sugar? a little help on this & others

missfancy1980
missfancy1980 Posts: 326
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
Hiya,

Just noticed I've gone way over my allocated 25 sugar already today, just purely through having oats with milk and a banana for breakfast:noway: Can someone please take a nosey at my diary & let me know if they think i have the right sort of levels for everything? my carb/ cal/ protein are already set based on another discussion i had recently, but not sure what else i should really be tracking or what to set it to. Sugar as it stands seems a bit low?

PS I'm aiming to lose weight

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,261 Member
    Just keep the refined and added sugar in check, the natural kind have the nutrients and the original matrix that mother nature intended......
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Unless you're diabetic, sugar is irrelevant.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I agree sugar setting is a bit low on MFP. The only sugar I'm concerned with is ADDED sugar. This is the processed stuff. I'm not sure waht the setting should be.

    Sugar in milk is called maltose .... a natural sugar. Sugar in fruit is fructose ... again it's natural here. Fruit & dairy product provide other vital nutrients - vitamins, fiber, protein & fat.
  • hooligansmom
    hooligansmom Posts: 122 Member
    Yup...I had a nice well balanced breakfast this morning, and am over on sugar. Until MFP distinguishes between natural and added sugar, we are on our own to read labels and figure out if something has refined sugar in it. I avoid pretty much as much packaged food as I can unless I am having a treat.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I agree sugar setting is a bit low on MFP. The only sugar I'm concerned with is ADDED sugar. This is the processed stuff. I'm not sure waht the setting should be.

    Sugar in milk is called maltose .... a natural sugar. Sugar in fruit is fructose ... again it's natural here. Fruit & dairy product provide other vital nutrients - vitamins, fiber, protein & fat.
    Milk sugar is lactose, along with glucose and galactose. Also, fruit contains, sucrose, glucose, fructose, galactose, maltose, and others. It's really not a matter of natural vs processed, as all sugar is "natural."
  • missfancy1980
    missfancy1980 Posts: 326
    Oh yeah that sugar was from the banana and the milk i think. I generally try to avoid anything with too much added sugar. Thanks :)
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