Bananas

jeenater1

i know this may sound like a silly question but when you put bananas into your food log to you take into consideration how much sugar are in them? I've added one and now I'm over my sugar intake

SheOwens

Not a silly question at all, my Father-n-Law has diabetes and his doctor only allows him a half of a banana per day.

seena511

do a search for this to see a lot of replies. most people will tell you that sugars from fruits aren't really what you need to worry about, it's more the added sugars in foods like yogurt, soda, etc. what i used to do is subtract the sugar in fruit from my sugar total to see how it balanced out. when i did that, i usually ended up breaking even or just barely over. don't worry about it too much.

seekingstrengthX2

I dont track sugar at all. I eat lots of bananas. Unless you are diabetic, dont worry about it.

spade117

I love bananas.

Crankstr

no

EmilyOfTheSun

I dont track sugar at all. I eat lots of bananas. Unless you are diabetic, dont worry about it.

zepdig

that is bananas!lol

ajstewart20745

DITTO. I never ralized that bananas had so much sugar and I was eating them like crazy makes me wonder where my extra pounds came from.

Capt_Apollo

Bronx_Montgomery

I don't worry about natural sugar. Bananas, apples and all those fruits have them but fruit is good for you. Don't let it burst your sugar bubble

laurabeth326

Sugars from fruit and other natural sources are fine, assuming no diabetes. It's the refined and added sugars you should be careful of overdoing.

ceannesjourney

I don't track my sugars (you can change what nutrients you track) because I do eat a lot of fruit--so I don't have cravings for the "other" sugars. It's fructose, not glucose that I'm eating--which my body appreciates so much more...just my thoughts. )

Rum_Runner

I don't count fruit sugars.

NatWillBeSkinny

iv always lost weight dieting when eating one bananna a day

Sisu77

My thought is that it's not the same as processed sugars/foods. Bananas are all natural and our bodies know how to process those easier. Though, my grandmother used to say "everything in moderation." Probably should've listened to that awhile ago! LOL

IbiH

Love bananas, I have one almost everyday. I also use it as a substitute to margarine in cooking for some recipies.

As previous posts, sugar from fruits are fine, it's the refind sugars and other forms are the bad boys.

ChetThaker

LOL! Brilliant.

elpiper

I'll even pipe up as someone with type 2 diabetes in pretty decent control. I eat bananas at will (2-3 a week) and it really doesn't impact my sugars much nor my weight progess. Just as someone else mentioned, simple sugars are the devil, not natural sugars from fresh fruit. Fruit sugars process for me better just like whole grains process better for me than white breads.

Missellaneous02

In one of my biology classes I was told by my instructor that you can gain weight if you eat an abundance of sugary fruit, like a fruit diet or something. I don't think a banana a day will make a difference. But then again I'm no expert.

myukniewicz

not a silly question at all... you will probably get a lot of different answers on here because some people are very pro-fruit and others are anti-fruit.
I personally would rather go over my sugar eating a banana than going over because I ate a snickers bar... i believe natural sugars are just fine!!

♥melissa

jamers3111

do a search for this to see a lot of replies. most people will tell you that sugars from fruits aren't really what you need to worry about, it's more the added sugars in foods like yogurt, soda, etc. what i used to do is subtract the sugar in fruit from my sugar total to see how it balanced out. when i did that, i usually ended up breaking even or just barely over. don't worry about it too much.

^This was going to be my answer exactly. Don't stress over natural sugars.

drchimpanzee

What's this about bananas? LOL

sunsnstatheart

I like pie. And ice cream. Oh oh, and chocolate. And bananas. I don't track sugar.

Athena53

I've lost weight eating 2 bananas a day for the past couple of years (in addition to other food, of course!). I like bananas.

rotill

This depends on what you need to watch. I am one of those who can't eat too much fruit and then particularly not bananas, because of the high sugar content. If you have issues with sugar (diabetes, insulin resistance, candida problems) then all sugar is sugar, natural or processed.

However, if you are healthy and burn through sugar easily without bloodsugar issues, then don't worry about it. When you eat fruit you get fiber with your sugar, which keeps you from the craziest peaks in bloodsugar. The bloodsugar peaking is one of the main reasons why sugar is so fattening.

Enjoy!

aplhabetacheesecake

i am bananas for bananas! I am an insulin dependant diabetic since age 7, I just take appropriate amount of insulin for my foods, whether it be bananas or fro yo! or bananafroyo!

LoseYouself

If you followed the sugar recommendations, you'd barely be able to have 1 serving of fruit per day.. and absolutely nothing else with sugar (which is everywhere). Personally, I think limiting oneself on fruits and vegetables is unnecessary and unhealthy, as long as you're within your calorie goals. I'm pretty sure that daily "allowed" sugar is for sugar aside from fruit and veggies, since there's a lot of sugar in processed foods, added to coffee, etc. I'd avoid the added sugar, juice, and processed snacks.. not the fruit sugar.

A few servings a day is great for you. It's packaged along with fibre, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and loads of vitamins. It's not evil. Eating food high in micronutrients is better than eating another low nutrient food, just because theres less sugar in it. Eating fruit has never hindered my weight loss but more processed/ low nutrient things such as flour do. Fruit also cures all kinds of sweet cravings for low calories! Just my opinion!

woodsygirl

While it is natural sugar, it does raise your glucose levels. Personally, I can't eat bananas because they trigger a sugar binge. If you don't have a problem with them, then eat them but some people are sensitive to that much sugar.

rfsatar

i know this may sound like a silly question but when you put bananas into your food log to you take into consideration how much sugar are in them? I've added one and now I'm over my sugar intake

I think some other posters have it right - if you are diabetic, you may have to limit how much you have, but I usually have apples, bananas, sometimes grapes, grapefruit and raisins at any given time in my house - I would rather snack on something with a degree of natural sugars in them once a week than something with either processed sugars or artificial sweeteners and sometimes some slices of apple or a 'nana is just what I need to hit a target for the day.

therealangd

Unless you have a health problem that requires you to watch your sugar, then you shouldn't have to worry about the sugar from fruit.