Fruit makes my sugar allowance well over?

LovelyStacey89
LovelyStacey89 Posts: 4
in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone else have this problem?

How have you overcome it?

Thanks!

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  • bobbinseed
    bobbinseed Posts: 39 Member
    Lol if I eat a banana and multi grain cereal for breakfast it already uses my sugar for the entire day! I go over almost everyday on my sugar intake. I have just substituted some fruit for more veggies.
  • sethwdyer
    sethwdyer Posts: 19 Member
    Go for low glycemic load fruits. Berries are a good low sugar fruit.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    Does anyone else have this problem?

    How have you overcome it?

    Thanks!

    I take the sugar column off of my diary. Fruit is high in sugar but it is natural sugar.

    Eat all the fruit you want (providing you aren't diabetic or there is some other reason you shouldn't eat it) just stay within your daily calorie intake.
  • DIG_
    DIG_ Posts: 20
    Choose the right fruits. do your research on glucose vs fructose, as long as you eat the right fruits you should be okay, but there are many that can keep you from reaching certain goals. fruits are still a much better snack than other things containing sugar.
  • goodtimezzzz
    goodtimezzzz Posts: 640 Member
    dont even worry about it...eat all the fruit u can!
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    Does anyone else have this problem?

    How have you overcome it?

    Thanks!
    Do you have a medical condition that requires you to monitor sugar intake, such as diabetes or hypoglycemia? If not, sugar is just a carb. Stay within your carb allowance, stop tracking sugar separately, and enjoy.
  • tomg33
    tomg33 Posts: 305 Member
    Do you have a medical condition that requires you to monitor sugar intake, such as diabetes or hypoglycemia? If not, sugar is just a carb. Stay within your carb allowance, stop tracking sugar separately, and enjoy.

    Precisely
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Keep on eating fruit, preferably raw.

    I do not track "sugar' on my MFP profile. I replaced it with something more important for me , like "sodium".

    I do not eat processed sugar cane or sugar substitutes.

    Good luck in your journey.
  • vetsnatural
    vetsnatural Posts: 186 Member
    I am so glad for this post and all the answers. I am over everyday as well. I am definitely going to take it off my list too. I always go over because of some of my fruits in my Smoothies. I am trying to incorporate better fruit as well as more veggies. Thanks OP'r and all Replies.
  • InspiredSAM
    InspiredSAM Posts: 98 Member
    I agree with the others....

    I'm always over my sugar "allowance", but I'm eating healthy foods so I don't worry about it.
  • MayaSPapaya
    MayaSPapaya Posts: 735 Member
    MFP doesn't count the difference between healthy sugars vs nonhealthy sugars. If you're going over from sugar, you're absolutely fine. Plus, MFP has the sugar amount set very low, so you really don't need to worry about it, calories is the ultimate factor. I stopped tracking my sugar because it was annoying seeing it always in the red, after breakfast alone.
  • Salt_Sand_Sun
    Salt_Sand_Sun Posts: 415 Member
    I don't count my fruit sugars or carbs.

    I worry more about sugars from cookies, cake, candy, drinks and other foods. Fruit is as natural as you can get.....

    Apple vs cookie... the answer is obvious!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I prefer to blow past my sugar goal by eating ice cream. To each his own.
  • tomg33
    tomg33 Posts: 305 Member
    I prefer to blow past my sugar goal by eating ice cream. To each his own.

    I almost approve, except this still implies you HAVE a "sugar goal" :p
  • skitttlesrock
    skitttlesrock Posts: 28 Member
    My trainer had told me to try not go over 35grams a sugar a day and the good fruit would be berries, pears, apples (3 oz) and have these as a secondary fruit, cantaloupe, melons,

    stay away from bananas, grapes
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    My trainer had told me to try not go over 35grams a sugar a day and the good fruit would be berries, pears, apples (3 oz) and have these as a secondary fruit, cantaloupe, melons,

    stay away from bananas, grapes
    What rationale was given?
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I prefer to blow past my sugar goal by eating ice cream. To each his own.

    I almost approve, except this still implies you HAVE a "sugar goal" :p

    It's like protein. I treat it as a minimum.
  • axfisher83
    axfisher83 Posts: 3 Member
    In Weight Watchers fruits and veggies are 0 points! I keep my sugar tracker on there for things like bread and pasta, but otherwise I follow the WW philosophy!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Choose the right fruits. do your research on glucose vs fructose, as long as you eat the right fruits you should be okay, but there are many that can keep you from reaching certain goals. fruits are still a much better snack than other things containing sugar.

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    Care to enlighten us which fruits can keep you from your goals and how they do so?
  • abbylg1983
    abbylg1983 Posts: 177 Member
    I used to eat like 5-6 servings of fruit a day. I love fruit. Then I realized if I wanted to stay under my sugar goal I would have to limit my intake to maybe one piece a day. I did that for awhile and was miserable. Now I eat as much fruit as I want. I do have a rule for myself though- I must have a minimum of 1 to 1 vegetable to fruit ratio. If I have already had an apple and some strawberries, I need to eat two servings of vegetables before I can have my clementine or my peach. 1 to 1 ratio may not be ideal, but I used to eat no vegetables. I am a work in progress.

    I do try and cut down on apples and bananas though. I don't think they're evil or anything, but they do pack a higher caloric punch than some other fruits. I can take or leave bananas so that is easy. I love apples though. I probably eat one every other day. I have strawberries and some kind of citrus fruit every day.
  • snowboardandasuitcase
    snowboardandasuitcase Posts: 222 Member
    This post just changed my life! haha. I've been stressing about my sugar levels, but after reading everyone's responses (no I don't have any NEED to watch my sugar levels (diabetes, etc.) and I consume VERY little sugar outside of fruits and veggies) so I just changed my "sugar" tracker to "iron." Super happy with that! Thanks everybody!

    :D
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I ignore the sugar. I did that ages ago & have not looked back. MFP cant tell the difference between good & bad sugar so I got rid of looking at it.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    I used to eat like 5-6 servings of fruit a day. I love fruit. Then I realized if I wanted to stay under my sugar goal I would have to limit my intake to maybe one piece a day. I did that for awhile and was miserable. Now I eat as much fruit as I want. I do have a rule for myself though- I must have a minimum of 1 to 1 vegetable to fruit ratio. If I have already had an apple and some strawberries, I need to eat two servings of vegetables before I can have my clementine or my peach. 1 to 1 ratio may not be ideal, but I used to eat no vegetables. I am a work in progress.

    I do try and cut down on apples and bananas though. I don't think they're evil or anything, but they do pack a higher caloric punch than some other fruits. I can take or leave bananas so that is easy. I love apples though. I probably eat one every other day. I have strawberries and some kind of citrus fruit every day.

    Don't worry about apples, eat them, they are approximately 80 calories apiece and have toxin cleansing properties and are excellent for lung health and helping with conditions such as asthma.

    Bananas are between 80-110 calories (depending on size) and are brilliant for a quick fix of energy say, before a race (if you run), I usually eat one or two before my training run.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    toxin cleansing properties

    Oh god.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    toxin cleansing properties

    Oh god.

    Google it instead of jumping to conclusions.

    Apples clean your blood, they are your friend.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    toxin cleansing properties

    Oh god.

    Google it instead of jumping to conclusions.

    Apples clean your blood, they are your friend.

    That's wonderful. My blood is filthy!
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    toxin cleansing properties

    Oh god.

    Google it instead of jumping to conclusions.

    Apples clean your blood, they are your friend.

    That's wonderful. My blood is filthy!

    Mine's not, I eat lots of apples.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Sugar is just a carb. As long as you're eating enough fats and protein, your carbs/sugar aren't particularly important unless you have a medical issue that requires carbs/sugar to be monitored.

    However, it should be noted that fructose and sucrose can only be stored as liver glycogen and not muscle glycogen. The liver can hold 100-120g glycogen so anything more than that will be converted to triglycerides. As long as you still have a calorie deficit this will even out. Just try to make most of your carbs glucose and not sucrose or fructose. Fructose in particular has been shown to decrease exercise performance, increased likelihood of gastrointestinal distress, and increase perception of exertion.

    Here are some studies:
    http://www.setantacollege.com/wp-content/uploads/Journal_db/the effects of glucose....pdf

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3592616


    As long as you're under your calorie goal, you'll lose weight. Some people find that sugar (even from fruit) causes them to have more sugar/carb cravings so keep that in mind.

    For information on setting your macro target, read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336

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