Do you log your fruit?

TrudyJoy2313
TrudyJoy2313 Posts: 152 Member
in Food and Nutrition
In the total MFP calorie counter, do most of you log your fruit? I have been and while I only have a few servings it puts me right over my sugar totals. I'm thinking about ommitting the fruit from my daily logs. Opinions?
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  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    yes. i don't keep track of my sugar macros though. plus fruit is sometimes high cal. i would be missing hundreds of calories over a week.
  • tdatsenko
    tdatsenko Posts: 155 Member
    Yes, sugar from fruit is still sugar. My diary is open, I eat a lot of fruit, all of it is logged.
  • TrudyJoy2313
    TrudyJoy2313 Posts: 152 Member
    I guess I was used to weight watchers for the longest time. Fruits are free!! But while trying to lose weigt I suppose you are right about them adding up over the week.
  • Oldbitcollector
    Oldbitcollector Posts: 229 Member
    Yes. Three of those gala apples can put my sugar numbers in the negative pretty easy.
    All things are good.. "In moderation"...
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    If you aren't going to track accurately, what is the point of tracking at all?
  • TrudyJoy2313
    TrudyJoy2313 Posts: 152 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    If you aren't going to track accurately, what is the point of tracking at all?

    Just asking for opinions, not negativity
  • oedipa_maas
    oedipa_maas Posts: 577 Member
    Yes. I feel the calories in fruit have to be factored into my day.
  • TrudyJoy2313
    TrudyJoy2313 Posts: 152 Member
    Thank you all for your opinions
  • debsdoingthis
    debsdoingthis Posts: 454 Member
    Yup, for sure log my fruit. I eat at least a couple 100 grams every day. It adds up!
  • tephanies1234
    tephanies1234 Posts: 299 Member
    If you don't want to see how sugar in fruit affects your daily sugar total, make some private entries for yourself that only have the calories for the fruits you eat and avoid putting in the grams of sugar....that way you can still track your calories.
  • TrudyJoy2313
    TrudyJoy2313 Posts: 152 Member
    tephanies1234 wrote: »
    If you don't want to see how sugar in fruit affects your daily sugar total, make some private entries for yourself that only have the calories for the fruits you eat and avoid putting in the grams of sugar....that way you can still track your calories.

    great tip! Thanks!
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  • TrudyJoy2313
    TrudyJoy2313 Posts: 152 Member
    That is the reason I quit WW, I'm just starting out and I'm trying to gather as much knowledge as I can to help me along the way. If I don't ask the questions I will never know.
    shell1005 wrote: »
    TrudyJoy2313 wrote: »
    I guess I was used to weight watchers for the longest time. Fruits are free!! But while trying to lose weigt I suppose you are right about them adding up over the week.

    If I eat it, I log it. As soon as I saw the question, I figured it was from a ww person. It's something that drove me batty about their program...the idea of fruit and veggies being free.

    That is the reason I quit WW, I'm just starting out and I'm trying to gather as much knowledge as I can to help me along the way. If I don't ask the questions I will never know.

  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    Yes, I log all my fruit.
  • misschoppo
    misschoppo Posts: 463 Member
    Yes I log all my fruit :-)
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    I log all of my fruit. They can be 70-110+ calories!

    I don't pay attention to my sugar intake since I have a health reason to and a large percentage of my sugar comes from healthy things like fruit.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    The sugar macro is more for added sugar. The sugars from fruit, desserts, etc are in your carbs macro. IMO, switch your sugar macro to something else like fiber or potassium.
  • North44
    North44 Posts: 359 Member
    It depends on how much fruit you eat. I don't eat enough to really affect my sugar or calorie goals significantly but I track it anyways because I like to track my macros and micros.
  • miriamtob
    miriamtob Posts: 436 Member
    Yes, log the fruit. It has plenty of calories and sugar. Over time, you can experiment with your macronutrients to find the best percentages for you. Maybe you try limiting all sugar (fruit included) and see how you feel energy wise, satiety, etc... You'll get the most out of the app if you log every single thing that goes into your mouth: condiments, fruits, and even vitamins!
  • TrudyJoy2313
    TrudyJoy2313 Posts: 152 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    The sugar macro is more for added sugar. The sugars from fruit, desserts, etc are in your carbs macro. IMO, switch your sugar macro to something else like fiber or potassium.

    Thanks, ill do that
  • BeginnersBootcamp
    BeginnersBootcamp Posts: 90 Member
    Yesterday I ate tons of fruit and went over on carbs but always log because they still have calories!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I log everything I eat including fruits of vegetables because it all has calories. I need to know how many calories I am eating to lose weight. Some fruits and vegetables can add up to quite a few calories.
    I look at calories first then glance at protein, fiber, fats, carbs and sodium. I don't even look at sugar because I don't have a health condition that requires me to monitor and limit sugar.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Yes...

    Also keep in mind that while sugar is sugar, the numbers MFP gives you are for added sugars. If you eat any fruit at all, you're going to be over that number. Personally, unless you are eating cake for lunch and washing it down with 40 oz Big Gulps (that would be a problem) or have a medical condition that warrants watching sugar, I'd just switch it to fiber or something.

    Manage your macros, don't micro-manage your micros.
  • CandiceMcD
    CandiceMcD Posts: 115 Member
    Ah, I was just going to ask this today. I have 4g of sugar left and the only sugar I took in was from one banana & 2 teaspoons of honey for breakfast & a cup of strawberries for a snack just now. I am trying not to worry about it TOO much - but its hard not to notice, and I still want to track sugar....but try to tell myself to not stress about it. That's why I quit WW too. I wasn't losing a thing after a while, and since I jumped back on MFP I have lost 0.8-1 lbs a week. When I logged my food for the first day after WW I was like, WOAH, I was eating WAY too much.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    If you aren't going to track accurately, what is the point of tracking at all?

    That's not negativity. I can't even really see how it was taken as such. That is an honest question that you should ask yourself.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    I log everything. An apples a day, a banana, and some berries don't negatively impact my overall balance. My overall carbs are usually at or below my self-imposed reduced daily target.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    yes yes yes. Fruits have calories so you should log them.
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    If you aren't going to track accurately, what is the point of tracking at all?

    That's not negativity. I can't even really see how it was taken as such. That is an honest question that you should ask yourself.
    I didn't see negativity but sometimes the truth hurts..

  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    I eat strawberries, banana and one apple or orange every day and yes i log them without going over my sugar limits.
  • greco16
    greco16 Posts: 465 Member
    I track fiber instead of sugar. Had 25 grams by lunch time.

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