Sugars in milk

The sugars in any food you log will be automatically added to your macros, its added by mfp for you.

Sugars are carbs.

gordwilson wrote: »

Gamliela wrote: »

The sugars in any food you log will be automatically added to your macros, its added by mfp for you.

Yeah I know, the milk I use from scanning the barcode records it as carbs and leaves the sugars category blank. Just wondering if people create their own foods for milk do they record it as carbs or sugar?

You must be using a bad entry. When you scan the barcode, choose "find another entry" and then "create food." Input the data from the label on the milk. This will replace the old entry with the new one. When you scan again, it should come up correctly.

ETA: either way, sugars aren't a major concern for most people.

It should be in both (carbs are a subset of sugar). If the milk entry didn't have sugar, it was messed up.

I've never used the barcode scanner, but I understand the entries are inaccurate sometimes.

I don't track sugar, so no. I replaced the sugar column with fiber and just leave the sugar as carbs (as it should be).

Just wanted to briefly chime in on the natural vs added sugar debate. Sugar is sugar regardless of whether natural or added - one is no better or worse for you than another.

The reason natural sugars are often considered better is that they often come in products that also contain fibre (e.g. fruit) or protein (e.g. milk). These other things help regulate blood sugar levels better and thus not cause the harmful effects commonly associated with sugar. For example the natural sugar in fruit juice (which has most of the fibre removed) is just as bad for you as the added sugar in soda if you have the same amount of sugar - admittedly you do get other nutrients in fruit juice which make it a better choice!

Having said all that, I do agree with what others have said here and unless you have medical reason to I wouldn't bother specifically tracking sugar. You probably instinctively know already if you're having too much by the sorts of foods you eat, but if not don't worry about it too much.

rainbowbow wrote: »

gordwilson wrote: »

Gamliela wrote: »

The sugars in any food you log will be automatically added to your macros, its added by mfp for you.

Yeah I know, the milk I use from scanning the barcode records it as carbs and leaves the sugars category blank. Just wondering if people create their own foods for milk do they record it as carbs or sugar?

it should be recorded.

regardless, i don't pay attention to sugar in MFP since it's screwed up anyway. It's supposed to be a max amount of ADDED sugar, yet all sugar goes towards this goal.

It's better to just track calories, macros, and micros and ignore sugar unless you have some sort of medical issue (like diabetes for example).

If you're concerned about sugar intake you should track all of it, not just added.

gordwilson wrote: »

Just want to know your different opinions on the sugar (lactose) in milk and do you record this in your "sugars" category?

I tracked lactose along with other carbohydrates when I was a gestational diabetic. Now that I am back to normal, I don't really pay attention to it. I kind of wish MFP had an added sugars category.