Daily Sugar Allowance????

FussBucket
FussBucket Posts: 29
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Is anyone trying to cut out sugar? I always go over on my sugar intake...This week I added a teaspoon of agave nectar to my yogurt, so I won't usethat next week, but I go over even in a regular week. Is any one ever under or equal on sugars? I am good at keeping sodium to a minimum, but sugars get me...

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  • YellowNightingale
    YellowNightingale Posts: 440 Member
    sugars are terribly hard! items with small amounts of sugar add up fast! Fruit has a lot of sugar, so watch your servings of those. Eat whole grain carbs and less carbs = less sugar.
  • oX_Vanessa_Xo
    oX_Vanessa_Xo Posts: 478
    Im alllllways over sugar. Bout to " quit" bananas because they are more than half my daily sugar allowance errr
  • mssgeni
    mssgeni Posts: 83 Member
    I feel ya, I think sugars are impossible to keep under :( For me anyway, I have a major sweet tooth. A greek yogurt fills up most of my sugar intake for the day, so does a few pieces of fruit. I suppose natural sugars aren't as bad, so it's either that or eating things with artificial sweetners which some people say are even worse for you.
  • AvsFreak
    AvsFreak Posts: 152 Member
    Unless you are a diabetic, you don't need to worry about sugar. Just track overall carbs.
  • courtniemarie
    courtniemarie Posts: 172 Member
    I've read that the daily allowance set by the AHA is for ADDED sugars. Not natural sugars from fruits and vegetables.

    http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGoals/Sugars-and-Carbohydrates_UCM_303296_Article.jsp

    My trainer also recommends only eating high content natural sugar food items during the first half of the day and keep them out of the second half. Not sure how well that works though.

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