How much is too much sugar and carbs?? (in gms)?

Question

is 10gm of sugar a lot of sugar for cereal?
is 20gm of carbs a lot?
**like in bread/cereal etc **

its confusing.

I dont mean the sugars/carbs in junk food.. i'm talking like fruits/cereals etc.

also is adding some honey on healthy cereal cheating?

it makes having cereal that is quite plain (wheatbix) so much better...

Oh and another thing how important is dairy when it comes to loosing weight.. i mean i have low skim milk in cereal and bits of cheese every so often.. but should I be getting more... like having low fat yogurt etc.

:/

Answer 1

I would suggest a comprehensive study of calories. There are 4 calories per gram of carbohydrate and/or sugar. There are 8 calories per gram of fat. As long as you eat a well balanced diet with plenty of vegetables, get adequate exercise, and don't consume more than 2000 total calories in a day, you should be fine. Here are a few helpful links:
http://www.chetday.com
http://www.drmcdougall.com
http://www.phifoundation.org
http://www.bodybuilding.com

Answer 2

I only eat whole grains and don't worry about carbs. It's my understanding that the bad carbs come from processed foods, like white bread, white rice, etc.

When it comes to sugar, I go by what's in the ingredients list, not the nutritional iformation part. If the food contians corn syrup, and/or high fructose corn syrup, I don't buy it. As for sugars in frutis, it's definately all natural so I don't think about it.

I don't do dairy at all. I don't think it is necessary for health, weight loss, etc. (Despite the claims of the diary commercials, I lost weight, unintentionaly, after I cut out dairy. I do not know if there is a direct correlation, but I did it for the way cows are treated and for my own personal health.) I get my calcium from spinach, broccoli, other cruciferous veggies, and soy.