Sugar!

RJenxi
RJenxi Posts: 31 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am new to MFP and as a result this is the first time that my nutrition allowances have been broken down into sugar, sodium etc. I am horrified at the amount of sugar that I must have been eating and I am looking for tips recommendations for low sugar food alternatives without any nasty's. Any tips/ web sites/ recipes would be appreciated. Also is there a consensus among you that swear by sticking to the sugar allowance set by MFP?

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  • MissMissle
    MissMissle Posts: 293 Member
    Change your settings and track fiber instead of sugar, unless you are diabetic of course.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    ...is delicious!



    Wait - that's not what you are asking



    I will be of no use here - i don't track my sugar!
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    I go over sugar almost every day - fruit alone will put you over. I agree with the previous poster, unless you have a medical reason to limit sugar or you eat a ridiculous amount that is making you go over in calories - track something else.
  • jayb0ne
    jayb0ne Posts: 644 Member
    Just try and eat whole natural foods (or recipe's made from whole foods) and don't add any sugar, you should be fine.

    It's refined sugar you want to keep an eye on. There's loads of fructose in fruit which will register as sugar but all sugars aren't created equal.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    but all sugars aren't created equal.
    Err yes they are. Sugar is sugar . I agree though unless you have a medical problem there is no real need to worry about it
  • RJenxi
    RJenxi Posts: 31 Member
    Thanks for the feedback interesting take on looking at the difference between refined sugar and naturally occurring sugar.
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    If it's from fruit I wouldn't worry if it is from processed food then start cooking you then don't have sugar.

    Soup, bread, ready meals are all packed with sugar.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Change your settings and track fiber instead of sugar, unless you are diabetic of course.

    This!!!
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Thanks for the feedback interesting take on looking at the difference between refined sugar and naturally occurring sugar.

    They are both sugar - our bodies will process them equally pending no medical reasons!
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    Change your settings and track fiber instead of sugar, unless you are diabetic of course.

    This!!!

    +1

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