sugar under 40 g and still eat fruit?

saraekelly
saraekelly Posts: 4
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How do I keep my sugar under 40 grams and still eat lots of fruit?

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  • Vain_Witch
    Vain_Witch Posts: 476 Member
    Unless you have a medical condition that dictates otherwise, don't worry about the sugar in fruits and fresh vegetables. Eat them in moderation, but don't avoid them because of the sugar.
  • audrarosec
    audrarosec Posts: 2
    I have this question too! Anyone? :)
  • SnicciFit
    SnicciFit Posts: 967 Member
    What is "lots" of fruit?

    I'm not sure I understand the question fully, but here's my attempt at an answer:

    Berries tend to be lower in sugar than bananas, oranges...etc.
  • audrarosec
    audrarosec Posts: 2
    What is "lots" of fruit?

    I'm not sure I understand the question fully, but here's my attempt at an answer:

    Berries tend to be lower in sugar than bananas, oranges...etc.

    Thanks! I've been eating a lot more of the melons and it seems my snack of fruit takes up pretty much half of the sugar.
  • haydenwatkins
    haydenwatkins Posts: 1
    Yeah grapefruit, lemons, and watermelon are also good sources of vitamins that don't have a lot of sugar. Make sure you're eating them in their whole food natural form if you wish to subscribe to the "fruit is free, have as much as you want" plan. But realistically it can still make you fat even if it's not causing the insulin spikes that refined products can. Green vegetables should always be the primary part of the "eat your fruits and vegetables" sentence. If you want to talk about daily values of vitamins, 1 orange is 160% of your vitamin C for the day, but 1 cup (not much at all) of raw Kale is going to demolish everything an orange ever thought of being as far as overall nutritional value. Scroll down on the page below to see what I mean.

    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2461/2

    I recommend using kale in a blender because it blends into a smoothie very well, maintains low calories, and you can get a TON of nutrients from just one ingredient. Supplement with some chia seeds and some greens powders if you are looking for a complete breakfast.
  • RobertS9539
    RobertS9539 Posts: 3 Member
    It's the difference between sucrose and glucose. See http://www.livestrong.com/article/267623-sucrose-vs-glucose/ . MFP is trying to log areas that may troublesome for most people. It's just not able to differentiate between good sugar and bad sugar. Don't worry about fruit unless you eat it all at one time. The sugar from fruit takes longer to process and is handle by the body differently for most people. Same goes for cholesterol from eggs raises the good cholesterol. Vitamin A from foods is good, too much from supplements is bad. Been trying to do research on all this too!

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