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Staying Under my Sugar amount

Troydp
Troydp Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I eat a lot of fruit, but it's difficult to stay under my sugar recommendation for the day since fruit is so high in natural sugars. Am I really supposed to aim for 29g sugar in a day when that is nothing more than one banana and one pear I just ate (or close enough)

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  • SOOZIE429
    SOOZIE429 Posts: 638 Member
    Personally, I wouldn't count fruit sugars. It's cane sugar you want to avoid.
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    I always go over my sugar amount, even if I only eat fruit. But I don't worry too much, cause I prefer eating fruit than bingeing on chocolate or unhealthy food :)
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    I eat a lot of fruit, but it's difficult to stay under my sugar recommendation for the day since fruit is so high in natural sugars. Am I really supposed to aim for 29g sugar in a day when that is nothing more than one banana and one pear I just ate (or close enough)

    Put it this way: If weight loss is not happening, reevaluate the amount of fruit you are consuming because too much fruit CAN slow down weight loss....
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