At a time when we are all trying to be health conscious, and make better food choices it's important to remember that some of your most common day to day foods may contain more sugar than you think.
Keeping in mind that the recommended daily intake of sugar is 25g (approx. 5tsp). Let's look at 10 common foods high in sugar that might surprise you:
|
Common Food |
Sugar /serve |
Alternative |
Sugar/serve |
|
Pancakes
|
24g + 7g |
Homemade crepes (1 cup flour, 2 cups milk, 3 eggs) |
6g |
|
Orange juice |
22g |
Flavoured mineral water |
2g |
|
Croissants
|
3.2g + 10g |
Croissants w. homemade chia jam |
3.2g + 3g |
|
Flavoured yoghurt |
22-25g |
Plain Chobani yoghurt w. fresh berries |
4g |
|
Pulled pork (sugar is in the sauce) |
35g |
Homemade san choy bau |
8g |
|
Pad Thai |
20g |
Satay chicken stir-fry |
7g |
|
Pizza (tomato sauce base) |
5g (per slice) |
Homemade tomato sauce |
1.5g |
|
Meal combos
|
40-60g (Coke is 52g) +15g |
Meal combo with water & garden salad |
2g (if salad is dressed) |
|
Subway foot long |
28g |
Chicken/salad wrap |
2g |
|
Coffee (iced/flavoured) |
25g
|
Flat white/ latte/ cappuccino w. 1 sugar |
5g |
As marketing executives are great at their jobs, they are really good at hiding the most important information behind key words such as sugar or "lite".
Knowing how to read food labels and compare products is one of the biggest assets you have when making good food choices. (A skill you will learn on the Vision Shopping Tours!)
*Sugar dense diets have been linked to several chronic conditions such as: obesity, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension and heart disease.
** Remember: try to stick to foods with natural sugars such as fresh fruit (berries, stone fruit, citrus). Daily exercise will also help to reduce the risk of chronic conditions.
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