Sugar?!? Are MFP numbers too low or am I too high?

leroyizzy

I am curious about peoples opinion on the MFP sugar recommendations. I keep my calories in check for the most part. I have a green smoothie for my midmorning snack. This smoothie consists of- unsweetened coconut milk (about 2 tbsp.) cucumber, kale or spinach, water, and one cup of frozen fruit. This along with my breakfast of 2 eggs scrambled with cheese and a tsp. of raw honey in my coffee puts me over my sugar intake typically before lunch.
Are other people seeing this? Are you cutting out any/all fruit to avoid this (in my humble opinion) seemingly low sugar count?! Did you adjust your numbers to be more realistic? I know when I have a dessert I am throwing the whole thing but I am having a hard time grasping that a little fruit puts me over my goal so early in the day!
Feel free to take a look and offer (gentle, I am only human!) feedback!

aelunyu

This is just my own advice to you, and if you follow the thinking that sugar is inherently bad, then perhaps I've overstepped. Honey is chemically almost identical to high fructose corn syrup. So yes, it's very sweet and carries alot of sugar. Fructose from fruits are coupled with high levels of fiber, thereby drastically decreasing their GI index/load so they are digested much slower. Also the fact that your breakfast comes with two eggs (proteins and fats)...which slows further the digestion of the sugars you ingest.

I would suggest that you are eating a pretty healthy diet, and I never worry about how much sugar I am consuming as long as my fiber requirements are met, and that I am not just downing bags of pop tarts without some kind of protein or fat accompaniment.

I personally intake probably near 150 grams of sugar a day out of my 375 carb requirement, so I would say if you want to eat alot of sugar, you should probably have an outlet for that sugar to be used.

MFP recommendations are just that..recommendations. If you are very active, the more sugar you get, probably, the better.

leroyizzy

This is just my own advice to you, and if you follow the thinking that sugar is inherently bad, then perhaps I've overstepped. Honey is chemically almost identical to high fructose corn syrup. So yes, it's very sweet and carries alot of sugar. Fructose from fruits are coupled with high levels of fiber, thereby drastically decreasing their GI index/load so they are digested much slower. Also the fact that your breakfast comes with two eggs (proteins and fats)...which slows further the digestion of the sugars you ingest.

I would suggest that you are eating a pretty healthy diet, and I never worry about how much sugar I am consuming as long as my fiber requirements are met, and that I am not just downing bags of pop tarts without some kind of protein or fat accompaniment.

I personally intake probably near 150 grams of sugar a day out of my 375 carb requirement, so I would say if you want to eat alot of sugar, you should probably have an outlet for that sugar to be used.

MFP recommendations are just that..recommendations. If you are very active, the more sugar you get, probably, the better.

I do not believe that sugar is inherently bad... I guess that I am just taking the "recommendations" at little too seriously. I was more curious how others felt about the recommendations and how/if they adjust their goals.
Side note- I know raw honey is chemically identical to corn syrup... I don't use it because it is lower in calories or sugar I use it because it is unprocessed and delicious in coffee with a bit of cinnamon!

cwolfman13

I swear they need a sugar sticky....this question seriously comes up about 1,000 time per day.

The recommendation for sugar is based on the American Heart Association's recommendation for ADDED/REFINED sugar due to the fact that people tend to drink soda like it's water and eat all kinds of other processed **** that is loaded with high fructose corn syrup and other added/refined sugars. The AHA's recommendation is relatively recent due to the obesity epidemic (I think within the last 10 years or so). To my knowledge there is no formal recommendation for naturally occurring sugars in fruit and veg and what not....but just from a common sense standpoint, I seriously doubt an apple a day is contributing much to the obesity epidemic.

Get your 2-3 servings of fruit per day...4-6 servings of veg...get your lean proteins and healthy fats and it's all good. Manage your macros, don't micro manage your micros unless you have a health condition that warrants doing so.