Carbs in fruit - Is it OK to go over?

Bastiencade
Bastiencade Posts: 81
in Food and Nutrition
I've been having green smoothies now for about a week. Two meals a day are full of random fruits and 2 cups of spinach/kale (along with greek yogurt and EVOO for protein and fat) My stomach and I feel great! I decided to log one today, I never really log anymore, and two smoothies go well over my present carb limit for the day. Are carbs from fruits digested differently than ones from whole wheat breads and such? Is it anything to worry about regarding weight loss if my calories are still in check?

I've been wondering this in general. If they don't affect weight, I'm just wondering what going over does to the body. Right now I'm sticking with it, but just would like to know a bit more about carbs.

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  • Carol_L
    Carol_L Posts: 296 Member
    In answer to your first question...No...your body doesn't change the way it digests something depending on what it is. Starches (e.g. Carbs) are converted into sugars by your saliva and the rate of absorption depends on processing and the amount of fibre that the particular food you're eating contains.

    The question is are you going over on your calories? If your weight isn't being negatively affected by these smoothies, then don't worry about it. All diets should have some degree of flexibility, and as long as you're meeting your protein requirements, it's okay to adjust things a bit here or there.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    There's a slight difference between how sugar are used. Fructose and sucrose can only be stored as liver glycogen. Liver glycogen can only hold 100-120g glycogen. Anything more than that will be converted to triglycerides. Glucose (complex carbs like pasta and bread) can be stored as muscle glycogen. It's better to be over on carbs from a bowl of pasta than a bowl of fruit, but it's better to be under on carbs.

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