I can't even eat Raisins?!?!

I personally don't count sugars from fruits and such. I only count the added sugars in things, and I am losing weight steadily. If I hit a plateau then maybe I will re-evaluate but as of now it's working out just fine for me. Try to get your "sugary" foods (including fruit) in earlier in the day though.

Don't worry so much about the sugar in fruits and vegies. It's the white, or refined sugar that you need to limit.

what it a no sugar added? dried fruit is particularly high in sugar

Your "numbers" are what YOU want...If you eat on a Plan that says you may eat 2-3 serving of fruit per day and you eat that, and you lose weight...who cares what "someone's" arbitrary numbers say. It's JUST a piece of Technology giving FACTS about food...it DOES NOT tell YOU how it is Digested, whether it is "good" for you or will help you...YOU have to do some thinking, research and Decision making about Your Nutrition.

Eat grapes instead. Dried fruit tends to have a higher sugar content b/c all the water has been sucked out (so the sugar is more concentrated).

You can still eat them. Remember: food doesn't make us fat. Food CHOICES make us fat.

I go over on my sugars every day and I've lost the weight. However, I'm a type 1 diabetic, so if I don't have sugar, I'm dead ... :happy:

Fructose (the sugar that you get from fruit), whether consumed from natural sources or artifical sources (such as foods with high fructose corn syrup) is equally bad for you when consumed in too high of quantities. What makes fruit better is the other aspects of the fruit that are healthy for you, disregarding the fructose.

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This also acts as a source for my claims above.

You should definitely consider the sugar you get from fruit on an equal level as from other sources. However, the fruit would be preferable in most cases, but not because sugar from fruit is any better in regards to your weight loss.

There are certain fruits and even vegetables that I won't eat during the first phase of my diet. I'm unsure if most people are aware of the hidden sugars that are in some fruits and vegetables. For instance, 1 medium baked potato has the equivalent of 26 tsp of sugar! It's crazy!! If you want to eat fruits, limit yourself to 2 servings per day and choose the lower sugared ones such as berries or apples. Grapes and citrus fruits come in next for lowest sugar. Try to avoid the high sugar fruits such as bananas, melons, and tropical fruits.

I'm in the same boat. I LOVE Sunmaid Natural Raisins, but one serving pretty much blows my sugar intake out of the water. As others have said, I don't count fruit based sugars as badly as refined because your body uses fructose differently than sucrose or dextrose. I mainly eat raisins for the potassium content in them and because they're easy to pack in my lunch or mix in with my peanut butter sandwich Basically, what I would advise is if you have no adverse affects from eating a little too much sugar then just eat your fruit and veggies as usual. They have more benefits than detriments.

My small little box of raisins that I thought were supposed to be healthy make me exceed my daily sugar limit. Not that I can ever be under my limit for sugar with yogurt and fruit. Is anyone else having a hard time with this?

I know that these things have other great health benefits and should be part of my diet but too much sugar turns to fat! This is so hard!

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