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Sugar goals

triciamoga
triciamoga Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Any advice on how to manage sugar? Everything has sugar. No matter how well I am eating, the app tells me I am over my 57 grams of sugar. For example, I am eating a salad with no dressing, but lots of fruit and veggies. I'm guessing the fruit makes it too much sugar. Should I still be worried about it, or should I really be looking out for added sugars?

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  • futuremanda
    futuremanda Posts: 816 Member
    Nope, don't worry about it. It can't differentiate between sugars naturally in foods (like fruits, veg, dairy) and added sugar. But I think the total it recommends is pretty low. Most people ignore it. I certainly would not curb my eating of nutritious foods based on it!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    You can change your diary settings to track different things. Since you already track carbs, I'd suggest tracking something more meaningful than sugar, perhaps calcium or iron.
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