Do you log your fruit?

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.

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

yes, I log fruit - i log everything otherwise my end-of-the-day is inaccurate.

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

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.

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 allowance

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.

sympha01 wrote: »

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!

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.

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.