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Sunrise smoothies?

Discogirl15
Discogirl15 Posts: 102
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Been in the mood for a smoothie and decided to look in the froozen section, saw sunrise smoothies mango citrus blast. I thought, wow, this looks good! But then I looked on the nutrition label and saw 36 grams of sugar! My question is, is this OK? I ean, its just the sugar in the fruit, right? Is fruit sugar good for you, and does it count towards your daily sugar intake (25 for me). If it does, I could never drink a smoothie, because it would automatically put me over for sugar that day!

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  • Discogirl15
    Discogirl15 Posts: 102
    Anybody???
  • ElviraCross
    ElviraCross Posts: 331 Member
    I personally think that is way too much. Just make your own instead. Buy frozen fruit with no added sugar.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Hm...I guess it's hard to know if the sugar is from the fruit or if they add sugar to it. I would stick to making your own so you know what's in them. Here's my smoothie that I make all the time. It's perfectly sweet and about 150 cals and the sugar only comes from the fruit. I slice the fruit ahead of time, portion it out, and freeze it so I just grab one out of the freezer when I want one.

    Strawberry Banana Smoothie
    1 small frozen banana, sliced
    4 frozen strawberries, sliced
    1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
    dash of pure vanilla extract

    blend and enjoy. I want one right now!
  • Discogirl15
    Discogirl15 Posts: 102
    Actually, the only ingredients are mangos, grapes, and peaches.
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