Can I track added sugars with Premium?

pd126desr
pd126desr Posts: 7 Member
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Can I track added sugars with my Premium membership? Thank you

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  • durden
    durden Posts: 4,444 MFP Staff
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    We will definitely look into the possibility of distinguishing between sugars for a future update- This isn't a feature we provide on either the free or Premium version of our program at this time.

    For now, one workaround is to create a new meal category such as "fruits and vegetables" to log items containing natural sugars. When the food diary is viewed on our full website, or via our iPad app, nutrients are sub-totaled on a per-meal basis, making it possible to see your total natural sugar intake by logging the relevant items in a single meal.

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  • pd126desr
    pd126desr Posts: 7 Member
    Thank you
  • pd126desr
    pd126desr Posts: 7 Member

    I created fruits and vegetables category for all my fruits and vegetables today but it is still counting natural sugars. How can I get it to deduct natural sugars from my total sugar for the day?

  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,330 Member
    edited August 3
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48712166#Comment_48712166

    You need to do the math yourself, subtracting the sugars from the fruit and veg 'meal' from the sugar total. That's why Durden suggested putting the fruit and veg in a separate meal category as a workaround, because it's easier when the fruit and veg are grouped together.

    PS: I would add that any unsweetened dairy also needs to be added to this category, such as unflavored/unsweetened milk, yogurt,... since they also contain natural sugars. And as soon as you consume prepared foods containing both natural and added sugars (for example sweetened yogurt) it gets even harder. So the workaround will never be exact.

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