Sugar addict ?

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Lola2248
Lola2248 Posts: 126 Member
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Hi
I had my food diary analysed a few weeks ago and was told I eat too much sugar.
I have cereal for breakfast (Branflakes, weetabix or porridge - no added sugar)
When I have tea I have half a spoon of sugar.
And my snacks tend to be fruit - apple, pear, kiwi, blueberrries etc.

It has been suggested I have a different breakfast, like meat or cheese. This is bit of an issue for me, as I don't eat red meat, and can't eat eggs, yoghurt or bananas due to migraines.

Has anyone tried cutting the sugar from the diet?
What do you eat for breakfast if you do?
Thanks :-s

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    Too much sugar for what?

    Do you have a medical condition?
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
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    Who analysed your food?
    Lola2248 wrote: »
    Hi
    I had my food diary analysed a few weeks ago and was told I eat too much sugar.
    I have cereal for breakfast (Branflakes, weetabix or porridge - no added sugar)
    When I have tea I have half a spoon of sugar.
    And my snacks tend to be fruit - apple, pear, kiwi, blueberrries etc.

    It has been suggested I have a different breakfast, like meat or cheese. This is bit of an issue for me, as I don't eat red meat, and can't eat eggs, yoghurt or bananas due to migraines.

    Has anyone tried cutting the sugar from the diet?
    What do you eat for breakfast if you do?
    Thanks :-s

    Who analysed your food? Were they a Doctor who specialises in nutrition or an Registered dietitian? Unless you have medical issues there is no real reason to overly worry about sugar especially in fruit. No one should be discouraging you from eating fruit. Unless you take in a lot of calories from added sugar that you would rather use elsewhere forget about it
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
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    For weight loss, it doesn't matter where the calories are coming from. You could consume 1400 calories in sugar or 1400 calories in bacon, but as long as the 1400 calories is below your TDEE (the amount of calories you burn per day), you will lose weight.

    For general health, the WHO recommends limiting ADDED sugar to less than 10% of total calories. Sugars found in fruit are not added sugars (they're naturally-occuring sugars), so those do not need to meet the WHO's recommendations for added sugars (for comparison, if one is eating a 2000 calorie diet, they could eat up to 200 calories in added sugars, or about 50g of added sugars).

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