natural sugars in fruit

ccounts

Wow! I just switched one of my nutrients that I track from fiber to sugar, because I'm a diabetic. Now I see I've been taking in way too much sugar. No wonder my nutritionist told me to have just a half banana, not a whole one. With 30 gms of sugar allowed, and 14 grams in just one banana, there isn't much room left for anything else, because even vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes add up. I see now how important it is to control portions, even on those things I think of as being really good for me. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

SHBoss1673

while banana's are a great source of vitamins and minerals, yes they do have a high does of fructose.

There are other fruits that contain much less sugar though, they might be a healthier option.

Most berries are low in sugar (comparatively speaking), as are kiwi fruit, cantaloupe, and grapefruit.

here is a table with the nutritional info for fruits and nuts.

http://www.thefruitpages.com/contents.shtml

rtmama

I thought natural whole food sugars shouldn't be lumped into sugar. Because there's fiber along with the sugar to slow down the "process" of sugar in your blood. I am not a diabetic, but I don't necessarily worry about whole fruit and veggie sugars and I mentally deduct them from my sugar total on my diary.

Since you are a diabetic, your needs might be different, but I would maybe do some more research to make sure you aren't shortchanging yourself by limiting fruit. Good luck!

SHBoss1673

I thought natural whole food sugars shouldn't be lumped into sugar. Because there's fiber along with the sugar to slow down the "process" of sugar in your blood. I am not a diabetic, but I don't necessarily worry about whole fruit and veggie sugars and I mentally deduct them from my sugar total on my diary.

Since you are a diabetic, your needs might be different, but I would maybe do some more research to make sure you aren't shortchanging yourself by limiting fruit. Good luck!

While it's true that fructose follows a different metabolic path than sucrose, and doesn't spike the blood like sucrose (table sugar) does, fruit contains both fructose and sucrose (different levels in different fruits). So you should still be careful with it. Yes fructose takes longer, and some of the sugar IS locked up in fiber, most of it does eventually make it to the blood stream, which can be an issue for diabetics. Remember, diabetes means either a resistance to insulin or a lack of insulin production (type 2 vs type 1) and insulin is what extracts glucose from the blood and transports it to the cells, so for simplicity's sake, diabetics have to be more cautious of total sugar intake, far more than non-diabetics because sugar will build up in their blood unlike the rest of us where it is transported (by insulin) to cells that either convert it to ATP or cells that convert it to more fat. That means no energy for the person in question, and that's very very bad.

rtmama

Thank you for explaining it!

PS go pats!!!

Carleybby

I just started tracking my sugar yesterday.

My orange juice this morning already pushed me over my 33 gram limit.

ugh.