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Confused by sugar

burnt_irish1
burnt_irish1 Posts: 55 Member
edited January 15 in Social Groups
MFP says my sugar intake should be 28. Today i had 87g from raisins and 20g from Greek yogurt. :brokenheart: Should i be upset that i went so far over? Or are these "okay" sugars?

I was planning on having my greek yogurt every day for breakfast but since that's most of my sugars for the day i am wondering if i should drop the yogurt. or find low sugar yogurt...

Thanks!

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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Assuming you're in a calorie deficit and you don't have any medical reason to limit sugar, and assuming you've got some common sense with food selection, I wouldn't worry about your sugar intake.


    When I say common sense, I mean limiting junk food to a reasonable percentage of total intake and choosing "mostly" whole foods.

    If you can meet that context I'd not even track sugar.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    It's fine. Sugar is just a subset of carbs and, unless you have a medical condition, there is no need to track.

    Even if you do track, it is intended to be re added sugars, not sugar naturally occurring in the food/drink as it is based on 'discretionary' calories - i.e. those you can 'splurge' on for things with no or little nutritional content.



    ETA: bugger..SideSteel beat me to it and now I look like I am just copying him!
  • burnt_irish1
    burnt_irish1 Posts: 55 Member
    Wowzer! You both are GREAT! And so responsive! Thank you both. I was getting really discouraged there for a second.:flowerforyou:
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