SUGAR in fruit and milk

LeanLioness

sugar IS sugar...anything on a label that ends in "ose" is a sugar (sucrose, lactose, fructose, galactose, etc)...simple sugars (sucrose ie: table sugar!) cause a high and rapid spike in insulin (bad bad bad) so THAT is the sugar to stay away from....all sugar should be limited though (yes - you actually can get fat eating too much fruit/fructose)...berries, especially raspberries, are pretty low in sugar (you can always google "foods with low glycemic index" to be sure)....i wouldn't cut out milk products completely because they do provide beneficial nutrients, but if you're looking to cut back and still have "milk" in your diet, try unsweetened almond milk (i like the vanilla)...here is how they compare (8 oz 1% milk vs 8 oz unsweetened almond milk :130 cals vs 40 cals, 14 carbs vs 2 carbs, fat is the same at 3 grams, sugar is 15 vs 0, protein is 15 vs 1)... i use this in place of milk for my cereal and it soooo good.... i do still consume yogurt but i make sure it's a high protein yogurt (Fage) so that it tempers that rise in insulin (or you could always just eat some protein with your regular yogurt)....i am very sensitive to sugar and i know my body relies heavily on it so i try to cut out sugars anywhere i can...i hope this helps! :flowerforyou:

Very, very well put!!!!!

Hanna1983

Hi everyone, thanks for all your replies.

Not so great news from my end unfortunately...
I lowered my fruit intake so to stay within the recommended amounts of sugar and what can I say... I have not had a number 2 for the third day in a row and feel absolutely horrible and dont know what to do now. :ohwell:

While I was still eating alot of fruit and going over my sugar allowance every day I had regular digestion and didnt feel like I have a ton of bricks in my tummy.

What now?

PS: Just for info: without the fruit, my meals dont ahve alot of sugar and I would never go over my allowance. It was grapes and bananas that took me over the allowed amount.

LeanLioness

Hi everyone, thanks for all your replies.

Not so great news from my end unfortunately...
I lowered my fruit intake so to stay within the recommended amounts of sugar and what can I say... I have not had a number 2 for the third day in a row and feel absolutely horrible and dont know what to do now. :ohwell:

While I was still eating alot of fruit and going over my sugar allowance every day I had regular digestion and didnt feel like I have a ton of bricks in my tummy.

What now?

PS: Just for info: without the fruit, my meals dont ahve alot of sugar and I would never go over my allowance. It was grapes and bananas that took me over the allowed amount.

What vegetables are you eating? Vegetables provide just as much, if not more fiber than fruit and a LOT less sugar!!!!

Hanna1983

I am eating alot of:

peas, sprouts, salad leafs, beetroot, peppers, beans and lentils.

:ohwell:

LeanLioness

I am eating alot of:

peas, sprouts, salad leafs, beetroot, peppers, beans and lentils.

:ohwell:

Personally, I would drop the peas, beans and lentils for a while. Add those things in very sparingly. peas are quite starchy............Beans and lentils are great sources of protein, but a little starchy too......

Do you like broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, cucumber, celery, carrots, cabbage, spinach, asparagus.....

Also add in some avocado and tomato (even though technically they are fruit)........

GIBride01

Moderation, moderation, moderation...can't say it enough.

Limit everything, does that make sense? A diet made up of all fruits and milk isin't healthy the same way a diet that shuts out most carbs isin't healthy. Water, the one of the healthiest, best for you , you will die without it substances on the earth will kill you if you drink enough. It kills me seeing people saying don't eat a banana because of the glycemic load (which isin't all that relavent if you aren't a diabetic by the way) or stay away from raisins because of the sugar. Too many raisins with shoot your sugar intake up, and too many bananas probably will cause your blood sugars to raise. But a banana will give you fiber, potassium and a whole mess of good for you things, a raisin will give you iron, calcium...and yes cows milk is from a cow, and yes it has hormones and yes nature designed it for cows and not people, but unless you know a lactating woman willing to donate, cows and goat milk are good souces of calcium and Vit D . Limit everthing, enjoy everything. Rant over, I am going to go have some raisins, milk and a banana to recoop. :flowerforyou:

ivykivy

Can you experiment with different fruit/vegetable combinations? grapefruit and strawberres. Tomatoes, banana, asparagus. Maybe don't eat your grapes and bananas on the same day?

I usually don't eat bread so I can eat 2 bananas a day (esp when I weight train).