Do I need to worry about cutting natural sugars?

gotechgo
gotechgo Posts: 7 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
i eat pretty darn healthy but by dinner my tracker is telling me I've exceeded my sugar goal. When I look, I see it's because I drink skim milk and have plain yogurt with real fruit I put in. I'm finding I can't stay under the sugar goal unless I don't eat any fruit. Should I worry about these natural sugars as long as I'm staying in my calorie goal?

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  • 3bambi3
    3bambi3 Posts: 1,650 Member
    Unless you have a medical condition, you don't really have to worry about sugar. I don't even track it; I track fiber instead.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Only if you have a medical reason to be watching your sugar intake. I don't even track it, I replaced it with fiber.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I don't worry about it at all. I concern myself with fat, carbs and protein on my daily macro tracker and let everything else fall where it may.
  • mizzlarabee
    mizzlarabee Posts: 134 Member
    I can't view your diary because it's private so all I can say is it sounds like your goal is too low. What are your stats and what is your intake set to?
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    No. Sugar, "natural" or not isn't what makes you fat.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    gotechgo wrote: »
    Should I worry about these natural sugars as long as I'm staying in my calorie goal?

    No.

    The sugar tracker on MFP is flawed anyway. The RDA suggested amount of sugar is for ADDED sugar. They think it's important that people cut down on ADDED sugar. However, you'll notice that there is no way to differentiate between the two. So of course you will go over.

    In any case it's total calories consumed that ultimately matters.
  • mizzlarabee
    mizzlarabee Posts: 134 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    No. Sugar, "natural" or not isn't what makes you fat.

    True. Moral of the story - unless you need to be tracking sugar specifically, focus on your overall macronutrients and not exceeding those.
  • wanttobefit300
    wanttobefit300 Posts: 157 Member
    Sugar from fruit is good for you. However, that fruit flavored yogurt usually has a lot of added sugar, which is not good for you. If you take plain yogurt and add fruit to it, that would be good. The latest I read is that you should drink 2% milk because the milk fat is good for you and helps you absorb vitamins and minerals in it. I prefer skim milk, but switched to 1% (can't take the 2% yet). I'm glad the new labeling requirements will list added sugars as opposed to the natural sugars in things like milk and fruit.
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