Fruits?? HELP!!

No it s not ok
you ate them
they are calories

Log them for sure - they're still calorific. But ignore the fact that they'll take you over your sugar level... it's a different kind of sugar to the white stuff people are heaping into their teas and desserts

I eat 2 - 4 portions of fruit a day... I log them and end up 2 times (or more) over my sugar level... but I've not gained a pound yet so I figure it must be okay

Log them for their calories, they sure DO count. Ignore them for your sugars unless you are diabetic.

Every calorie counts. Your body will keep an accurate record of each even if you don't. And then you'll wonder why you're not losing. If you eat it, log it.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/369750-fruit-sugar-weight-loss/

At least three of the references are peer reviewed journals.

Fruits are food. Food goes in your food diary. Period.

Like everyone else said, the sugars in fruits are not the processed sugar that is in candy and cookies so it's not something to be avoided. Also, fruits contain a variety of vitamins so they are a wonderful addition to a day's intake. And they also contain a good bit of fiber... fiber that is necessary for proper digestion. Good stuff, fruit. Eat it, log it, know you're doing something good for your body.

To those confused by the question, I believe it is because Weight Watchers allows unlimited fruit and veggies. (That's what I hear anyways...)

Don't mix and match programs -- WW makes up for not tracking fruits in other places.

i've not read all replies so sorry if i repeat.

DO TAKE NOTE OF THE SUGARS!!! fructose is the sugar naturally found in fruit, which is great, however, it is still a sugar and should be treated with respect.

eat a hole punnet of grapes for instance thats around 1500 calories, mostly from sugar. you should have 6 grapes maximum.

everything has a portion, it's worth knowing what that portion is so that you don't overeat. Fruits should be eaten in as many varieties as possible but small portions of each, so child or snack sized bananas (as they're being marketed as now) are great.

Don't stop eating them, just don't overeat them thinking they're not going to affect your calorie count as much as a small slice of cake.
it's worth looking online for the nutritional data on your favourite fruits and veg and working them into your diet in proper portions (and by diet i mean what you eat on a daily basis for the rest of your life, not the once i've lost the weight i'll start eating junk again variation of the term).

you should up your veg content rather than your fruit content, keep fruit to one or two portions a day and research the veg you eat and find out if there are better alternatives, i.e. celeriac, squash or swede instead of potatoes (potatoes aren't the nutritionally dense and not that tasty unless roasted, or cauliflower instead of rice, courgette instead of pasta. There's loads you can substitute that you will barely notice the difference in prep, cooking, taste and texture.

the good thing about being on a diet, is researching all the different foods and checking out different ways of eating, vegetarian, low carb, diabetic diets for new ideas on old favourites. most don't take any more time to prep and taste just as good and are better for you 9 times out of 10.

eat a hole punnet of grapes for instance thats around 1500 calories, mostly from sugar. you should have 6 grapes maximum.

Wut?


I think there are more grapes than that in a once ounce serving of grape jelly, and way more than that in my glass of wine.


OP, fruit is good for you. Make it fit into your daily goals. Log it and move on. The sugar in fruit is not bad for you if you are a normal healthy person. Eating the whole fruit is best, not juices (which are concentrates and don't give you the added benefit of the fiber in whole fruit.)

Unless wine.

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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/highfructose-corn-syrup-alters-human-metabolism.aspx

it's a sugar, it's converted into glucose like any other simple sugar and what you don't use is stored.

Fruit jelly (or jam as us brits call it) is the fruit, with all it's sugar, with ADDED fructose.

6 grapes is a sensible portion of grapes, like a whole apple is a portion. If you don't believe me about the calorie content of a punnet of grapes look it up.

As i said, fruit is good for you in proper portion control, simple sugars are absorbed quickly by your body and if not used by your body as energy are stored for later. So Sugar in any form, should be kept to a good healthy amount while trying to lose weight, don't cut fruit out, just be smart about your portions, and try and eat a wide variety of fruit over the week so you can get as many good nutrients from them as possible.

Oh, mercola. Well that explains your panic :laugh:

You want to talk about HFCS? Start your own thread for that - we were talking about fruit.

You go on then with your six grapes. I'd rather just count them and track them.

You'll find mercola doesn't carry much weight around here - or anywhere that people are capable of rational thought.

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MFP's levels are wonky -- if you need to watch sugars (I'm guessing you may, since you referred to glucose levels), ask your doctor for a recommendation.

ETA: That being said, you'd be better off eating an orange than the oj.

To OP. Fruit contains calories. Every calorie counts. You should log them all.

MFP's levels are wonky -- if you need to watch sugars (I'm guessing you may, since you referred to glucose levels), ask your doctor for a recommendation.

ETA: That being said, you'd be better off eating an orange than the oj.

Agreed. Check with your doctor if you need to monitor sugar levels and go by what he/she says on it, not necesarily MFP standards. Track the fruit you eat, but realize that the sugar in fruit is far different from the other sugars in other foods. Still important, but not as bad as eating candy bars, ya know?