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HELP....What am I doing wrong?? Sugars too high

Chezza021
Chezza021 Posts: 28 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Sorry, I am new to this whole thing and trying to get my head around it....

mfp has set me a goal of 28grm sugar per day.... by the time I had cereal, banana and skim milk for breakfast I am over it.... 12g over it infact, what will I do for rest of the day....

I can change my cereal..... but love banana and have to have milk

HELP!

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  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    Definitely change the cereal. There are plenty of cereals out there with little sugar. Barbara's and Annie's are good options.

    Don't worry about the sugar from fruits and milk.
  • kittyloo123
    kittyloo123 Posts: 300 Member
    personally, i do not have sugars on my tracking. I eat tons of fresh fruit, and almost 0 refined sugar. I don't need to count it. Just take it off. Don't sweat it. Watch instead, your sodium, fats, carbs, and protien, and of course calories.
  • MissyFit08
    MissyFit08 Posts: 274 Member
    personally, i do not have sugars on my tracking. I eat tons of fresh fruit, and almost 0 refined sugar. I don't need to count it. Just take it off. Don't sweat it. Watch instead, your sodium, fats, carbs, and protien, and of course calories.

    ^^^What she said^^^
  • Newkell
    Newkell Posts: 379 Member
    My trainer told me to stick with single digit sugars
  • slimmer189
    slimmer189 Posts: 135 Member
    It is not a bad thing to keep an eye on when making purchases - I change to a high fiber cereal - and eat lots of fruit - I decided not to show sugar but I do try to be aware of it when making choices
  • beedo30
    beedo30 Posts: 186
    Look at the sugar in milk, its really high. I stop drinking it for that very reason, but I was drinking a gallon af skim milk ever 2 days.
  • LMStark
    LMStark Posts: 150
    I try to be careful with sugars as well. However, I do not pay too much attention if they come from un-processed sources, such as fresh fruit. If you want to be careful while eating breakfast oatmeal is always a good idea.
  • Chezza021
    Chezza021 Posts: 28 Member
    Thanks heaps everyone... There does seem to be a varied response to the natural sugar vs added sugar question... I was reading another thread earlier....

    Most of my sugars come from fruit and milk, I will definitely be looking at changing my cereal tho.....
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