Fruit salad bad???
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For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
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Unless you have a medical condition don't worry about sugar especially from fruit where it comes wrapped in fibre and vitamins. I don't even bother tracking sugar0
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No, fruit salad isn't bad. How many calories are you supposed to eat a day? because if that meal (Though I would probably have split it to a meal and a snack -2 eggs and a tomato and a toast for breakfast and the fruit salad for a light snack, but that's just me you don't have 2 do that) gets you over your carbohydrates allowance for the day I can only imagine you're on a 1200 calorie goal with maybe 20-25% carbs?
Trying up-ing that a little, set your goals to losing 1 or 0.5 lbs a week instead of 2 maybe? Set your carbs goal at 50 (if you are not one of those who thinks carbs are the devil) that should do it.
As for the cholestrol and the sugar, I don't pay much attention to them as long as my sugar comes from fruits and cholesterol comes from healthy food (if you don't have any medical conditions, that is of course).0 -
For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.0 -
That's a great breakfast.
Ignore the sugar and cholesterol settings. You can track something else like fiber or iron.0 -
Fruit salad is not bad, just log it like everything else. Unless you have a medical reason, I wouldn't worry too much about sugar.0
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Fruit's not inherently bad, but it can be high in calories for the amount of satiety you get. Just make sure you're not spending so many calories on fruit that you don't have enough left for protein and fats.0
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For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
Wow! How low is your carb goal that one fruit salad put you over?
It's funny that you were over on 3 things, but only worried about the sugar.0 -
To be fair, dietary cholesterol barely matters to anybody at all. http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/cholesterol-food0
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I like to watch it regardless.
I like when the bar is almost full, but not quite there. I like to keep my carbs, sugar, and sodium as low as possible, but I don't sweat when the sugar is high, unless i'm indulging in refined/processed sugars. My sugars only come from fresh fruits and whole foods. Never added or processed.0 -
For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I guess I’m doomed then, I sometimes eat 4 a day. Good thing I don’t think that’s bad.
I agree with @PeachyPlum entirely. I would also add that I recommend you weigh your fruit instead of going by generic sizes.0 -
why on earth would fruit salad be considered unhealthy???????????????????0
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Me too.For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I guess I’m doomed then, I sometimes eat 4 a day. Good thing I don’t think that’s bad.
I agree with @PeachyPlum entirely. I would also add that I recommend you weigh your fruit instead of going by generic sizes.
Already had a banana, apple, strawberries and blue berries.
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What is your carb setting?
No, fruit salad is not bad.0 -
Me too.For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I guess I’m doomed then, I sometimes eat 4 a day. Good thing I don’t think that’s bad.
I agree with @PeachyPlum entirely. I would also add that I recommend you weigh your fruit instead of going by generic sizes.
Already had a banana, apple, strawberries and blue berries.
Let’s defy the odds together lol Berries are my fave (when I do eat fruit, which tbh isn’t that often). 0 -
For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I guess I’m doomed then, I sometimes eat 4 a day. Good thing I don’t think that’s bad.
I agree with @PeachyPlum entirely. I would also add that I recommend you weigh your fruit instead of going by generic sizes.
Looks like I'm also doomed. I'm diabetic, but I have 150g of grapes, 250g fruit salad (100g cantaloupe, 100g watermelon, 50g pineapple), 120-140g apple, and 140g strawberries logged for the day (and am debating whether to add 140g blueberries to the mix).0 -
Me too.For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I guess I’m doomed then, I sometimes eat 4 a day. Good thing I don’t think that’s bad.
I agree with @PeachyPlum entirely. I would also add that I recommend you weigh your fruit instead of going by generic sizes.
Already had a banana, apple, strawberries and blue berries.
Let’s defy the odds together lol Berries are my fave (when I do eat fruit, which tbh isn’t that often).
LOL, agree. I'm the other way around, not much of a veggie eater, but love fruit. Though recently fell in love with fresh spinach, but I ran out of it yesterday.
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Abatonfan, that’s some awesome fruit logging - very impressed at your accuracy . And Serah, running out is IMO better than it going bad before you ate it (hate when that happens). 0
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For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I guess I’m doomed then, I sometimes eat 4 a day. Good thing I don’t think that’s bad.
I agree with @PeachyPlum entirely. I would also add that I recommend you weigh your fruit instead of going by generic sizes.
Looks like I'm also doomed. I'm diabetic, but I have 150g of grapes, 250g fruit salad (100g cantaloupe, 100g watermelon, 50g pineapple), 120-140g apple, and 140g strawberries logged for the day (and am debating whether to add 140g blueberries to the mix).
You have this logged for the day, not for a single meal.0 -
Looks like I'm also doomed. I'm diabetic, but I have 150g of grapes, 250g fruit salad (100g cantaloupe, 100g watermelon, 50g pineapple), 120-140g apple, and 140g strawberries logged for the day (and am debating whether to add 140g blueberries to the mix).
You have this logged for the day, not for a single meal.
Which was stated by the poster. Your point being?0 -
For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I see absolutely no information saying you should limit egg consumption to one a day, in fact three a day is perfectly fine and consistently raises HDL and LDL remains unchanged. There really isn't much in the way of evidence either way when it comes to eating more than three eggs a day.0 -
Looks like I'm also doomed. I'm diabetic, but I have 150g of grapes, 250g fruit salad (100g cantaloupe, 100g watermelon, 50g pineapple), 120-140g apple, and 140g strawberries logged for the day (and am debating whether to add 140g blueberries to the mix).
You have this logged for the day, not for a single meal.
Which was stated by the poster. Your point being?
The poster says "I am doomed" and then "logged for the day". In reply to a comment stating that a diabetic might not want to eat several servings of fruit in a single meal (breakfast). So the comment makes no sense.0 -
I ignore the sugar and carbs "limits." I also don't pay that much attention to cholesterol either. My diet is normally low in sodium so there's another one I don't pay much attention to. LOL. What do I pay attention to? Glad you asked:
I want to make sure I stay under my calorie goals for the day, and that I get my minimums met of protein, iron, calcium, fat, iron, fiber, vitamin c, vitamin a, etc. I can't reach potassium because most food labels don't even say they have potassium when they do.0 -
RedVonMunster wrote: »For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I see absolutely no information saying you should limit egg consumption to one a day, in fact three a day is perfectly fine and consistently raises HDL and LDL remains unchanged. There really isn't much in the way of evidence either way when it comes to eating more than three eggs a day.
There you go: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/eggs/0 -
Looks like I'm also doomed. I'm diabetic, but I have 150g of grapes, 250g fruit salad (100g cantaloupe, 100g watermelon, 50g pineapple), 120-140g apple, and 140g strawberries logged for the day (and am debating whether to add 140g blueberries to the mix).
You have this logged for the day, not for a single meal.
Which was stated by the poster. Your point being?
The poster says "I am doomed" and then "logged for the day". In reply to a comment stating that a diabetic might not want to eat several servings of fruit in a single meal (breakfast). So the comment makes no sense.
But just because one diabetic notices that he cannot consume a ton of fruit per meal doesn't mean that another diabetic will experience the same thing. I tend to eat a lot of my fruit (up to 4 servings) in the evenings, and I experience minimal BG spikes. Oatmeal is a bigger issue for my BG, but fruit isn't that bad.0 -
Oooh I see, whether it’s per meal or per day does matter. Sorries.RedVonMunster wrote: »For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I see absolutely no information saying you should limit egg consumption to one a day, in fact three a day is perfectly fine and consistently raises HDL and LDL remains unchanged. There really isn't much in the way of evidence either way when it comes to eating more than three eggs a day.
There you go: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/eggs/
I see your point now regarding fruit and meal vs day. Thanks for clarifying. However, on the topic of eggs, the one study cited in that article as a reason to eat no more than one egg per day concludes:Although egg consumption up to 6 times per week was not associated with incident HF, egg consumption of > or = 7 per week was associated with an increased risk of HF. Compared with subjects who reported egg consumption of < 1 per week, hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for HF were 1.28 (1.02 to 1.61) and 1.64 (1.08 to 2.49) for egg consumption of 1 per day and > or = 2 per day, respectively
Association is not causation. I’ll happily keep eating more than 6 eggs per week, myself, but to each their own. I really
eggs. 0 -
Oooh I see, whether it’s per meal or per day does matter. Sorries.RedVonMunster wrote: »For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I see absolutely no information saying you should limit egg consumption to one a day, in fact three a day is perfectly fine and consistently raises HDL and LDL remains unchanged. There really isn't much in the way of evidence either way when it comes to eating more than three eggs a day.
There you go: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/eggs/
I see your point now regarding fruit and meal vs day. Thanks for clarifying. However, on the topic of eggs, the one study cited in that article as a reason to eat no more than one egg per day concludes:Although egg consumption up to 6 times per week was not associated with incident HF, egg consumption of > or = 7 per week was associated with an increased risk of HF. Compared with subjects who reported egg consumption of < 1 per week, hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for HF were 1.28 (1.02 to 1.61) and 1.64 (1.08 to 2.49) for egg consumption of 1 per day and > or = 2 per day, respectively
Association is not causation. I’ll happily keep eating more than 6 eggs per week, myself, but to each their own. I really eggs.
6 eggs per week? I can sometimes get 6 in per day! Lol. I must be in trouble.0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »Oooh I see, whether it’s per meal or per day does matter. Sorries.RedVonMunster wrote: »For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I see absolutely no information saying you should limit egg consumption to one a day, in fact three a day is perfectly fine and consistently raises HDL and LDL remains unchanged. There really isn't much in the way of evidence either way when it comes to eating more than three eggs a day.
There you go: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/eggs/
I see your point now regarding fruit and meal vs day. Thanks for clarifying. However, on the topic of eggs, the one study cited in that article as a reason to eat no more than one egg per day concludes:Although egg consumption up to 6 times per week was not associated with incident HF, egg consumption of > or = 7 per week was associated with an increased risk of HF. Compared with subjects who reported egg consumption of < 1 per week, hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for HF were 1.28 (1.02 to 1.61) and 1.64 (1.08 to 2.49) for egg consumption of 1 per day and > or = 2 per day, respectively
Association is not causation. I’ll happily keep eating more than 6 eggs per week, myself, but to each their own. I really eggs.
6 eggs per week? I can sometimes get 6 in per day! Lol. I must be in trouble.
I probable eat about 12 to 20 eggs a week. Ohh just to add I don't have high cholesterol. 0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »Oooh I see, whether it’s per meal or per day does matter. Sorries.RedVonMunster wrote: »For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I see absolutely no information saying you should limit egg consumption to one a day, in fact three a day is perfectly fine and consistently raises HDL and LDL remains unchanged. There really isn't much in the way of evidence either way when it comes to eating more than three eggs a day.
There you go: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/eggs/
I see your point now regarding fruit and meal vs day. Thanks for clarifying. However, on the topic of eggs, the one study cited in that article as a reason to eat no more than one egg per day concludes:Although egg consumption up to 6 times per week was not associated with incident HF, egg consumption of > or = 7 per week was associated with an increased risk of HF. Compared with subjects who reported egg consumption of < 1 per week, hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for HF were 1.28 (1.02 to 1.61) and 1.64 (1.08 to 2.49) for egg consumption of 1 per day and > or = 2 per day, respectively
Association is not causation. I’ll happily keep eating more than 6 eggs per week, myself, but to each their own. I really eggs.
6 eggs per week? I can sometimes get 6 in per day! Lol. I must be in trouble.
I probable eat about 12 to 20 eggs a week. Ohh just to add I don't have high cholesterol.
Many people that develop heart disease don't have high cholesterol.0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »Oooh I see, whether it’s per meal or per day does matter. Sorries.RedVonMunster wrote: »For breakfast I've had 2 scrambled eggs, a tomato and some fruit salad made from a banana, a pear, some melon and an apple. Now the Nutrition section is showing that I've gone over my cholesterol, sugar and carbohydrate allowance for the day. Surely my breakfast wasn't unhealthy? Should I avoid eating that much fruit because of the sugar content? Any advice would be appreciated!
If you are diabetic, then you cannot eat that many fruit in a single meal. If you are not diabetic, you are fine.
The 2 scrambled eggs are considered fine regarding cholesterol, but not for every day. While eggs are no longer considered "evil" by the medical community, current recommendation is on average 1 egg per day.
I see absolutely no information saying you should limit egg consumption to one a day, in fact three a day is perfectly fine and consistently raises HDL and LDL remains unchanged. There really isn't much in the way of evidence either way when it comes to eating more than three eggs a day.
There you go: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/eggs/
I see your point now regarding fruit and meal vs day. Thanks for clarifying. However, on the topic of eggs, the one study cited in that article as a reason to eat no more than one egg per day concludes:Although egg consumption up to 6 times per week was not associated with incident HF, egg consumption of > or = 7 per week was associated with an increased risk of HF. Compared with subjects who reported egg consumption of < 1 per week, hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for HF were 1.28 (1.02 to 1.61) and 1.64 (1.08 to 2.49) for egg consumption of 1 per day and > or = 2 per day, respectively
Association is not causation. I’ll happily keep eating more than 6 eggs per week, myself, but to each their own. I really eggs.
6 eggs per week? I can sometimes get 6 in per day! Lol. I must be in trouble.
I probable eat about 12 to 20 eggs a week. Ohh just to add I don't have high cholesterol.
Many people that develop heart disease don't have high cholesterol.
I no longer have heart disease eating that many eggs. 0
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