"Sugars"

GreenValli

I am using the MFP diary daily. Should I worry about the values at the bottom of the diary when I have totals of sugar in red indicating I am eating too much sugar? I do eat mostly fruit that results in those numbers. Today I already ate a banana, 2 tangerines, a put 6 raisins in my breakfast oatmeal.

RelCanonical

Nope, the limit is the recommendation for added sugars only, but it is not distinguishable on a label so both are counted in that column. I replaced mine with fiber as a better indicator of my overall intake.

Luke_rabbit

Unless you have a specific health condition that requires you to monitor sugar intake, it can be basically ignored.

apullum

What everyone else said. If your goal is weight management, the only thing that's directly relevant is calories, not how much sugar you eat. You can have more than six raisins if they fit your calorie goal

missysippy930

As long as I’m at a calorie deficit, I don’t worry about it.

AnnPT77

I ate more than the MFP default sugar goal every day while losing weight, virtually all of it inherent sugars in fruits, veggies, and no-sugar-added nonfat dairy products (skim milk, nonfat plain Greek yogurt, etc.). About the only added sugar most days back then was a tiny bit of concentrated fruit juice, not even the first ingredient on the label of a single daily 30-calorie tablespoon of all-fruit spread. I hit my nutritional targets, and lost weight fine.

Before long, I decided that it would make sense to change the columns in my MFP diary, because sugar was clearly not something I needed to worry about (unlike some, perhaps, who may struggle with limiting products with added sugar - I dunno). At that point, I changed my MFP diary settings to track fiber instead of sugar.

I'm still hitting my nutritional targets 4+ years later, healthy (according to all visible signs including blood tests & such), and maintaining my weight.

You'll do fine. :flowerforyou:

nicsflyingcircus

I don't even track my sugar. Just P/C/F and total calories.

psychod787

I think sugar is not a real big deal. When it is coming from whole natural foods, like fruit or veggies. I read a meta analysis recently, and it showed that fresh fruit consumption has a slight slimming effect in general. I think "sugar' becomes an issue when its added and increases calorie consumption.

kenyonhaff

Calorie reduction is the main goal here, not sugar reduction.

However...if you do want to examine your micros...raisins, citrus, and bananas are all very high-sugar fruits. You don't need to avoid them, but you might want to look at broadening your fruit profile. But no biggie in the scheme of things, really.