Fruit high in sugar

funkyforager
funkyforager Posts: 21 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi All

I was wondering if I could ask for some advice please, I have been tracking my food carefully using MFP, but I am constantly blowing my sugar allowance, with two pieces of fruit for snacks and I have a tbl of Maple Syrup on my morning poridge.

So I was wondering how other people control their sugar and is fruit sugar 'allowed' so to speak as its natural sugars, just looking to educate myself more on how to hit my sugar targets or learn to control my diet better as i dont eat loads of fruit by any means.

Thank you in advance
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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Have you re-run the Goal settings since Xmas - the allowances changed.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1181259-so-what-s-with-this-sugar-then-revised-faq-jan-2014

    All sugars are natural. 200g of lower sugar fruits (eg two apples) is 20 grams or less. Avoid grapes and banana as they're the highest %.

    Lose the maple syrup if you're concerned, that's probably 12g+ on its own.
  • funkyforager
    funkyforager Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks for the advice appreciate it and the link, I will have a read.

    Cheers
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Even diabetics are allowed 3-5 servings of fruit per day. The way MFP tracks sugar, honestly, I think it is not worth bothering with, you will just get paranoid.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Hi All

    I was wondering if I could ask for some advice please, I have been tracking my food carefully using MFP, but I am constantly blowing my sugar allowance, with two pieces of fruit for snacks and I have a tbl of Maple Syrup on my morning poridge.

    So I was wondering how other people control their sugar and is fruit sugar 'allowed' so to speak as its natural sugars, just looking to educate myself more on how to hit my sugar targets or learn to control my diet better as i dont eat loads of fruit by any means.

    Thank you in advance
    Why are you worried about your sugar? If you don't have any medical conditions it really isn't worth worrying about. MFP levels are very low anyway
  • funkyforager
    funkyforager Posts: 21 Member
    Appreciate the feedback just trying to make sure i am being good on my new diet plan and pull in where possible.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    I do not track sugar and track fiber instead. Fruit has fiber but it also has other nutrients and is healthy. These threads usually start a storm so I will also say I have no health concerns that requires me to track my sugar intake.

    WTG on the healthier lifestyle! :drinker:
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Sugar is irrelevant unless you have a specific medical condition that requires monitoring it. Keep your calories and overall macros in line and don't worry about it.

    Besides, real maple syrup is awesome for you.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    If you are tracking carbs, you are already tracking sugar as it's just a carb. Track something else like Fiber.
  • MayaSPapaya
    MayaSPapaya Posts: 735 Member
    Sugar is irrelevant unless you have a specific medical condition that requires monitoring it. Keep your calories and overall macros in line and don't worry about it.

    This. Not to mention, MFP sugar allowances are incredibly low. Most people say they go over the number MFP gives you by eating breakfast alone. Don't worry about the sugar- like others have suggested, I suggest tracking fiber instead.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!
    False.
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

    I see you posting your opinion all the time as if it is fact.....your opinion is almost always wrong . . . You should start every post with "I think" or "In my opinion"

    Whoever said to avoid bananas .. tisk tisk.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

    I see you posting your opinion all the time as if it is fact.....your opinion is almost always wrong . . . You should start every post with "I think" or "In my opinion"

    Whoever said to avoid bananas .. tisk tisk.
    If you had a genuine rebuttal to my argument, you would have made it by now.

    If you would like to eat sugar, go right ahead. Maybe you could take up smoking, too?
  • tallmominfl
    tallmominfl Posts: 20 Member
    I'm new and I was thinking the same thing. I went over my daily sugar by eating fruit (apples) and was like.....What the?
    Thanks for posting this question.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

    I see you posting your opinion all the time as if it is fact.....your opinion is almost always wrong . . . You should start every post with "I think" or "In my opinion"

    Whoever said to avoid bananas .. tisk tisk.
    If you had a genuine rebuttal to my argument, you would have made it by now.

    If you would like to eat sugar, go right ahead. Maybe you could take up smoking, too?
    We're still waiting for you to actually support your argument. Claims with no evidence is not an "argument." It's an opinion. There's no way to rebut an opinion, because an opinion is unverifiable.

    The onus of proof is on the person making the claim. You're making the claim, you provide the evidence.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

    I see you posting your opinion all the time as if it is fact.....your opinion is almost always wrong . . . You should start every post with "I think" or "In my opinion"

    Whoever said to avoid bananas .. tisk tisk.
    If you had a genuine rebuttal to my argument, you would have made it by now.

    If you would like to eat sugar, go right ahead. Maybe you could take up smoking, too?

    No one needs to rebut your opinion. The point was that you speak as if it's fact. That was rebutted just fine I think.
  • texasfarmer
    texasfarmer Posts: 502 Member
    Honestly when I started I worried about that too, but not anymore. If the sugar is natural from raw fruit, then I am not concerned. I just make sure I pay attention to the rest of it. I guess it's working for me as I eat lots of fruit and I have dropped 20 pounds in my first 50 days on here.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    Even diabetics are allowed 3-5 servings of fruit per day. The way MFP tracks sugar, honestly, I think it is not worth bothering with, you will just get paranoid.

    Umm, no Diabetics are not. Diabetes runs very heavy in my family including myself.

    The recommendation for fruit and starchy vegetables is 1-3 servings per WEEK not day. The rest should come from non-starchy and green leafy vegetables.

    Every Dietician and Endocrinologist I have seen makes the above mentioned recommendation to me for the past 10 years.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

    I see you posting your opinion all the time as if it is fact.....your opinion is almost always wrong . . . You should start every post with "I think" or "In my opinion"

    Whoever said to avoid bananas .. tisk tisk.
    If you had a genuine rebuttal to my argument, you would have made it by now.

    If you would like to eat sugar, go right ahead. Maybe you could take up smoking, too?

    No one needs to rebut your opinion. The point was that you speak as if it's fact. That was rebutted just fine I think.
    What i said was fact.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

    I see you posting your opinion all the time as if it is fact.....your opinion is almost always wrong . . . You should start every post with "I think" or "In my opinion"

    Whoever said to avoid bananas .. tisk tisk.
    If you had a genuine rebuttal to my argument, you would have made it by now.

    If you would like to eat sugar, go right ahead. Maybe you could take up smoking, too?

    No one needs to rebut your opinion. The point was that you speak as if it's fact. That was rebutted just fine I think.
    What i said was fact.
    What netflix documentary did you obtain your "facts" from?
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

    I see you posting your opinion all the time as if it is fact.....your opinion is almost always wrong . . . You should start every post with "I think" or "In my opinion"

    Whoever said to avoid bananas .. tisk tisk.
    If you had a genuine rebuttal to my argument, you would have made it by now.

    If you would like to eat sugar, go right ahead. Maybe you could take up smoking, too?

    No one needs to rebut your opinion. The point was that you speak as if it's fact. That was rebutted just fine I think.
    What i said was fact.
    Until you provide actual evidence, it is NOT fact. We've been waiting, but you have never offered a single piece of evidence in any of the threads you've posted in. Just saying something is a fact doesn't make it a fact.
  • ruffnstuff
    ruffnstuff Posts: 400 Member
    Sorry, but.... sugar = smoking?!?! LMAO:laugh: :laugh:
  • pdobrien
    pdobrien Posts: 6 Member
    Hi All

    I was wondering if I could ask for some advice please, I have been tracking my food carefully using MFP, but I am constantly blowing my sugar allowance, with two pieces of fruit for snacks and I have a tbl of Maple Syrup on my morning poridge.

    So I was wondering how other people control their sugar and is fruit sugar 'allowed' so to speak as its natural sugars, just looking to educate myself more on how to hit my sugar targets or learn to control my diet better as i dont eat loads of fruit by any means.

    Thank you in advance

    Hi, funky forager. Instead of maple syrup (I love it too, but very rarely indulge), try stevia. I put it on my wheat flakes in the morning. It's very sweet, it's natural, and has no calories or glycemic load. Speaking of which, I would recommend learning about the glycemic index and glycemic load. Here's a pretty good overview: http://www.glycemic.com/GlycemicIndex-LoadDefined.htm

    Here is a list of fruit with GI values from low (good) to high (not good): http://www.lowglycemicdiet.com/fruitsgi.html

    Here is a downloadable PDF of the 2008 international table of GI/GL values for a vast amount of foods: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/suppl/2008/09/18/dc08-1239.DC1/TableA1_1.pdf

    Finally, just for informational purposes, here is a considerable body of information about sugar, with an awesome title (Sugar, the White Satan!): http://www.rayandterry.com/blog/sugar-the-white-satan/
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    What is sad is the OP asked a genuine question. But someone from the "sugar is evil" crowd has to chime in with misinformation. :grumble:

    You people act like we are saying to feed yourself multiple tablespoons of sugar just for the fun of it. It's fruit and it's ok for those who do not have a medical reason. Hopefully the OP can see through the self righteousness!

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  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    What is sad is the OP asked a genuine question. But someone from the "sugar is evil" crowd has to chime in with misinformation. :grumble:
    No one said fruit was evil but the MFP guidelines are already allowing for 15% of your calories to come from sugar. If you're exceeding that recommendation regularly is it really so outrageous to recommend some lower sugar fruit or foods? I don't think it is.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    To reiterate what has been covered already, the sugar found in fruit is not an issue. Fruit is a complete package of food that includes fiber, water, various micro-nutrients and minerals, as well as macro-nutrients. The problems with sugar arise when the rest of the food is stripped away from the sugar; when one single macro-nutrient is isolated from the plant, and then eaten in concentrations not found in nature.
    Eat all the fruit you want!!!

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    Maybe ignoring it and sticking to the question in hand will stop this thread being an Sugar is good/evil debate (every thing in moderation - right).:smile:
  • Charlottesometimes23
    Charlottesometimes23 Posts: 687 Member
    Even diabetics are allowed 3-5 servings of fruit per day. The way MFP tracks sugar, honestly, I think it is not worth bothering with, you will just get paranoid.

    Umm, no Diabetics are not. Diabetes runs very heavy in my family including myself.

    The recommendation for fruit and starchy vegetables is 1-3 servings per WEEK not day. The rest should come from non-starchy and green leafy vegetables.

    Every Dietician and Endocrinologist I have seen makes the above mentioned recommendation to me for the past 10 years.
    Their advice is out of date. Generally diabetics can have up to 3 serves of fruit per day. The important thing is to distribute carb portions throughout the day, not avoid them.

    http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/living-with-diabetes/eating-well/between-meal-snacks/
  • funkyforager
    funkyforager Posts: 21 Member
    Your welcome we all have to learn somewhere and its confusing as fruit is good but high in sugar lol, hence asking around the pro's
  • funkyforager
    funkyforager Posts: 21 Member
    Thank you all for your advice, really appreciate it.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Even diabetics are allowed 3-5 servings of fruit per day. The way MFP tracks sugar, honestly, I think it is not worth bothering with, you will just get paranoid.

    Umm, no Diabetics are not. Diabetes runs very heavy in my family including myself.

    The recommendation for fruit and starchy vegetables is 1-3 servings per WEEK not day. The rest should come from non-starchy and green leafy vegetables.

    Every Dietician and Endocrinologist I have seen makes the above mentioned recommendation to me for the past 10 years.

    I do not know if recommendations vary that much based on where you live, or if there is something else going on, but my grandafther lived to his late 90s with controled diabetes, on an almost vegetarian diet (very little meat, like 2-3 times a month), several servongs of fruit per day, and diabetes controlled mainly by diet and small doses of oral meds. Following the plan his endocrinologist made for him.
    I had 3 times gestational diabetes, my meal plan had 3-4 servings of fruit per day every time. To follow the plan I actually had to increase my total fruit per day. I remember checking diets for diabetics on several medical sites, and all had several servings of fruit per day, as well as sertvings of starchy vegetables, grains etc, just distributed throughout the day.

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