26 November 2011

fructose and you

This info is for us to learn and examine
the Fructose content of some common foods.

Keep in mind that 1 gram is 1,000 mg.
And 50 grams is alot!! (
link)
Some are now saying that
Fructose is the hidden triglyceride maker!

We are all learning together!
First some common Fruits 
Apple - one large

Banana - one large

Brown Sugar - one cup

Cherries - one cup

Dates - one little ounce
Seems almost LoCarb,
till you check the fructose!

Grapes - one cup
About 1 carb per grape!

Mango - one

Orange Juice - one glass
That's why they give it after you donate blood!

Raisins - raisin' your blood sugar!
One small kid sized box





Watermelon
1/16 of a melon... one wedge
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 And now, some veggies...
Some of which are really fruits - in disguise!
A fruit, remember, has seeds.
Mostly we think of fruits as being sweet.
Some of these have seeds - peppers for example.


And some are lower carb choices.
Is this what they call "safe" starches?
Or are they just called "veggies?"

Avocado - one large

Sweet potato - one large

White potato - one large





Red Peppers - one cup






Lettuce  - one cup

Onion - one ounce

Butternut Squash - one cup
Not sure why I don't have this more often!

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And then, some berries.
Just what the good Dr Atkins ordered.





Strawberry - one cup

Blackberries - one cup
More bang for your buck!

Blueberries - one cup
Getting up there 

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But what about the "natural sweeteners?"

Honey - one ounce 
Or HUNNY if you are a bear.
That's a hefty Fructose load
day in and day out. 










Agave nectar - one ounce
Many people think this is a safe sub!
And can't figure out why all their hard work
was sabotaged - by what -- they never knew!





Maple syrup
this is one cup - so divide by what, half?
*wink*

Molasses - 1 ounce

Hope this helps!
All this info came from 

8 comments:

  1. without a definition of the serving size it tells nothing.

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  2. Hi Fred - The only serving size I can list is the one listed....
    Apple - 1 large.
    Molasses - 1 ounce.
    There are one or two that need tweaking.... thanks!

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  3. Even without the serving size listed,
    you can tell if something has higher Fructose!
    One ounce of honey is about 28 grams of carbs... the first line ^^^
    One ounce is about 28.3495231 grams!
    Dr Google told me so!

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  4. I found this very enlightening!! I'm one who has high triglycerides despite a low fat, low carb diet. Now I think I see . . . Thanks!!!
    Bythetimeimfifty Beth Lapband

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  5. Great info, Anne. You gave me a lot to consider.

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  6. I am thinking of going on a grass and water diet.

    Food is beginning to scare me.

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  7. Holy crap on a cracker! I think I'll just eat fish...like...FOREVER! ;-)

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  8. Thank you for stopping by my blog today :)
    This list is pretty neat, but I'm one of those fructose-lovers. ;)

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