Daily Recommended Sugar Intake
Posted by Meikmeika on Sep 25, 2007 · Member since Jul 2007 · 121 posts
Hello Everyone,
After using sparkpeople for some time I'm realizing my carbs and sugar intake is astronomical. Based on research I've been doing, a person doing a 1200 - 1500 calorie diet, should be getting in 30-40 grams of sugar a day. I'm lucky if I stay below 100!!! What!!!??
Any suggestions on how I can cut down on my sugar and carb intake. I eat more fruits than veggies and I know fruits are high in sugar. Do the natural and regular sugars count the same? I'm nervous about this.....
Meikmeika
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What does everyone think about barley malt? I eat malt-sweetened chocolate every day (not a ton, but a piece or two), but it doesn't have any refined sugar. Is that still 'bad'?
I grabbed a bag of malt sweetened choc chips once by mistake and now make sure I have the regular ones. I thought they tasted gross but I still used them since they were almost $5 a bag.
First of all hooray for sparkpeople!!! I love the site and my friends are probably sick of me talking about it by now. My problem is similar, I always get enough carbs but my total calorie intake is always low, its supposed to be between 1200-1550 and most days its 900-1000. I'm really having a hard time finding nutritious foods that won't exceed my carb limit. So far i've found nuts, peanut butter, sugar free jell-o (not instant w/ light soymilk),tofu, and soy products. Would love to hear if anyone knows of any other food ideas
First of all hooray for sparkpeople!!! I love the site and my friends are probably sick of me talking about it by now. My problem is similar, I always get enough carbs but my total calorie intake is always low, its supposed to be between 1200-1550 and most days its 900-1000. I'm really having a hard time finding nutritious foods that won't exceed my carb limit. So far i've found nuts, peanut butter, sugar free jell-o (not instant w/ light soymilk),tofu, and soy products. Would love to hear if anyone knows of any other food ideas
are you vegan? jello has gelatin...
what are the things you normally eat being a vegan you are going to be getting tons of carbs and as long as you arn't eating too many cals i wouldn't worry about it...
Sorry i didn't mean jello gelating i meant the pudding. Cook and Serve Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding is vegan, just make with soymilk.
Sorry i didn't mean jello gelating i meant the pudding. Cook and Serve Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding is vegan, just make with soymilk.
just eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, soymilk, nuts, etc. i am sure you are fine in your amount of carbs.
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