Sugar and fruit
alexbusnello
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If my breakfast has 20 grams of sugar but most if it came from fruit, is that okay? I know sugar from fruit is different but the other sugars would be added or might be natural, not sure.
I'm planning my breakfast for Friday and I want chocolate peanut butter banana oatmeal with Greek yogurt. The yogurt had 2 sugars, the peanut butter has 1 gram And the large banana has 17. I loooove this breakfast so much. It's sooooo good and filling.
Bananas are one of my favorite fruit, too. And the yogurt is higher fat and higher calorie (180) but it tastes better than lower % and it has less sugar. Lower protein, but it's worth it because the other ones have 7 grams of added sugar in them.
I'm planning my breakfast for Friday and I want chocolate peanut butter banana oatmeal with Greek yogurt. The yogurt had 2 sugars, the peanut butter has 1 gram And the large banana has 17. I loooove this breakfast so much. It's sooooo good and filling.
Bananas are one of my favorite fruit, too. And the yogurt is higher fat and higher calorie (180) but it tastes better than lower % and it has less sugar. Lower protein, but it's worth it because the other ones have 7 grams of added sugar in them.
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I think that fruit are very good for you regardless of their natural sugars. :-) I don't think the sugar is a problem.0
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I wonder the same thing about sugar in fruit & milk. Should that be counted differently from added sugar? I am always way over from sugar, but I try to cut sugars - the fruit & milk are my problems.0
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Simple breath...sugar isnt anything to be concerned about, unless you have a medical issue then stop worrying sugar from fruit is good and your body needs it....fat doesnt come from sugar, or fats it comes from over eating. If your under your goal eat what you want but the less processed stuff you eat the better you will do and feel, i dont watch anything but protein and calories and have no issues losing weight0
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I wonder the same thing about sugar in fruit & milk. Should that be counted differently from added sugar? I am always way over from sugar, but I try to cut sugars - the fruit & milk are my problems.
I think the fruit sugar is the best option if you're going to have a higher amount of it. At least your body knows what to do with it and I'll be working out and hour or two after eating breakfast so I'll be using it as energy.0 -
When I was pregnant I put on a lot of weight and developed gestational diabetes.. but I never added sugar to anything and didn't drink soda. My doc was puzzled but after talking to me for a bit he figured out that I loved fruits and pure unsweetened fruit juices... no more allowed and my weight and my sugar levels dropped back to normal. So, my off the cuff thought is sugar is sugar.. too much of it is bad. Of course, I could be wrong as I'm not a nutritionist..0
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Simple breath...sugar isnt anything to be concerned about, unless you have a medical issue then stop worrying sugar from fruit is good and your body needs it....fat doesnt come from sugar, or fats it comes from over eating. If your under your goal eat what you want but the less processed stuff you eat the better you will do and feel, i dont watch anything but protein and calories and have no issues losing weight
I don't have a medical issue with sugar, I'm just looking out for how much I eat now. And make sure most if my sugar is from fruit now.0 -
thanks! your breakfast sounds yummy!0
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When I was pregnant I put on a lot of weight and developed gestational diabetes.. but I never added sugar to anything and didn't drink soda. My doc was puzzled but after talking to me for a bit he figured out that I loved fruits and pure unsweetened fruit juices... no more allowed and my weight and my sugar levels dropped back to normal. So, my off the cuff thought is sugar is sugar.. too much of it is bad. Of course, I could be wrong as I'm not a nutritionist..
Oh so you can't even have fruit?0 -
I don't really know how to answer the question sorry but there is a really good book that I have started reading call 'Sweet Poison' by David Gillespie (I think thats how you spell his last name haha). It is really interesting and talks about how sugar can affect weightloss and how sugar consumption over the years has played a part in the worlds obesity. From what I have read so far, basically its the fructose that is the issue with sugar making people gain weight. It bypasses the thingy that makes us feel full and tells the brain to stop eating. This is found in fruit, but there is something in the fruit that kind of counteracts the bypassing or something. Also fructose pretty much can not be used or burnt for energy as we don't have as many of the mechanisms that converts it to energy like we do for glucose.
Not sure if that helps at all. But if your interested in how sugar affects the body the book is a really good read... (from what I've read so far anyway)...0 -
thanks! your breakfast sounds yummy!
It's sooooo good, it's one of my favorites. I have it almost every morning and if it's not a banana, it's berries.0 -
I count the sugar in fruit, but I know it's better than a packet of white sugar or the sugar in a soda or whatever. I was shocked when I started using MFP to see how much sugar was in fruit...but I track it the same as table sugar.0
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I don't really know how to answer the question sorry but there is a really good book that I have started reading call 'Sweet Poison' by David Gillespie (I think thats how you spell his last name haha). It is really interesting and talks about how sugar can affect weightloss and how sugar consumption over the years has played a part in the worlds obesity. From what I have read so far, basically its the fructose that is the issue with sugar making people gain weight. It bypasses the thingy that makes us feel full and tells the brain to stop eating. This is found in fruit, but there is something in the fruit that kind of counteracts the bypassing or something. Also fructose pretty much can not be used or burnt for energy as we don't have as many of the mechanisms that converts it to energy like we do for glucose.
Not sure if that helps at all. But if your interested in how sugar affects the body the book is a really good read... (from what I've read so far anyway)...
I heard bananas are good for you
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You can have MFP show you sugars as one of your choices like carbs, fats, protein, or sodium. Too much sugar from any source including fruit isn't good for you. I can have a calorie deficit for the week of 10,500+ calories but if I've had too much sugar that week, I will not lose the expected weight of 3 lbs (3,500 calories a pound) but have actually gained weight. It is more than calories eaten compared to calories burned. If you want to lose weight, you can't routinely eat too much sugar from any source. Stay away from the sugar substitute aspartame because it is unhealthy and can cause you to retain belly fat.
Sometimes you just want to enjoy. There are still days I'm over on sugar but work to keep it below my weekly goal.0 -
You can have MFP show you sugars as one of your choices like carbs, fats, protein, or sodium. Too much sugar from any source including fruit isn't good for you. I can have a calorie deficit for the week of 10,500+ calories but if I've had too much sugar that week, I will not lose the expected weight of 3 lbs (3,500 calories a pound) but have actually gained weight. It is more than calories eaten compared to calories burned. If you want to lose weight, you can't routinely eat too much sugar from any source. Stay away from the sugar substitute aspartame because it is unhealthy and can cause you to retain belly fat.
Sometimes you just want to enjoy. There are still days I'm over on sugar but work to keep it below my weekly goal.
Soooo stay away from bananas? 0 -
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The below is so wrong. Fructose is a simple sugar. So is glucose. The advantage fructose has over glucose is that it can enter the cell without an escort (insulin). Also, almost all the fructose will be converted to glucose before it even matters anyway.
This is super basic biochemistry.I don't really know how to answer the question sorry but there is a really good book that I have started reading call 'Sweet Poison' by David Gillespie (I think thats how you spell his last name haha). It is really interesting and talks about how sugar can affect weightloss and how sugar consumption over the years has played a part in the worlds obesity. From what I have read so far, basically its the fructose that is the issue with sugar making people gain weight. It bypasses the thingy that makes us feel full and tells the brain to stop eating. This is found in fruit, but there is something in the fruit that kind of counteracts the bypassing or something. Also fructose pretty much can not be used or burnt for energy as we don't have as many of the mechanisms that converts it to energy like we do for glucose.
Not sure if that helps at all. But if your interested in how sugar affects the body the book is a really good read... (from what I've read so far anyway)...
Maybe you need to have a read of this book........0 -
I do eat fruit everyday, and lost weight while doing it. I don't eat refined sugar, no processed foods, pre-made, or fast foods.
I do stick to apples, berries, nectarines, peaches. I don't eat bananas.... or starchy veggies, potatoes, or carrots. They just don't work for me.
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The below is so wrong. Fructose is a simple sugar. So is glucose. The advantage fructose has over glucose is that it can enter the cell without an escort (insulin). Also, almost all the fructose will be converted to glucose before it even matters anyway.
This is super basic biochemistry.I don't really know how to answer the question sorry but there is a really good book that I have started reading call 'Sweet Poison' by David Gillespie (I think thats how you spell his last name haha). It is really interesting and talks about how sugar can affect weightloss and how sugar consumption over the years has played a part in the worlds obesity. From what I have read so far, basically its the fructose that is the issue with sugar making people gain weight. It bypasses the thingy that makes us feel full and tells the brain to stop eating. This is found in fruit, but there is something in the fruit that kind of counteracts the bypassing or something. Also fructose pretty much can not be used or burnt for energy as we don't have as many of the mechanisms that converts it to energy like we do for glucose.
Not sure if that helps at all. But if your interested in how sugar affects the body the book is a really good read... (from what I've read so far anyway)...
Maybe you need to have a read of this book........
I took the banana out and logged in frozen berries for my oatmeal instead. Some of you are making me scared to eat bananas now.... But they're one of my favorite......0 -
how about a mini banana vs. a large?0
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The below is so wrong. Fructose is a simple sugar. So is glucose. The advantage fructose has over glucose is that it can enter the cell without an escort (insulin). Also, almost all the fructose will be converted to glucose before it even matters anyway.
This is super basic biochemistry.I don't really know how to answer the question sorry but there is a really good book that I have started reading call 'Sweet Poison' by David Gillespie (I think thats how you spell his last name haha). It is really interesting and talks about how sugar can affect weightloss and how sugar consumption over the years has played a part in the worlds obesity. From what I have read so far, basically its the fructose that is the issue with sugar making people gain weight. It bypasses the thingy that makes us feel full and tells the brain to stop eating. This is found in fruit, but there is something in the fruit that kind of counteracts the bypassing or something. Also fructose pretty much can not be used or burnt for energy as we don't have as many of the mechanisms that converts it to energy like we do for glucose.
Not sure if that helps at all. But if your interested in how sugar affects the body the book is a really good read... (from what I've read so far anyway)...
Maybe you need to have a read of this book........
I took the banana out and logged in frozen berries for my oatmeal instead. Some of you are making me scared to eat bananas now.... But they're one of my favorite......
The sugar (or fructose, from what the book says) from about 2 servings of fruit is about how much the body can absorb and make into energy. So having a couple of bits of fruit a day it good for you.0 -
how about a mini banana vs. a large?
I can't find those anywhere. Plus, my parents like to buy the large ones.0 -
David Gillespie is a corporate lawyer who lost a lot of weight by cutting out sugar. He doesn't even eat fruit.
He is not educated in basic science or chemistry, so I would take his conclusions with a grain of salt (or maybe a teaspoon of sugar ; )0 -
David Gillespie is a corporate lawyer who lost a lot of weight by cutting out sugar. He doesn't even eat fruit.
He is not educated in basic science or chemistry, so I would take his conclusions with a grain of salt (or maybe a teaspoon of sugar ; )
That worked for him, eveyones different. I couldn't cut out fruit.0 -
put 1/2 a banana in, that's what I do now with my protein shakes, I used to use a whole one then my sugars wh\ere too high, so now just 1/2.0
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David Gillespie is a corporate lawyer who lost a lot of weight by cutting out sugar. He doesn't even eat fruit.
He is not educated in basic science or chemistry, so I would take his conclusions with a grain of salt (or maybe a teaspoon of sugar ; )
So what if he is a corporate lawyer. If you take a look at the book, you will see he did a massive amount of research on the topic.. Just because he doesn't a degree on the subject doesn't mean he has no idea...0 -
(in response to question about whether I could even eat fruit) Nope...none allowed.. sad ehhh?!0
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