sugar limits

fayelein
fayelein Posts: 51 Member
edited December 18 in Food and Nutrition
Hi,

I've been going over my sugar limit every day but the sugar i'm eating is coming from grapes, oranges and skimmed milk.

Is this ok or should I try to cut it down?

On average I have 80g of red grapes, 1 orange and 200ml of skimmed milk. I see these food as healthy but I don't want to harm my weight loss with the sugar. None of the other food I eat tend to contain any or if they do it's a nominal amount.

Thank you,

Faye.

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  • fayelein
    fayelein Posts: 51 Member
    bump :)
  • cydonian
    cydonian Posts: 361 Member
    This has been discussed over and over again on the boards. There are healthy sugars -- naturally occurring ones like those in fruit -- and those in a candy bar, for example. There's nothing wrong with sugar from milk and fruit.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    Ignore the sugar limit. Don't even track it. I don't. And I don't track sodium either. Be smart about what you eat. Keep it in your limits for the day. Do that and you'll be fine.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    This has been discussed over and over again on the boards. There are healthy sugars -- naturally occurring ones like those in fruit -- and those in a candy bar, for example. There's nothing wrong with sugar from milk and fruit.
    It's all the same sugar.
  • cydonian
    cydonian Posts: 361 Member
    This has been discussed over and over again on the boards. There are healthy sugars -- naturally occurring ones like those in fruit -- and those in a candy bar, for example. There's nothing wrong with sugar from milk and fruit.
    It's all the same sugar.

    Actually, one is fructose that naturally occurs in things that grow from the ground, and the other is chemically engineered in a warehouse from corn.
  • leslisa
    leslisa Posts: 1,350 Member
    This has been discussed over and over again on the boards. There are healthy sugars -- naturally occurring ones like those in fruit -- and those in a candy bar, for example. There's nothing wrong with sugar from milk and fruit.
    It's all the same sugar.

    Actually, one is fructose that naturally occurs in things that grow from the ground, and the other is chemically engineered in a warehouse from corn.

    Actually, sugar comes from a lot of sources, including sugar cane. It's really not "chemically engineered" as there is no chemical formula that is creating the sugar from scratch. Here's the wiki on sugar cane, that might help explain the process a little better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarcane

    In response to the original question, sugars combined with fiber are definitely better for you and allow you to boost your sugar number. As a diabetic, I'm allowed fruit, but no juice (pure sugar though not "refined"), and limited candy, cookies, etc. If you are wondering which fruits are recommended for me most, that would be apples, specifically granny smith or fugi.

    Cheers!
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    This has been discussed over and over again on the boards. There are healthy sugars -- naturally occurring ones like those in fruit -- and those in a candy bar, for example. There's nothing wrong with sugar from milk and fruit.
    It's all the same sugar.

    Actually, one is fructose that naturally occurs in things that grow from the ground, and the other is chemically engineered in a warehouse from corn.

    Actually, fruits contain fructose, sucrose, glucose, galactose, and maltose. And those exact same molecules are also in refined sugar, which comes from sugar cane, sugar beets, corn, and other sources.

    As for the lab comment, I hate to break this to you, but sucrose, fructose and glucose naturally come from corn. You could just as easily get high fructose corn syrup from apples, grapes, pears, peaches, oranges, strawberries, or any other fruit. All HFCS is is regular sucrose and regular fructose, blended together. There's no evil lab work involved.

    Heck, do you have any honey in your house? Toss that in a pan with a some granulated sugar, let the sugar dissolve, and OMG YOU JUST MADE HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YOU MUST HAVE A SECRET EVIL LAB IN YOUR HOUSE!

    Can we please stop with the overly silly scare mongering about sugar? It's simple, sugar, regardless of the form, or source, is the exact same molecules, and digested in the exact same fashion by the human body. Yes, fiber can slow absorption, so make sure you eat enough fiber in your diet and stop worrying about it, unless you have a specific medical reason to worry about it.
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