Sugar

Tangerine302

Do a lot of you add the sugar category along with the others to keep track of it? My calories for the day are 1260 and I added the sugar category to check that as well. My daily limit is 25. Just with breakfast having Yoplait 99% fat free creamy vanilla yogurt 8 oz (33 sugar) with an extra small banana (14) exceeded my sugar for the day.
Is yogurt not all that great for you as one might think? I love bananas and before tracking my diet here, I wouldn't be able to eat many servings of fruit according to the daily limit. How do you get your fruits in with such a low daily sugar limit?

hana_archer

I always go over my recommended sugar intake as well and it's all down to fruits. I know they are natural sugars....but I can't eat a lot else I go over my limit!! Arrrggghh!!

TripleJ3

Try plain yogurt. I don't use artificial sweetners but if you do't mind them you can use those. I try to watch my sugar intake but don't worry about fruit sugars too much. I know its sugar but I feel sugar from a banana has got to be better than sugar from a cookie.

Adding the banana to plain yogurt is enough for me, although I do have days where I might add a drizzle of honey or pure maple syrup.

angelzxy321

I have/had the same question and looked it up and found that the limit should really be on "added" sugar such as any food that does not have sugar naturally or has sugar listed in it's ingredient and not on natural sugar that occurs in fruits, milk, etc. MFP does not distinguish the two so you would need to keep track of this yourself.

I could be wrong and don't mind being corrected but this is what some time put into research showed me.

auntiebabs

With a family history of type 2 diabetes. I definitely added sugar.

Yep, individual yogurts can be little sugar bombs and I generally avoid them.
I sometimes by the big bucket of plain and add what ever flavorings I like, because it give me more control. ( I also found I like savory flavors w/ yogurt like cucumber and dill or roasted red peppers and sun-dried tomatoes.... but will admit sometimes I add hershey's syrup or fruit)

Another thing I found out from several sources* was that SUGAR and ARTIFICIAL SWEETNERS increase your appetite.

If I have a diet coke, I have a really hard time staying within my calories for that day.
I DO have a sweet tooth, but try hard to avoid high sugar "real foods" because I'd much rather spend that sugar on cookies.


*Diabetics, Biochemists, Nutrionist. I wasn't a surprise because I'd picked up on the connection from my own body.

Tangerine302

Thank you for all of your replies! I'm new here and am really liking the whole plan to see what you are actually eating for the day! It's amazing when you see everything right before your eyes. I was never a calorie counter and It certainly makes you choose your foods wisely.
Thanks again!