Possibly a stupid question... low sugared fruit

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  • kellyreynolds14
    kellyreynolds14 Posts: 56
    I read in a nutrition book once that although fruits like apples are high in "natural" sugar, apples in particular also have equally high amounts of fiber. Supposedly fiber helps your body digest sugar at a steadier rate so even though you got a big dose of sugars the fiber helps your body deal with it. I am NOT any sort of expert, I just read this in a nutrition book a while back while on my journey of trying to learn more about being healthy. Anyways, if you are worried about how much sugar you are eating from fruit you might want to also check how much fiber you are getting.

    Does anyone have thoughts on this? I am not sure if all fruits, like apples, have high fiber content. I would be interested to know.

    The reason I was reading this post is because I too was noticing my sugar intake was high. I figured out the bulk comes from eating 1 apple and 6 oz of carrots a day which is approximately 27g sugar (my recommended intake is 28g). So anything else I eat that may only have 2-3g sugar, starts to add up and I have been ending up with 20-30g over my goal. I look forward to getting other people's input.

    Mainly I wanted to know if I should swap out my apple for a cup of rasberries a day (but I am reluctant because rasberries are astronomically more expensive especially if I have 1 cup EVERY day!)

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