How much sugar in wine gums vs cherries?
🍒 Fruit is super nutritious and definitely a 'healthy' food to eat on a daily basis... BUT
Like all things nutrition it comes down to portion sizes and frequency as to whether it helps or hinders.
Sometimes I see clients eating very large amounts of fruit a day, not realising how much energy and carbohydrate it is contributing to their diet.
Eating too much healthy nutritious foods could compromise their goals.
For example while a 100g serve of cherries (weighed whole with seeds) only has about 40kcal in it, if you eat a whole 1kg box, that has around 400kcal and almost 100g of carbohydrate.
Not that much less energy than an entire packet of wine gums!
If you have a really high energy requirement, that might be totally okay.
BUT, it might be a couple hundred calories that holds you back from seeing progress.
2-3 serves of fruit a day is totally normal and can fit within most people's energy needs.
On the flip side, a mindlessly eaten handful of wine gums a few times a day can quickly add up to being a whole packet.
No matter where it comes from it all counts so be smart and mindful with your portions.
Gemma
Gemma Sampson RD APD
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