Do you log your fruit?
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I log all my fruits and ignore the sugar macro.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »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.
What do you mean by the bolder part? Mfp doesn't separate added sugar from sugar from fruit. I've gone over on sugar from just eating fruits and veggies.0 -
Fruit has a ton of calories. I wouldn't even consider not logging it. However I did switch from tracking sugar which is useless for me to tracking fiber which I feel is much more informative.0
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It does separate it. Sugar is counted in your carbs, the sugar macro is for added sugar.cwolfman13 wrote: »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.
What do you mean by the bolder part? Mfp doesn't separate added sugar from sugar from fruit. I've gone over on sugar from just eating fruits and veggies.
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I log fruit, but I don't track sugar intake. I just track for the calories.0
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It does separate it. Sugar is counted in your carbs, the sugar macro is for added sugar.cwolfman13 wrote: »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.
What do you mean by the bolder part? Mfp doesn't separate added sugar from sugar from fruit. I've gone over on sugar from just eating fruits and veggies.
Not on mine it doesn't. According to my food reports...I have had 14g (approximately) of sugar from processed food. Yet...my sugar level reflects that I have had 66g. Those 52g extra grams came from 1 1/2 banana, 432g of watermelon plus some came from the vegetables that I have eaten today.
Maybe MFP works differently for some...idk.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »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.
What do you mean by the bolder part? Mfp doesn't separate added sugar from sugar from fruit. I've gone over on sugar from just eating fruits and veggies.
Me too. I have had a heavy fruit day today.
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It does separate it. Sugar is counted in your carbs, the sugar macro is for added sugar.
I don't know what you're talking about. Sugar is certainly included in total carb counts, but is still indicated as an independent nutrient when logging. Unless you're using specifically modified entries that exclude naturally occurring sugars (which I don't see much point in if you're going to the effort of logging), it absolutely is included in your sugar counts.
For example, yesterday I had 283g of strawberries. Total carbs - 22.6g; 5.7g fiber, 14.1g sugar. Strawberries definitely do not have 14g of added sugar. The sugar was included in my overall daily total, along with sugars from the blackberries, chocolate, and potatoes I had. Nutrition information does not discern between naturally occurring and added sugars, just overall quantity.
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I eat a *lot* of fruit, log everything, and track fiber, not sugar.0
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As others have said, unless you have a reason to log sugar, you should replace it with something else (like everyone else I replaced it with fiber). Sugar is not the enemy, and if you're eating fruit and limiting things like candy bars and cake (or even go days completely without them) then it doesn't matter, anyway. But the calories certainly DO matter. A big enough apple or banana can wipe out your deficit depending on how big it is.0
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I agree with Joana. Sugar from fruit is NOT the enemy. Take a look at this article from Dr. Michael Greger's website citing various medical journals. The body metabolizes whole fruits differently than a teaspoon of table sugar.
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/if-fructose-is-bad-what-about-fruit/
I do log my fruits, however. I think one must use the caloric numbers and macro nutrient totals as a guide-- a tool, and not panic over a few grams of sugar from an apple and a banana; Added sugars in the form of syrups or table sugar are the enemy.0 -
Yes, I log everything. Calories are calories, no matter where you get them from.0
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TrudyJoy2313 wrote: »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?
1) There's no reason to worry about sugar from fruit unless you are diabetic
2) If you plan to worry about fruit sugar, wouldn't the sensible thing be to stop EATING it, not to stop LOGGING it? smdh
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Yes. I ignore my sugar macros on account and only pay attention to the fibre and minerals I'm getting.0
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yes, I log fruit - i log everything otherwise my end-of-the-day is inaccurate.0
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I log my fruit and don't track sugar.0
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Definitely count fruit calories, I don't worry about counting most veggie calories though, veggies are always better to eat more of than fruit, fruit is still sugar although they're not empty calories you still have to watch your intake
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Are you a diabetic?
I have removed my sugar and sodium from the logging page.0 -
Remember, you're doing this for yourself, not anyone else. I don't think it was negative to ask why you're tracking at all if you don't feel you should log everything. I used to hesitate to log binge days until I realized I was only lying to myself and screwing up my data.0
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Geekymonkey99 wrote: »Remember, you're doing this for yourself, not anyone else. I don't think it was negative to ask why you're tracking at all if you don't feel you should log everything. I used to hesitate to log binge days until I realized I was only lying to myself and screwing up my data.
This.
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Of course I log my fruit. It has calories, carbs, etc., so of course I log it. I log every single thing I put in my mouth. First off all, you have to look at where your sugar is coming from. There are different types of sugar, and your sugar goals do not take that into consideration on the app. Also, with fruit, you need to take into account the amount of fiber you are getting from it as well (as long as you are eating fresh fruit and not canned!). I do not pay too much attention to the sugar limit on MFP as far as fruit is concerned, especially since it's really one of the only things that contains sugar that I eat in a day. But it definitely is still important to log it to make sure you are staying in your overall daily calorie allowance0
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I don't track sugar because I'm more concerned about fiber and iron. But I do track fruit because losing weight is calories in < calories out, and fruit has calories.0
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If you aren't logging EVERYTHING, you are missing the point. Fruit is not magically calorie/carb/sugar free.
Sugar is sugar is sugar. If you are consuming too much, cut down. Fruit counts.0 -
TrudyJoy2313 wrote: »
That's not really negativity. Omitting fruit from your logging would skew the numbers, so if you're only going to pick and choose what you log, it's not going to be accurate. Best practice is to weigh and log everything you eat and drink.
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TrudyJoy2313 wrote: »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?
1) There's no reason to worry about sugar from fruit unless you are diabetic
2) If you plan to worry about fruit sugar, wouldn't the sensible thing be to stop EATING it, not to stop LOGGING it? smdh
This. I limit carbs, including sugar, due to insulin resistance. But failing to log it doesn't mean I magically didn't eat it! Logging is a tool - used properly it can be very helpful, used incorrectly it won't do a darn thing for you. I'm glad to see this thread tho... I didn't know I could change it from counting sugar to counting fiber. I'd rather know fiber - makes it easier to figure net carbs. For me it doesn't matter if the carbs are sugar or starch, but fiber doesn't spike my blood sugar, so it's nice to be able to mentally delete it from my carb count for the day!
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I count absolutely everything 0
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Anything that has calories should be logged. I am diabetic but I don't track sugar on MFP. There are natural sugars in fruit as well as many other foods so the amount will go over very easily. I find it much more effective to track carbohydrates and/or fiber than sugar. You can adjust the macros that you track.0
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Track fiber not sugar, and track everything that goes in your mouth...EVERYTHING!0
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absolutely. Yesterday for lunch / snacking throughout the day I had 1,230 grams of watermelon (i really really like watermelon) and that was approximately 367 calories. That can easily add up and hamper my weight loss goals.0
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I eat a lot of fruit and log everything I eat. I do so that I know the calories I have eaten. I'm over on my sugar allowance every day. I used the fret over being negative for sugar so I switched to tracking fiber. I'm more concerned with how that looks in my diary than sugar.0
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