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rtjenny
rtjenny Posts: 51
in Food and Nutrition
Probably an obvious answer - but I keep going over my carbs and sugars macros - mainly from my fruit intake. Bananas have approx. 110 kcal (size dependant).

Is there any way that I can reduce this? I know how good bananas are, but is there any truth to the riper it is the more sugar there is?

Thanks folks.

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  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
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    Ignore MFP's sugar number, it's completely bogus (assuming you aren't diabetic).

    You do want to keep within your overall carb limit though. Do this by eating fewer carbs.

    As bananas get riper, the starches that are present in a greener banana are broken down into simpler sugars, so the amount of sugar increases, but the amount of starches decrease, so the overall carbs and calories stays the same, since starches are a carbohydrate too.

    Edit to say: As it pertains to your question though, the above about bananas doesn't actually matter, since sugar doesn't matter.
  • rtjenny
    rtjenny Posts: 51
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    Thanks folks! Great place for a wealth of information!

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