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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oops just had a doughnut! Shoot. [/quote]

I just had some vanilla ice cream, about 1/2 cup. If I don't eat anymore sweet stuff today it should be ok!

So hard![/quote]

I think it’s important not to think about this as you can never have any sugar ever. I think leaving room for that 24 g a day gives you a whole candy bar if you want it. Then if you do have a special day no more than say once a week, I think it’s fine to blow the limit and not worry about it.[/quote]

Thank you, good reminder! [/quote]

This has been eye opening for me! Thanks for the thread.

I was pretty naive and figured avoiding sweets and beer wine would get me down to 25!

I had not really paid attention to the amount of sugar on my daily, relatively healthy snacks.  
Oat milk (10g) with oatmeal
Banana and Peanut butter ~18
Nuts and cranberries ~15

I’m already over and this is just a count of my breakfast plus snacks!

Good to realize.

Thanks and good luck. [/quote]

I’m only looking at ADDED sugar, not total sugar. Banana and peanut butter will be very low or zero. My PB has no added sugar, Jif has 2 g added sugar. If you also count all sugar, you’ll find it impossible to stay under 25 g and eat fruit or dairy. Cranberries are usually sugared but you can swap for raisins which have no added sugar. The non-dairy milks do have a lot of added sugar, but if you like them, then they can be in your daily allotment.[/quote]

So, do products don't list sugar as added vs. natural. So if you have a tablespoon of jam, most of that is going to be added sugar, I know, but there will be some natural sugars. Same with chocolate milk. Or Catsup. I assume most of the sugars in processed foods are added, but how do you track this? Just count any processed food as added sugar?[/quote]

The FDA recently enacted a rule (2021) that requires food labels to contain an entry for added sugar separate from total sugar. You should track the added sugar grams to stay less than 25 g per day for the average woman.

https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/added-sugars-new-nutrition-facts-label[/quote]

I meant to add that there is some evidence that naturally occurring sugars found in fruits, dairy, and other foods is less harmful because they come along with vitamins, nutrients and fiber which have beneficial qualities. [/quote]

So almond/oat milk would be added, but regular cow’s milk would be natural. Right?[/quote]

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