sugar and fruit

annette0118
annette0118 Posts: 6
edited December 24 in Health and Weight Loss
i am having a problem with sugar ...i eat watermelon, banana and grapes during the day and my sugar intake went to a negative 56..and i havent had dinner...is fruit sugar a bad thing..i am a fruitaholic

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  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Depends on what sources your get your sugar from.... many people (myself included) don't count sugar found naturally in foods, we just watch the processed stuff found in cakes, candy, etc.

    Of course, if you have sugar issue, like diabetes, then you would need to keep better track of it.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    I talked to my trainer the other day telling him I had been cutting sugar (e,g, from sugar filled yogurt) and was worried about the sugar level in blueberries. He managed to avoid calling my an idiot.
  • janemem
    janemem Posts: 575 Member
    I'm often over on sugar as well but it only ever comes from fruit and vegetables that I have prepared myself. I do try to stay under if I can but I don't stress about it if I do stray over my 'goal' amount.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    1) Sugar in fruit is nowhere near as bad as refined sugar in packaged products because it comes balanced with lots of fiber that slows the absorption of it (lowering the insulin response) plus all the other great nutrients that fruit provides.

    2) If it's really bothering you, watermelon and banana are probably the two worst fruit culprits for sugar content and high GI. Try lower GI fruits instead.

    3) If you're tracking total carbs (which you should be) and if you're not diabetic, then there's really no need to bother tracking sugar. Track something more important to health like fiber or sodium instead.
  • annette0118
    annette0118 Posts: 6
    thank you all...really helped me out
  • janemem
    janemem Posts: 575 Member
    3) If you're tracking total carbs (which you should be) and if you're not diabetic, then there's really no need to bother tracking sugar. Track something more important to health like fiber or sodium instead.

    This just made me remove sugar and track fibre instead, thank you! :flowerforyou:
  • gamerkiwi
    gamerkiwi Posts: 93 Member
    Sugar is sugar. The only difference between two apples and a can of soda is that the apples have vitamins and fiber. If sugar's a concern, just switch your fruits to the lower sugar ones like berries.
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