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I haven't noticed until now

Kylies_mom87
Kylies_mom87 Posts: 27
edited January 30 in Introduce Yourself
I love eating fresh fruit. So when I first started using MFP I entered in a few different fruits to compare nutrition value. Since I know most fruits are high in sugar, I wanted to find one that was low in sugar and could munch on throughout the day without going over my sugar limit. Well one fruit that I found was blueberries. The nutrition value listed was 24 calories, 0 fat, 0 carbs, 0 sodium, and 0 sugar! Which I just found out today is completely wrong! I ate 3.3 oz today and have already racked up 10 g of sugar. Not to mention I had a homemade green smoothie that I made exactly not to go over my sugar limit. But now I'm over! I wish people would be 100% accurate about posting nutrition facts. I've been eating blueberries everyday so I am glad it hasn't affected my weight loss progress. Sorry for the long rant. I'm just venting I am very disappointed.

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  • kherrons
    kherrons Posts: 99 Member
    Sugar from fruits is better than sugar from processed foods. Don't sweat it.
  • leaaa92
    leaaa92 Posts: 164 Member
    I experienced the same thing :/ At least it was from a fruit, though. Good job on watching your sugar intake! :)
  • catmanor
    catmanor Posts: 85 Member
    Sugar from fruits is better than sugar from processed foods. Don't sweat it.


    ^^^ This.. I'd much rather have sugar from fruits than sugar from other processed foods..
  • Kylies_mom87
    Kylies_mom87 Posts: 27
    Thank you for comments :)
  • KarlyK929
    KarlyK929 Posts: 44 Member
    That's something you always have to look out for on here. A lot of foods have been imported with just the calories and no other information. Look for confirmations or do your own research if something seems off.
  • Live4theLift
    Live4theLift Posts: 329
    http://nutritiondata.self.com/

    really cool site i like to browse from time to time
  • Dechant63
    Dechant63 Posts: 59
    That's why I try to know the calories on everything I eat. If I don't know I pick the highest reasonable calories for the item just to be safe.
  • memerlo
    memerlo Posts: 12
    I use my phone and anything with a barcode gets scanned so I get an accurate calorie/nutrition count.
  • Kylies_mom87
    Kylies_mom87 Posts: 27
    I don't have a problem with calories. It's just the sugar that gets to me. If I have one cup of 2% milk and two fruits.. I'm already over my limit. That's why I was happy when I saw that blueberries had no sugar. But that was very wrong. I need more snacks that have zero to no sugar. Thanks you for your comments though :)
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