SUGAR in fruit and milk

I believe it does count...

sugar from fruit is better than processed sugar, but im not sure about dairy. if ur eating too much sugar from apples and bananas, instead of milky ways (mmmmm)... then going over once in a while isn't that bad.
are u eating more than your reccommended servings of fruit?

Is sugar added up on our calorie counter? I'm confused

AH HA! I'm a dork! I see it :laugh: HOLY COW! I had cereal and milk and grapes for breakfast, I'M AT 19, and I'm allowed 30! WHAT?? Now I'm like you confused!

I have the same problem. I've just had breakfast (1/2 whole wheat bagel & teaspoon peanut butter, 1 cup blueberries, 1 small banana) and I'm ALREADY over on sugar!

Don't worry about it so much unless you are diabetic. Fruit is fine. What is more important is the glycemic index of the food. Sugar refined has a higher GI and you should eat it with a protein if you're gonna have it. But fruits and vegetables usually don't spike your blood sugar (except watermelon) since they are complex carbs and take a while to break down.

I had this SAME question shortly after I joined too! I was told then that natural sugars, such as in fruit, are just fine. Although, everyone's advice was - EVERYTHING IN MODERATION. Don't load up on a half flat of strawberries a day, LOL! Anyways, it is the processed sugars that are in boxed-type foods that you need to monitor and try to stay within your allowance. Once I started ignoring the sugar count for the fruits, I was perfectly normal in my every day sugar intake, and was usually below my limit.

Fruits are a perfectly good choice to add to your daily intake - they are encouraged!!

Stay away from rasins yes, but bananas are very filling, high in potassium (which if you every get muscel cramps after working out it means you need more potassium) and high in fiber- a small banana has 3 grams of fiber. Pineapples are like candy-so eat them to curb cravings and ward off illness (VITAMIN C)

Stay away from rasins yes, but bananas are very filling, high in potassium (which if you every get muscel cramps after working out it means you need more potassium) and high in fiber- a small banana has 3 grams of fiber. Pineapples are like candy-so eat them to curb cravings and ward off illness (VITAMIN C)

y rasins????

plus they are dried fruit, so they've lost a lot of their nutritional value- you get way more bang for your buck so to speak with grapes :drinker:

EAT ALL THE FRUIT YOU WANT! The sugar in fruit is natural and your body breaks it down quickly-which is good. This is what I can't stand about low carb diets, they are pretty much no fruit. Fruit is packed with vitamins, FIBER, and most have a very high amount of water in them. Fruit is an amazing food, made from nature mind you, and you diet should consist primarily of fruit and veggies.

As for dairy (esp milk) this is how I look at: Has any animal in the history of the world consumed diary after being a child other than humans? NO! Have you ever heard of a giraffe or elephant having bone diffeciency? NO! And think for a minute about what milk does- it takes a baby(of any species) and makes it double its weight in very short periods of time. Do you want to double your weight? Have you considered the fat in dairy? And considering the hormones pumped into those cows that the milk comes from (unless you drink organic) and the chemicals that then go into the milk, can you really call it a drink from nature?

Lose the dairy and lose weight. Eat fruit, stay full, and saty pooping (essential to losing weight)

Just my 2 cents :happy:

whoa wait a second....I'm not sure that 'eat all the fruit you want' is perhaps the best response to a newer person, we do want to use some caution and wisdom giving a sweeping statement such as that:noway: :flowerforyou: ....fruit counts just as protein does, dairy gives us our allotment of calcium...we dont' want to kick out one food source for another. If you MFP food diary is set up correctly you should be able to be allowed all the cals your body needs to function properly and still be losing weight because of the MFP calorie deficit figured in.

But meal planning is a good thing to do so you can see what you are left with as you figure in your meals. 1 small banana is one serving, or half a med. 1 cup milk is one serving. Perhaps since this is bothering you so much change up your sugars and add in something else to use as a guide on your food data??

I have protein, carbs (which are much more an indicator of sugars and more accurate), fiber, sodium, dairy(?, I'm missing one and don't recall it right off)

Sugars are carbs but if you use the carb as one of your sections, you'll probably find it more accurate to go by and find you most likely won't go over. Dairy is made up of many valueable nutrients. Protein, Carbs, and some have fiber added. Giving up protein and carbs form milk because is has sugar in it...well, keep in mind it's NOT ADDED SUGAR, it is part of milk.

Perhaps check your food labels a bit and that may help you to understand that a carton of milk doesn't have much added to it, sometimes Vit. D, I'm using skim milk as an example here.

Please let us know if you have any questions on resetting your guidlines in your food diary.:flowerforyou:

FC

I don't know much about this. I say eat the fruit its better for you than eatting candy!!!! do we have to count our sugar?? I wasn't doing that. i eat alot of fruit. it makes you go potty LOL :huh:

Thats exactly what I thoguht as well and I thought it would be good having regular number 2s. :ohwell:

what can i swapp fruit for then?

Nuts?

Fiber supplements are a good way to get "regular and Toity Time" and they say fiber helps keep you full longer. I have a taste free powder I drop into coffee in the am......

Go Green!

EAT ALL THE FRUIT YOU WANT! The sugar in fruit is natural and your body breaks it down quickly-which is good. This is what I can't stand about low carb diets, they are pretty much no fruit. Fruit is packed with vitamins, FIBER, and most have a very high amount of water in them. Fruit is an amazing food, made from nature mind you, and you diet should consist primarily of fruit and veggies.

As for dairy (esp milk) this is how I look at: Has any animal in the history of the world consumed diary after being a child other than humans? NO! Have you ever heard of a giraffe or elephant having bone diffeciency? NO! And think for a minute about what milk does- it takes a baby(of any species) and makes it double its weight in very short periods of time. Do you want to double your weight? Have you considered the fat in dairy? And considering the hormones pumped into those cows that the milk comes from (unless you drink organic) and the chemicals that then go into the milk, can you really call it a drink from nature?

Lose the dairy and lose weight. Eat fruit, stay full, and saty pooping (essential to losing weight)

Just my 2 cents :happy:

Please don't down low carb diets, no one is downing your plan......................they are much healthier than most of the plans I see people doing on this site. Low carb or controlled carb plans DO INCLUDE FRUIT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ADD IT IN...............Please don't speak on somethng you are not educated about.

And if you eat all the fruit you want, your tryglycerides are probably so sky high that you are a candidate for getting heart disease or having a stroke, hardening of the arteries, etc.........................

I am on a low carb diet (Atkins to be specific) and I probably eat WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY more healthy than the majority of people on this site. Yes, I do eat fruit, just in limited quantities.