How Much sugar is good.

kellyyjean

Thought I would track my sugar intake (for some reason?). I am already over and I've only had breakfast and an am snack. What is a good number for the amount of sugar in a day? I think I've eaten pretty healthy so far. Should I skip tracking sugar? Does anyone else track sugar?

healthycurves2012

As long as you're not eating foods with a bunch of refined sugar, you're fine. A lot of fruits are high in natural sugar, which is completely different than refined (white) sugar.

countryrayne

I have been wondering the same thing! I go over the alotted amount of sugar everyday and so I was wondering how much sugar is too much.

Flyer615

I track my sugar because I got the "diabetes" talk from my doctor. I try to stay under 33 grams per day. Most days, I am able to do that by reading labels, cutting out fruit juices, and eating very few things that have added sugar. I still eat fruit (not a lot). I eat a lot of veggies - mostly raw, because of preference. But, even fresh vegetables have sugar. Baby carrots (3 oz.) have about 5 grams. A wedge of cabbage has about 7 grams of sugar. The most sugar I get at one time, now, is about 14 grams in my Maple & Brown Sugar oatmeal 3 or 4 days a week. I don't always stay under, but I'm always pretty close. As a side note, if you're eating things that are labeled "low fat", you're getting added sugar. Sugar is added to these things so that they don't taste like cardboard due to removing the fat.

After doing this, my energy level rose immensely. My doctor is amazed. And, my blood sugar levels are all back into the middle of the ranges. On November 22, 2011, my fasting blood sugar was 262. At my follow-up visit a few weeks ago, my fasting blood sugar was 90 (without taking meds). I found that when I quit eating all that sugar, I no longer wanted it. By the way, I don't eat "fake" sugar, either (ie, aspartame, Splenda, Truvia, etc.). I don't know if it matters, but I just didn't want to try to trick myself with pseudo-sweets.

You can do it. Just read the labels.

Endeavor to persevere.
Ken

lizard053

Unless you're at risk for diabetes, you can have some sugar. The key is to make sure it's natural and from natural sources. Fruits have LOTS of sugar in them. However, they also have some fiber to help slow the sugar's progress to your bloodstream. Fruits like grapes and bananas, on the other hand, do not have sufficient fiber and can cause a sugar spike and even a crash later. So those should be eaten in moderation, and with a source of additional fiber if at all possible (like old-fashioned oatmeal).
I don't worry too much about my sugar intake. I like to watch my fiber though. Make sure I get enough daily!