Make a point to learn about sugar today. Read the nutrition facts label and look at the grams of sugar for everything you eat. Start with this important facts: four grams of sugar equal one teaspoon of sugar.
For example: A common 2 cup bowel of (not to mention names!) Fruity Circles has 24 grams of sugar, which equals 6 teaspoons of sugar. A 20-once bottle of soda has 66 grams of sugar which equals 17 tablespoon of sugar. Yikes!
Some foods have natural sugar, and some have the common table sugar added. Food like milk and fruits have natural sugars, but they also have fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and disease-fighting phytochemicals. Foods with added sugars- like treats such as soda, fruit drinks, fruit snacks, pudding, ice cream, fruited yogurt and most snack foods- generally do not contain these nutrients. Try to eat no more than ten teaspoons of added sugar today. (That's the recommendation for healthy living, but we usually consume much more than that. You'll see)
Credit: Melanie Douglass
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