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Natural vs Processed Sugar

AussieGem
AussieGem Posts: 96 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am doing up a mock diary in order to plan my meals for the entire week ahead, and I keep going over my sugar limit. My daily goal is automaticall set at 31, but if I eat an apple most of that is used up (even though it is natural sugar vs processed nasty sugar). Is this number a little to low? If so what would be a rough estimate to stick with if my goal is to lose weight?

Also does the natural vs precessed/refined sugar matter that much or do you just have to look out for the nasty sugar??

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  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    Most experienced MFPers will say that if you don't have a medical issue that requires sugar restriction (eg. diabetes), you can ignore the sugar category in your diary. Like you noticed, a couple servings of fruit can easily send you over the limit that MPF sets.
  • AussieGem
    AussieGem Posts: 96 Member
    Most experienced MFPers will say that if you don't have a medical issue that requires sugar restriction (eg. diabetes), you can ignore the sugar category in your diary. Like you noticed, a couple servings of fruit can easily send you over the limit that MPF sets.

    Thanks for clearing that up!!
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