Fresh Fruits? Good or Bad

mbcougar1
mbcougar1 Posts: 1
edited October 3 in Food and Nutrition
Every day I eat watermelon, raspberries, blackberries, green grapes, and strawberries. On the food tracker it always says that I am going way over on my sugars because of all the fruit I eat. Should I not eat as much or are those sugars considered good sugars. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    It is, by no means, "bad" to eat fresh fruit. I, personally, strive to watch my sugars (including fructose). But I constantly go over on sugars from beans and yogurt alone and I have mine set to 32.
  • yhernandezphx
    yhernandezphx Posts: 18 Member
    id like to know also.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    They are good sugars ....... fruit also has fiber, nutrients, etc. Just make sure you eat other (complex) carbs as well - not just "good" sugar carbs.
  • SusanneWhittington
    SusanneWhittington Posts: 339 Member
    when I started juicing my doctor told me to take care and not take in too many fruits, because of the sugars or look for fruits with low sugar concentration. I have my juice every morning and evening and my blood work came back better than ever, but still she told me to take care and watch it.
  • deathstarclock
    deathstarclock Posts: 512 Member
    I eat two fruits and drink a glass of milk and I'm over. Can't imagine eating 5-6 fruits a day is "bad" ...
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    It's fantastic*. Fruit is healthy. Refined sugar is not.

    *If you're diabetic, consult a doctor or nutritionist who specializes in diabetes.
  • JeepsMcCreeps
    JeepsMcCreeps Posts: 19
    Has anyone ever told you they got fat from eating too much apples and grapes?
    No.
    Fruit is good. It cleans out the bad stuff in your body. The sugar is digested way more easy than the icky table sugar in processed foods and it actually nutritious.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    It is, by no means, "bad" to eat fresh fruit. I, personally, strive to watch my sugars (including fructose). But I constantly go over on sugars from beans and yogurt alone and I have mine set to 32.

    Very impressive stats on your signature line! Way to go.
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    things that come from mother nature...are good for you. okay, maybe eating 10 bananas in one day isn't ideal on the sugars...

    but i think it's more important to look at the sugars from processed food and crap.

    in my opinion...from the ground or tree, or shrub etc...can't be all that bad for you.
  • HoopFire5602
    HoopFire5602 Posts: 423 Member
    I eat TONS of fruit every day. If you chose to watch sugar, that's fine. I never did though and it never slowed down my weight loss.
  • marywilsoncline
    marywilsoncline Posts: 301 Member
    I snack on fresh fruit everyday. I always see people that say they go over on sugar because of fruit on here, but I don't. I can figure it out. Fresh fruit for me replaced snacking on chips and sweet and honestly now I can't figure out why I did'nt switch sooner.
  • rgunn02
    rgunn02 Posts: 169 Member
    Just remember no one ever got fat from eating too much watermelon! ....or raspberries, or strawberries, or grapes.... :smile:
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
    Whether or not they're "good" or "bad" depends on how your body responds to them, especially in terms of an insulin response. If you don't already have blood sugar issues, and no family history of them, I have my doubts that a moderate amount of fresh fruit is going to turn you into a diabetic. :)

    I am, however, not a doctor.
  • marywilsoncline
    marywilsoncline Posts: 301 Member
    I eat TONS of fruit every day. If you chose to watch sugar, that's fine. I never did though and it never slowed down my weight loss.

    I am the same way and I have lost 100 lb. within a year :)
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    The sugar in fruit is no different than straight up sugar (an apple contains fructose/glucose; table sugar and HFCS contain fructose/glucose - in the body it is the exact same sugar; the body will treat it the same and will raise blood glucose levels and raise insulin levels - high insulin levels inhibit fat burning and promote fat storage). The difference is the fact that it is real food and has lots of nutrients. But fruit can hinder weight loss if you eat too much of it.

    I rarely consume fruit and if I do I eat berries. They are low-sugar and have some of the highest levels of antioxidants and nutrients.

    I agree that it depends on how your body responds to them. I learned by experiment that my body wasn't responding well to grains, sugar, milk, and beans - basically carbs - even though I successfully hit my weight goal I ended up doubling my weight loss after going Primal - and in less time and with less exercise - and didn't lose any lean muscle mass. I get my carbs from veggies, nuts and the occasional berry now. And I feel better than I ever have - even in my childhood.
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
    The sugar in fruit is no different than straight up sugar (an apple contains fructose/glucose; table sugar and HFCS contain fructose/glucose - in the body it is the exact same sugar; the body will treat it the same and will raise blood glucose levels and raise insulin levels - high insulin levels inhibit fat burning and promote fat storage). The difference is the fact that it is real food and has lots of nutrients. But fruit can hinder weight loss if you eat too much of it.

    I rarely consume fruit and if I do I eat berries. They are low-sugar and have some of the highest levels of antioxidants and nutrients.

    That's somewhat debatable. Sucrose is not the same as pure fructose, which is not the same HFCS. Any biochemist can tell you that a body processes different sugars differently--at least in terms of rates. There's a lot of talk currently about HFCS actually being mostly in tact while other sugars are broken down. The jury is still out on metabolic shunting, but sugar isn't just sugar as such.
  • Dtrmnd86
    Dtrmnd86 Posts: 406 Member
    Fruit is most definitely good. I usually have 2-3 pieces a day of fresh fruit when it's in the house. I don't pay attention to my sugar, as I hardly eat anything with a lot of sugar aside from fruit. If you feel you're eating too much sugar, cut back a little bit. I usually don't count the sugar from fruit or the calories :)
  • saj6
    saj6 Posts: 33 Member
    I asked my doctor this same question and I was told that if I had diabetes the spikes in blood sugar would be something to worry about. But because I'm not diabetic, so long as I stay within my calorie goals I could eat fruit with no worries :-)
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