Do you count fruit sugar?
mfpseven
Posts: 421 Member
I limit my sugar intake but I hate that it limits my fresh fruit. Bananas, grapes, apples, they are all great for you but they through my sugar way off. I don't drink a lot of fruit juice because it doesn't have all of the same benefits but I don't want to feel bad about having a cookie or granola bar because I also had fruit. What do you guys do?
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If we could exclude sugar from foods that we like i'd exclude snickers sugar
Sorry but sugar is sugar, you gotta count it from wherever it comes from0 -
yep, it counts, sorry0
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I do not worry about my sugar level on here at all. I do not eat foods with added sugar, or any processed foods. So all the sugars I get are from natural foods, which our bodies are made to process.0
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I don't pay attention to sugar just everything else, I always go over it because of fruit but I still lose weight0
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sugar from fruits is a different type than added sugar but still causes insulin spikes which lead to fat storage. I don't eat bananas for this reason, very high sugar content, relatively speaking.0
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No.
Full disclosure: I don't count ice cream sugar either.0 -
sugar from fruits is a different type than added sugar but still causes insulin spikes which lead to fat storage. I don't eat bananas for this reason, very high sugar content, relatively speaking.
by that logic, you should avoid protein too0 -
I limit my sugar intake but I hate that it limits my fresh fruit. Bananas, grapes, apples, they are all great for you but they through my sugar way off. I don't drink a lot of fruit juice because it doesn't have all of the same benefits but I don't want to feel bad about having a cookie or granola bar because I also had fruit. What do you guys do?
I include fruit sugars. That is a must because sugars turn to fat when not used.0 -
was wondering about this too. I started blending up some strawberries/banana/skim milk smoothies for breakfast and it pretty much kills the sugar for the day :grumble:0
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Why even worry about this? Sugar is a carb. Manage your overall carbs and eat whole foods like fruit and you'll be just fine.0
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I too love my fresh fruit, and I too go over my sugar limits. I don't worry to much about it as a previous poster said, it's all natural sugar, it isn't sugar that has been added for flavor or sweetness. You can count it if you want, but I sure don't. Although I do limit my fruit intake so it isn't absurdly high, I only ever do 2 servings of fruit a day.0
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Sugar = carb and if your carbs are moderate, then your fine.0
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I don't count sugar period.0
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I just count my fruit as carbs.0
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Yes , limit fruit sugar and carb intake.. things will workout... It's all about discipline... Oh boy...0
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I don't worry about them, it's natural and I have already cut out most of the other refined carbs. I'm low on carbs anyway, I go over protein most of the time...0
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I agree.0
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I don't count my fruit sugar. Sugar is sugar is probably true. But I don't have any problems with my blood sugar so I won't worry about it too much. I think all the nutrients of fruits are worth that extra sugar if you're not a diabetic.0
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I'll admit that I'm not big on tracking macros. I mainly look at calories, but I usually chuckle because I blow all my sugar for the day at lunch eating grapes (frozen). I eat them every day, they are yummy and have not impeded my weight loss.0
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don't count sugar. count carbs. better yet, count protein and fat, and let carbs end up where they may.0
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