most. Anything you eat in sufficient quantity can cause you to gain weight. But at the same time, you can eat anything in moderation and lose weight.
Not sure if you just worded that in a strange fashion, but fruit is not a vegetable.0 -
off to grab my 170g punnet of raspberries, to eat with my 170g pot of 0% greek yogurt
fibre and protein .. ommnomnomm0 -
does fruit on the bottom greek yogurt count as a serving of fruit?0
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I read it as... all vegetables have sugar, but in comparison, fruit has more sugar than veggies.TimothyFish wrote: »Indigoblu1 wrote: »Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
All vegetables have sugar, but fruit tends to have more than most. Anything you eat in sufficient quantity can cause you to gain weight. But at the same time, you can eat anything in moderation and lose weight.
Not sure if you just worded that in a strange fashion, but fruit is not a vegetable.
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I don't know anyone who got fat from eating too much fruit.0
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Wow, thank you, everybody for your replies! I appreciate it. I have been on a mandarin orange kick lately, and when I saw how much carbs and sugar content those little suckers carry, I started thinking that maybe fruit is not as healthy as I thought. I do eat tons of veggies and fish, rarely beef and moderate amounts of chicken. Again, I appreciate your responses. Thank you.0
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Indigoblu1 wrote: »they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar.
LOLwut ?!?
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Yes, I read it just yesterday. I'll try to find the article and post the link.
http://sugarstacks.com/fruits.htm
Here is the quote from it-second paragraph, top:
NOTE: We are here showing the total sugar content of fruit. We are using the sugar cubes to illustrate that. Fruit probably has other health benefits that outweigh the sugar content, and the fruit in sugar may (or may not) be healthier than table sugar. But all fruits are not equal in sugar content, and it's worth noting that. A strawberry may, in fact, be healthier than a grape, even though they are both "natural."
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That's funny - because I dreamt about bananas last night!0
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TimothyFish wrote: »Indigoblu1 wrote: »Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
All vegetables have sugar, but fruit tends to have more than most. Anything you eat in sufficient quantity can cause you to gain weight. But at the same time, you can eat anything in moderation and lose weight.
Not sure if you just worded that in a strange fashion, but fruit is not a vegetable.
You and my nephew would agree on that, but a vegetable is any plant that is used for food. Fruit is the part of a plant that contains the seeds. So a fruit is a vegetable, but not all vegetables are fruit. And that is why I worded it the way I did, because I wanted to lump them together to say that all plants we eat for food have sugar in them, but we usually get most of the sugar from the fruit.0 -
I can tell you first hand that too much sugar does affect you. At least on me.
I've been eating at a calorie deficit ever since Christmas, non-stop. However, I haven't cut sugars and I eat 25-100% more than I am allowed most days.
I have not had a day where I don't count my calories, so you would think I would have lost 10 lbs by now- NOPE! More like 4 lbs and I keep yo-yoing between 2-3 lbs. Sure, I was sticking to my calorie allowance, but going overboard on sweets and carbs gets you nowhere.
I need to throw out all those sweets we collected over the holidays. Doesn't help that Valentine's Day is around the corner!
Now, that's refined sugars. If I ate more fruit, I would be able to give you a better picture, but be sure that you check your nutrition and avoid the carbs and sugars as best as you can.
When I didn't eat much of that bad stuff, I was dropping pounds like a mad man!0 -
Indigoblu1 wrote: »Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
If you eat more calories than you burn you will gain weight. Doesn't matter if the calories are from fruit, broccoli, chicken or chocolate cake.
Fruit and vegetables naturally have sugar- some more than others. They are not bad for you just because they have sugar. If you need to reduce sugar intake you can look up fruits and vegetables to see which are lowest but for just weight loss it isn't a big deal to eat whatever you like as long as the calories fit your day.0 -
The problem is a lot of people think that because fruit is healthy, they can eat as much of it as they want (I know I used to!!). As everyone mentioned above, it does still come down to moderation and eating your calories at a deficit.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »Indigoblu1 wrote: »Hello, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have to ask. Fruit appears to have sugar contents, and from what I've read (not extensively), they cannot prove whether it is "white sugar" sugar or another kind of sugar. Can fruit make you gain weight like, say eating candy and pasta and bread? Somebody told me once when I was eating grapes that they will make you fat(?!) This just can't be true. Can it? Thank you for you help.
All vegetables have sugar, but fruit tends to have more than most. Anything you eat in sufficient quantity can cause you to gain weight. But at the same time, you can eat anything in moderation and lose weight.
Not sure if you just worded that in a strange fashion, but fruit is not a vegetable.
You and my nephew would agree on that, but a vegetable is any plant that is used for food. Fruit is the part of a plant that contains the seeds. So a fruit is a vegetable, but not all vegetables are fruit. And that is why I worded it the way I did, because I wanted to lump them together to say that all plants we eat for food have sugar in them, but we usually get most of the sugar from the fruit.
Actually vegetables and fruits do have differences. Botanically (which is where I think you were trying to go with the definition) a fruit is specifically from a flowering plant, more specifically the "ovary" of the plant (hence it having seeds).0
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