Natural Sugar problems
 

Hello,

I have a quick question here. After my workouts I always crave sugar. To deal with my craving, I eat fruit. The problem with fruits is that if I for instance eat sugary fruits like bananas, I experience a trigger in my symptoms.

Now my question is.. Is there anything that can replace fruits? Would sweet potatoes be a better idea after workouts?

This may be a stupid question but I have to ask it anyway.

A little bit of sugar can't hurt unless you are diabetic or borderline. Don't overdose on sugars. How about an apple or grapes or a Kiwi. Or a little dark chocolate, again moderation.

Sometimes drinking water can head off a salt or sugar craving..especially after workouts. Cravings may depend on meal timing & fluids pre workouts.

Try something that is more complex. Look for food with a lower glycemic rating.

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Peanuts are my go-to.

I have a piece of thin sliced whole wheat bread or cracker gobbed with no sugar added peanut butter (21) and a glass of whole milk.(27) Sometimes, I have low sugar chocolate milk (160 calories in 8 oz just like whole milk.) (35)

The salt in peanut butter can help with salt needs.

** re: "A little bit of sugar can't hurt unless you are diabetic or borderline. " For some of us, that sugar starts a cascade of events. It is an inflammatory food.

There is a term..... tryagnostics. You try different things to diagnose the problem.

And not everyone can eat peanut based foods, many have high allergies to peanuts. My joints hurt more if I happen to eat them, so no more for me. They are grown underground and prone to fungus. **

Caroline,

You are not a brain injured individual. Nobody is suggesting you eat peanuts for energy after a work-out.

The numbers who have true peanut allergies is much lower that those that claim to have peanut allergies. There are peanut desensitization protocols that many use effectively.

I have bumped up ZippZapp's original post to get this thread back on track

For now I have replaced all fruit with sweet potatoes and it seems to work fine. I just can't deal with fruits and it stresses me out.

Thank you for suggesting dark chocolate. I will try out the cacao nibs once a week or once every two weeks. I've heard caffeine is not the best for a concussion so I'm trying to be careful with that.

I became sensitive to gluten after my concussion so I cannot even eat whole wheat bread. But I've replaced fruit with sweet potatoes for now and it seems to work out fine. Thank you for the answer.

Yeah, water is not really helping much, sorry. Thanks though.