Does "fruit sugar" count towards your daily sugar intake?

So to everyone saying we should jot eat white sugar. I ask why not?

I think it's mostly a reaction to a lot of people who do have a problem with the level of sugar in their diets, or who consume sugar at the expense of other nutrients, or who have a warped idea of how sweet foods need to be, etc. It's also a bit of a "fat is evil" moment except it's "sugar is evil" with the same misunderstanding of what "sugar" actually is.

Obviously adding sucrose to your coffee isn't going to make you drop dead (and isn't worse than sucrose from other sources) but for a lot of people they'd be better off getting the same sweetness and energy intake from something that also contains other nutrients.

So to everyone saying we should not eat white sugar. I ask why not?

I track my calories and macros. Target my carbs, which sugar is and eat at a deficit. Are you saying adding sugar to my coffee is harming me? It's detrimental to achieving my goals?

It's not about not eating it but being aware just how much "added" white sugar is put into foods. A packet of sugar with coffee is not going to kill you or be that bad (unless you are drinking like 20 cups of coffee a day with sugar). Just be aware a lot of foods have insanely high amounts of refined sugar and if you can limit that it is better.

So to everyone saying we should not eat white sugar. I ask why not?

I track my calories and macros. Target my carbs, which sugar is and eat at a deficit. Are you saying adding sugar to my coffee is harming me? It's detrimental to achieving my goals?

It's not about not eating it but being aware just how much "added" white sugar is put into foods. A packet of sugar with coffee is not going to kill you or be that bad (unless you are drinking like 20 cups of coffee a day with sugar). Just be aware a lot of foods have insanely high amounts of refined sugar and if you can limit that it is better.

Sorry but but I will continue to add 2 sugar packets to my coffee. Eat my white flour tortillas and ice cream for desert daily. My friends Moderation and dicipline are stronger than that evil sugar guy. Limit refined sugars, why? Why if I'm able to target my daily goals with no problem?

Where did I say adding a packet or so to coffee is a horrible thing to do? Please read a post before responding. My whole post was about moderation, which from what I gather or your last response is your position too.

I measure my fruits every day. 1/2 cup constitutes a serving. Berries have some of the lowest sugar count so that is a go to every day. I manage to keep my sugars below the recommended amount when I eat not only the proper amount of fruit but am conscious of the other sugars I take in during the day. For example, 1/2 blueberries is just over 7 grams. 1/2 cup of apple is 7.5. 1/2 cup of peach is about 7.5. 1/2 cup of grapes are about 11.5. 1/2 cup of banana is 9 grams. The key is to measure to get the accurate serving. I've found that a small apple is about 3/4 cup which is a serving and a half. If I have 1/2 cup of blueberries, 1/2 cup of peach and 1/2 cup of apple I've only gotten in almost 23 grams which allows for another 17 grams to get to 40 which is what I tend to eat. Veggies, especially greens, should be a large part of your day which helps to minimize the sugar. Keep away from marinades, sauces and white bread and you should be fine.

YES, Sugar is sugar yes, but the fruit sugar is not as bad as table sugar, I use my own math...I cut the fruit sugar in 1/2 mentally to know where my body is; I am a diet controlled diabetic, and this is what works for me and my body. Remember sugar turns into carbs and carbs like to store as fat in the body.

So to everyone saying we should not eat white sugar. I ask why not?

I track my calories and macros. Target my carbs, which sugar is and eat at a deficit. Are you saying adding sugar to my coffee is harming me? It's detrimental to achieving my goals?

nobody is saying you shouldn't. Eat whatever works for you. I choose to avoid refined/processed sugar, and food with that sort of thing added to it. I don't have to worry about tracking calories or macros & eat as much as I want, still losing weight.

Its great that you have found a way that works for you as well, but people shouldn't read this and suffer the misconception that avoiding refined/processed sugar is why you are losing weight, its because the way you are eating has you in calorific deficit whether you track them or not.

stevencloser wrote: »

Strong first post in a 3 year old thread.

Thread started in 2012, 5 years old! It's quite impressive that when searching for something to bump, this is what came up, amidst all the other sugar threads since!