Sugar

This is what I'm eating today:

  Low Fat Cottage Cheese - Cottage Cheese B 228 180 Apples A 138 72   Lunch Pumpkin - Raw A 58 15 Squash, Winter, Acorn - Cooked, Baked, Without Salt A 103 58   Chicken, Breast, Meat Only - Cooked, Roasted B 70 116 Olive Oil B 5 44 Parmesan, Grated Cheese C- 5 22   Dinner Chicken Corn Chowder - Chunky Soups B+ 490 400   Spinach - Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt A 180 41 Kiwi Fruit, (Chinese Gooseberries), Fresh A 76 46   Snacks Potassium Supplement   1 0 Chocolate Mint - MAYA B+ 48 180

The Analysis page says this is 58 grams of sugar, or more than 144% of my RDA.  The Larabar does have 19 grams, but it's my pre-workout energy snack.  The rest of the sugar is fruit!

I really don't want to eat less fruit, in fact I'm actively trying to eat more.  Any suggestions as to low-sugar fruits?  Or should I not be worried about sugar intake as long as it's natural?

Thanks.

All sugar metabolizes the same, no matter where it comes from, good sources like fruit where you get vitamins, antioxidants, etc, or bad sources like candy.  Sugar tends to leave me feeling hungrier unless it's included in a high fiber vehicle like berries. 

A glycemic index list will help you determine which carbs and sugars are better than others and which foods have more.   http://www.lowglycemicdiet.com/gifoodlist.htm l

And don't forget that there's already a ridiculous amount of sugars hidden in our daily foods like soups, cereals, power bars, juices, processes foods, etc.

Are you trying to gain weight?

I don't think you should really worry too much about the analysis.  Its counting all sugar.  It doesn't separate sugar your body can easily digest like fruit and others like white sugar.  

Your right don't cut back on your fruit intake.  How about what I call watery fruits...fruits with a high water content: Melons, strawberries, watermelons, and others like that.

Sianoah

50g+/- is a pretty good average sugar intake .... especially if it's mostly coming from natural sources like fruit and dairy products.

Original Post by monalisamonkey:

Are you trying to gain weight?

 Noooooooo!

But the consensus seems to be not to worry about sugar from fruits and dairy, and concentrate on not adding any sugar?  I can definitely do that!

I apologize about the question, I honestly didn't know your aim when I read your original posting.   Just do some research on diets high in sugar no matter the source.  If you find replacing sugar calories with say protein calories and you tend to eat less or feel less hungry, which works for me and may not for you, then you have your answer!  I understand the need for sweets and if satisfying your craving for bad sugar with better sugar sources is working for you then that's awesome.  I would just see about cutting back on it little by little?  i definitely would not increase the sugar intake unless your doctor is telling you to!

There is some conflicting information about this but like I said, there's already so much hidden sugars in our foods.  If you think about how folks who lived off the land before processed and shipped foods they ate mostly greens, nuts, roots, fruits then meats, meats only coming out to about 20% of their diets.  Also consider that these foods were seasonally available.  Also "servings" may be misleading for example, 1 fruit serving = half an apple.

Here's a good one about sugars and diet:

http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/why-blood-su gar-matters/article36369-1.html

and another:  http://drbenkim.com/articles-fruit.html

I wish you all the best,

L

I recently found that one apple contains approx 20grams of sugar, so I would replace your apple with raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, or any other fruit available in your area.  Hope this helps!