Fresh fruit and your sugar count.

Stewart_21
Stewart_21 Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I love fruit and fresh fruit is supposed to be good for you but how are you able to eat it and stay within your sugar count ? I have had 1 cup of red grapes today and a cutie orange and I am already 9 points over on my sugars. Any tips on how to manage sugars would be greatly appreciated I feel awful that I keep going over but it's not like I am chowing down on a candy bar.

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  • 1jobean
    1jobean Posts: 84
    Others will have their opinions but as for myself I dont worry about sugar as long as it comes from natural whole foods. Im sure others will disagree.
  • Eperkins2882
    Eperkins2882 Posts: 18 Member
    I have the same problem. I usually eat a lot of fruit too. I don't worry about it too much though. I eat what makes me happy as long as I don't go over my daily calories. It seems as if you are constantly losing weight so you must be doing something right!
  • dsmpunk
    dsmpunk Posts: 262 Member
    Sugar is sugar, doesn't matter where it comes from. That said, unless you are diabetic then its not something to obsess about.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    not diabetic? don't bother tracking sugar.

    (track carbs instead. along with fat and protein.)
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    Others will have their opinions but as for myself I dont worry about sugar as long as it comes from natural whole foods. Im sure others will disagree.

    This!

    I eat a ton of fruit and am always over my sugar amount by the end of breakfast and I eat more fruit later on in the day as well. I tend to only look at added sugar however I really don't consume much, if any added or refined sugars. Even though natural sugars are processed the same in the body as refined sugars, I don't worry as much about natural sugars since they come with a lot of other nutrients.

    Unless you are diabetic or have a medical reason to watch your sugar or keep it at a certain level I wouldn't even bother tracking it. Track something else so you don't get worried or discouraged by seeing sugar in the red by the end of the day.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    The sugar recommendation on MFP is based on the American Heart Association's recommendation for ADDED/REFINED sugar due to the excessive consumption of high fructose corn syrup (sodas and other thing) and heavily processed carbohydrates. Your body processing those sugars differently due to the lack of fiber that you get in fruit, veg, and other natural sources of sugar...yes, it is all fructose, but your body does treat it differently dependent on the source. That is why my type II diabetic dad can eat some fruit, but can't touch soda, or cookies or whatever.

    Eat your natural, whole, nutrient dense foods (which would include fruit) as nature intended you to do...I hardly think there is an obesity epidemic due to, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
  • Stewart_21
    Stewart_21 Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks for the input everyone this at least puts my mind at ease. I don't eat canned fruit only fresh fruit so I should be okay because I am not diabetic so I won't continue to stress over it for now :-)

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