Sugar Help

AnneElise

I just switched over to moniter my sugars and I am concerned! I need help understanding this because I just don't see it being possible AT ALL to stay under the 25 G recommended to me.
This is what I am eating today:
Breakfast:
1 kelloggs protien bar - 18 g
Lunch: 1 sandwich thin (white but whole grain)- 2 g
1 tbs. of peanut butter- 2 g
1 gala apple- 14 grams
Dinner:
2 slices of pepridge farm soft oatmeal bread - 6 g
2 slices of cheese- 4 g
low fat butter- 0
pretzels- 0
Snack:
I havn't even gotten there! I am at 18 over the 25 grams. I am over just from eating a protien bar and a apple. How do other people manage this? I guess I am just confused?:ohwell:

feistygirl09

I would love the answer to that too!!!

All my sugars come from fruit & I am always over!!! Should I be concerned?? I try not to worry about being over in protein if I am under in carbs. I try to stay under in sodium but sugar seems to be impossible!!!!

I hope we can get some feedback!!

Hannah_Banana

Fruit will send you over quite quickly, and there are two schools of thought on this - that eating as much fruit as you want is fine because your body process sugar differently than sugar, or that you should treat fruit as a treat, not a staple. I have one piece of fruit a day, because I like to get fiber in my diet without eating vegetables at breakfast, but thats it.

Also, processed food (including cereal bars, granola etc) always seem to have high amounts of sugar.

Personally, I eat between 8 - 15g of sugar a day. I am also insulin resistant however - so cutting back on sugar and eating low carb is important for me to lose weight at all.

My suggestion would be that if you want to continue to eat fruit, eat fruits low in sugar such as berries and some citrus. Many foods with a low GI will also be low in sugar, so you can use that as a guide! Low sugar processed/packaged food is almost out of the question, but if anyone knows of low sugar protein bars etc, let me know! Hope that helps to explain it at least a little bit. :bigsmile:

Hannah_Banana

I don't follow the GI diet, but this is a great reference for low sugar fruit. :drinker:

http://www.the-gi-diet.org/lowgifoods/

samwal81

My suggestion would be that if you want to continue to eat fruit, eat fruits low in sugar such as berries and some citrus. Many foods with a low GI will also be low in sugar, so you can use that as a guide! Low sugar processed/packaged food is almost out of the question, but if anyone knows of low sugar protein bars etc, let me know! Hope that helps to explain it at least a little bit. :bigsmile:

I eat Pure Protein Bars they only contain 2 g of sugar per bar. You can buy them at Walmart, Sam's Club, etc. They also actually taste good.

jdavis193

the sugars that are on here is not seperated into whats healthy and not. I go over all the time.

OliveBranch

I am no expert, but I would say the only sugar that needs to be closely monitored in your diet it the sugar that comes from packaged or processed foods.
Natural sugars, those found in fruits and vegetables, don't seem as though they should be a big concern.
Maybe do some label shopping when it comes to breads, pastas, protein bars, etc to find options that contain lower amounts of sugar.
I go over daily due to fruits and veggies!
Keep doing your research!
Best of luck
-OB:flowerforyou:

leasah

I just checked my favorite breakfast bar and it has 9grams. So while it is still processed, its about half the bar you are eating and it has tons of fiber.
Fiber One Oates and Strawberries 9g sugars, 9g fiber
Fiber One Oates and Apple Streusel 11 sugars, 9g fiber
Fiber One Oates and Chocolate 10g sugar, 9g fiber

Hannah_Banana

My suggestion would be that if you want to continue to eat fruit, eat fruits low in sugar such as berries and some citrus. Many foods with a low GI will also be low in sugar, so you can use that as a guide! Low sugar processed/packaged food is almost out of the question, but if anyone knows of low sugar protein bars etc, let me know! Hope that helps to explain it at least a little bit. :bigsmile:

I eat Pure Protein Bars they only contain 2 g of sugar per bar. You can buy them at Walmart, Sam's Club, etc. They also actually taste good.

Oh neat, thanks! I will have to give those a try. :happy:

AnneElise

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will try some of those bars, I really need to protien that is in my breakfast bar. I won't worry about the sugars in my fruits and veggies. Maybe I will count all the sugars but those.

THanks