Eating close to 5 aday sends me above daily sugar intake

SGSmallman

So this is an interesting one, as part of my new healthy diet im trying to aim to eat as close to if not all of my 5 fruit and veg a day.

Now even if i eat say 3-4 portions im seriously over my sugar intake.

I don't drink juice or any fizzy drinks just water and green tea, no sweets choc etc just natural sugars from my food consumption.

I have a basic understanding that sugar can be turned into body fat, so i suppose my question is how much can you be over your sugar allowance before its going to have a negative effect or does the positives out way the negatives in this case.

karenhray7

Before you end up with a gajillion comments from all the "natural sugars don't matter" crowd, fruit sugars also raise blood sugar, just like processed sugar does. But fruit also supplies you with a modicum of fiber and some wonderful vitamins. If you are not diabetic or under dr. prescribed low sugar plan, my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing. If you don't lose like you think you should, cut down the fruit and up the veg. The best indicator of when you've had too much sugar is your own body telling you to eat MORE sugar or starchy carbohydrates. That's when you need to put down the grapes and slowly walk away.

Elzecat

Before you end up with a gajillion comments from all the "natural sugars don't matter" crowd, fruit sugars also raise blood sugar, just like processed sugar does. But fruit also supplies you with a modicum of fiber and some wonderful vitamins. If you are not diabetic or under dr. prescribed low sugar plan, my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing. If you don't lose like you think you should, cut down the fruit and up the veg. The best indicator of when you've had too much sugar is your own body telling you to eat MORE sugar or starchy carbohydrates. That's when you need to put down the grapes and slowly walk away.

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jamers3111

Before you end up with a gajillion comments from all the "natural sugars don't matter" crowd, fruit sugars also raise blood sugar, just like processed sugar does. But fruit also supplies you with a modicum of fiber and some wonderful vitamins. If you are not diabetic or under dr. prescribed low sugar plan, my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing. If you don't lose like you think you should, cut down the fruit and up the veg. The best indicator of when you've had too much sugar is your own body telling you to eat MORE sugar or starchy carbohydrates. That's when you need to put down the grapes and slowly walk away.

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Agreed!

SGSmallman

Before you end up with a gajillion comments from all the "natural sugars don't matter" crowd, fruit sugars also raise blood sugar, just like processed sugar does. But fruit also supplies you with a modicum of fiber and some wonderful vitamins. If you are not diabetic or under dr. prescribed low sugar plan, my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing. If you don't lose like you think you should, cut down the fruit and up the veg. The best indicator of when you've had too much sugar is your own body telling you to eat MORE sugar or starchy carbohydrates. That's when you need to put down the grapes and slowly walk away.

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Agreed!

Thank you for the swift response everyone. I hoped that would be the case so glad it's what others think.

WendyTerry420

Stop tracking sugar, and just track total carbs. MFP sets sugar goals way too low anyway. Come to find out, sugar, no matter what type, is simply a subset of carbohydrates. So just track your carbs, and you'll be fine.

WendyTerry420

Before you end up with a gajillion comments from all the "natural sugars don't matter" crowd, fruit sugars also raise blood sugar, just like processed sugar does. But fruit also supplies you with a modicum of fiber and some wonderful vitamins. If you are not diabetic or under dr. prescribed low sugar plan, my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing. If you don't lose like you think you should, cut down the fruit and up the veg. The best indicator of when you've had too much sugar is your own body telling you to eat MORE sugar or starchy carbohydrates. That's when you need to put down the grapes and slowly walk away.

I think the best way to tell if you've had too much sugar is either a headache or bellyache. The idea that grapes will cause you to crave sugar makes no sense to me.

karenhray7

Before you end up with a gajillion comments from all the "natural sugars don't matter" crowd, fruit sugars also raise blood sugar, just like processed sugar does. But fruit also supplies you with a modicum of fiber and some wonderful vitamins. If you are not diabetic or under dr. prescribed low sugar plan, my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing. If you don't lose like you think you should, cut down the fruit and up the veg. The best indicator of when you've had too much sugar is your own body telling you to eat MORE sugar or starchy carbohydrates. That's when you need to put down the grapes and slowly walk away.

I think the best way to tell if you've had too much sugar is either a headache or bellyache. The idea that grapes will cause you to crave sugar makes no sense to me.

It has to do with the insulin response when too much sugar is released into the blood at any one time. But headache and sick stomach are also excellent indicators of when you've had too much sugar. Way, way, way too much sugar.:sick:

karenhray7

Stop tracking sugar, and just track total carbs. MFP sets sugar goals way too low anyway. Come to find out, sugar, no matter what type, is simply a subset of carbohydrates. So just track your carbs, and you'll be fine.

I completely agree. I track my net carbohydrates (total carbs-fiber); the carbs that the body actually uses.

WendyTerry420

Before you end up with a gajillion comments from all the "natural sugars don't matter" crowd, fruit sugars also raise blood sugar, just like processed sugar does. But fruit also supplies you with a modicum of fiber and some wonderful vitamins. If you are not diabetic or under dr. prescribed low sugar plan, my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing. If you don't lose like you think you should, cut down the fruit and up the veg. The best indicator of when you've had too much sugar is your own body telling you to eat MORE sugar or starchy carbohydrates. That's when you need to put down the grapes and slowly walk away.

I think the best way to tell if you've had too much sugar is either a headache or bellyache. The idea that grapes will cause you to crave sugar makes no sense to me.

It has to do with the insulin response when too much sugar is released into the blood at any one time. But headache and sick stomach are also excellent indicators of when you've had too much sugar. Way, way, way too much sugar.:sick:

Maybe I just have a better pancreas than others, but since I've set my head on straight, I've never had an issue with too much sugar. :bigsmile: