Fresh Fruit

GCooros
GCooros Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
Is the sugar in fresh fruit "bad" for you. A peach and some fresh mango take up my whole day's allotment of sugar.
Something doesn't seem quite right.

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  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    No its not, unless you are diabetic.... As long as it fits your calories, enjoy..... I changed my sugar settings to fibre - a lot more important for me.....
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    As long as you're staying withing your caloric goals (and you're not diabetic or have food allergies / sensitivities) there's no reason to exclude any food from your dietary intake. Fresh fruits may tend to be a bit high in sugars but they're also full of other nutrients.
  • creech6317
    creech6317 Posts: 869 Member
    I always figure that the sugar in fruit is balanced out by all the fiber and nutrients that I get from eating the fruit.

    That and the fact that I can eat an apple (about 80 calories) and be full for quite a while, or eat a cookie (about 100 calories) and want to eat about 4 or 5 more.
  • GCooros
    GCooros Posts: 2
    :smile:
  • christyhall01
    christyhall01 Posts: 25 Member
    I'm so glad you asked this as I was just wondering the same thing. I have a serious sweet tooth & find that to replace my candies & such, I am reaching for fruits. Right now, I have a major addiction to frozen grapes covered in sugar-free jello. Glad to hear!
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
    I always go over my sugar when I eat fruit. It hasn't hindered my weight loss so far.

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