Why do Fruits Have so Much Sugar

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  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    All carbohydrates get broken down into glucose, a simple sugar. I JUST ****ED YOUR MIND!

    except cellulose :wink:

    Don't you correct me!
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    We can argue about fruit sugar vs. table sugar forever. I just wanted to share a picture of Freelee, a woman who has lived on nothing but raw fruit for several years. Looks like she's doing okay to me.

    Freelee6.jpg

    She's got a before and after video on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6YTn5xGqX8 and a whole website of people living on nothing but fruit at http://www.30bananasaday.com

    100% fruit is not a diet that I could maintain, personally, but I'm also not going to be afraid of eating a few pieces of fruit a day.

    Edit: Okay, not 100% fruit -- more like 97% fruit and 3% green veggies, nuts & seeds. But still. :tongue:
  • Chuckw40
    Chuckw40 Posts: 201
    I believe fuits have so much sugar because the tree or plant they come from needs animals to eat the fruit in order to spread the seeds inside. Nasty tasting fruit would lead to an extinct plant species.:sad:
  • bluebird321
    bluebird321 Posts: 733 Member
    In my case "sugar is sugar", so I treat fruit like a an after meal sweet. That philosophy works for me, but everyone is different and can have success with their own approach. .
  • Michellerw1
    Michellerw1 Posts: 367
    Yes, fruits do have alot of sugar and generally that sugar is indistinguishable by your body. However, fruits don't have preservatives like other sugary treats and they have added fiber to keep you full. If you are concerned about too much sugar, try cutting a little out of other areas of your diet (fat-free foods often have added sugar to make them taste better).

    I love fruit and it is a healthy step in the right direction!
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    Don't worry about it, only thing you need to worry about is refined and added sugar. Fruit is good for you, to act like it's the same as a candy bar is ridiculous.

    I've stopped tracking my sugar for the simple reason that I don't eat candy or drink soda or regular ice cream or anything like that on a regular basis so seeing that red number for sugar because i had 2 pieces of fruit just messes with my mind.

    continue to read labels and be mindful of your sugar intake but don't freak out because you had some fruit and MFP says you've ate too much sugar.
  • SallieBeige
    SallieBeige Posts: 341 Member
    If you want less kilojoules, I look for the salads I like.

    I have taken to eating baby tomatoes instead of grapes and snap peas and cut carrot sticks in the supermarket.

    It works for me and I am starting to like them more.
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