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people are naturally eager to eat sugar, but too much sugar can cause damage to our bodies. Some nutritious foods, such as fruit and milk, contain natural sugar, but the added sugar is the sugar and syrup that are placed in the food or on the table during preparation or processing. " "Adding sugar is a concern because they provide a lot of empty calories, but no nutrition," said Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN, who is "cure anti-aging super food: keep young, live longer."
American Heart Association recommends no more than 6 teaspoons (or 25 grams) of sugar per day for women and no more than 9 teaspoons (or 36 grams) for men. Obviously, cookies, ice cream and doughnuts are sweet because of the added sugar, but there are other foods, such as sauces, popular condiments and whole grains, whose sugar content may surprise you. Read on to learn about 10 unexpected foods that may contain sugar.
Credit: stocksy / Suzanne Clements Credit: Adobe stock / @ nolonely do you know that putting ketchup or barbecue sauce on a hamburger can increase your sugar content? " We don't know that condiments are the main source of sugar. "Just add a tablespoon of ketchup to the burger and you get a teaspoon (or four grams) of sugar," Ansel, M.S., RDN said. Make it into a tablespoon of barbecue sauce and you'll see 1.5 tablespoons (or 6 grams) of added sugar. "For a better choice, Ansel recommends mustard, which is actually sugar free. From classic yellow and Dijon to whole grain varieties, there are many mustard flavors to choose from. Or, for healthier ingredients, enjoy some avocado puree on the next burger or sandwich. Credit: Adobe stock / @ fahrwasser fruit in light syrup, such as fruit cocktail, contains more than 25 grams of sugar per cup - this is not very "light". While draining syrup is a step toward reducing sugar, the fruit still has far more sugar than you might realize. A better option is to choose canned fruit, which says "no sugar"; however, these fruits sometimes come with a blenda or other artificial sweetener, so if you want to avoid these ingredients, read the label. Your best choice: eat fresh fruit. Portable and fresh, a third cup of fresh grape contains 90 calories, is a good source of vitamin K, provides a variety of antioxidants, and does not add sugar. touted as energy drinks often contain not only caffeine, but also added sugar. A 20 ounce bottle of vitamin water contains 8 teaspoons (or 32 grams) of sugar, and a 16 ounce can of Red Bull contains more than 12 teaspoons (or 49 grams) of sugar. Better choice? You guessed it right: clear water. If you want to offer more flavors than regular water, choose fruit flavored plain or bubbling water without added sugar, such as La Croix, or make your own water at home with citrus or 100% juice. Credit: Adobe stock / @ brunoweltmann please read more: 6 best granola and 4 avoid credit: Twenty20. COM / @ neeksandgaston Credit: Adobe stock / @ oxxyzay although you may know that the jam on the bread adds sugar, you may not realize that the bread itself is the culprit. As a staple, an average piece of processed bread can contain up to 3 grams of sugar. Although some sugars are naturally formed during baking, they are often added. Gueron recommends reading the label and choosing a piece of bread with one gram or less of sugar per piece. " I recommend whole grains, germinated bread without honey, sugar or other additives, such as bread made to the west, "gueron said. Instant oatmeal is a heart healthy, fiber rich way to start a day. Oatmeal is the first choice for power breakfast. Although you can control how much honey you pour at home, many fruit flavored instant bags add more sugar than you might realize - almost 3 teaspoons (or 11 grams) per bag. When choosing oatmeal packaging, pay attention to the "reducing sugar" variety with 1.5 teaspoons (5 or 6 grams) of sugar in each package. Or, better yet, if you don't have the time to make a can of oatmeal, pack it in a regular instant oatmeal, with just a gram of sugar in each package, topped with fruits such as berries, peach slices or apples and cinnamon. Advertisements Credit: bhoffc2 / iStock / gettyimages Credit: rostislav_sedracek / iStock / gettyimages Advertisements 1. Fruit yoghurt is a kind of healthy food. It provides calcium, potassium, magnesium, protein and probiotics, which are "friendly bacteria" important for intestinal health. But many fruit flavors, whether ordinary or Greek, contain added sugar. Even low-fat yogurt has up to 33 grams of sugar per 8 ounces. (note that some of the sugar in milk yoghurt (about 9 to 16 grams per 8 ounces) is naturally present, but the amount of sugar added to these sweet yoghurt can still easily equal the amount of sugar in the doughnut.) Misti gueron, M.S., RDN, a nutritionist at the Halley center, suggests choosing a yoghurt with less than 6 grams of added sugar, such as Greek yoghurt without sugar. In order to increase the flavor and reduce the sour taste of ordinary yoghurt, you can add some fruits you like.
2. Condiments (ketchup and barbecue sauce)
3. Packaged fruit
4. Energy drinks and fortified water
5. Granola oatmeal sounds like a healthy food, but granola oatmeal usually adds some sugar, such as corn syrup, honey, glucose, brown sugar and brown sugar syrup. "One and a half cups can provide 3.5 teaspoons (or 14 grams)," Ansel, M.S., RDN said. In addition, some oatmeal is wrapped in chocolate or yogurt coating, which will make the added sugar content higher. " "We like granola's crisps, but you can get the same crispy taste from the crispy whole grain cereal and mix it with some chopped nuts," Ansel said. For unsweetened snacks or ingredients, pistachios add a satisfying crispness and provide three plant proteins, fibers and healthy fats to help you feel full for a long time.
6. The first thing you worry about is the refined carbohydrates in the pasta. Now it's the sauce. Most tomato based pasta sauces are packaged with sugar, which is often added to the sauce to reduce its acidity. A cup and a half of spaghetti sauce contains 6 to 12 grams of sugar, which is similar to the amount of sugar in chocolate cookies, although they are delicious and not sweet. Take a look at the food label of your favorite marinated beef sauce and choose a "tomato sauce with less ingredients and no added sugar such as corn syrup," gueron said. Install / E + / gettyimages. Without cranberry sauce and sugar cookies, the holiday season is incomplete, but who knew they would have a similar amount of sugar? " Even though we think it's healthy, cranberry sauce contains extra sugar, with a total of five quarter teaspoons (or 21g) of sugar per small quarter cup of food, "Ansel said. Because Cranberry provides powerful antioxidants and a range of nutrients (including vitamin C and fiber), rather than cutting cranberry sauce, just reduce the added sugar. Don't buy canned cranberry sauce. Make your own with fresh cranberries, plus half the sugar the recipe requires. "It's still sweet," Ansel suggested. Researchers at Harvard University found that because peanuts contain healthy natural fat, people who eat peanuts are good for their heart and longevity. Unfortunately, many peanut butter on the market, even the so-called "all natural" peanut butter, contain additives and sugar. In fact, the most serious culprit is peanut butter labeled "fat loss"After all, if you take something out, you have to put it in, and the low-fat peanut butter pulls out the sugar and tries to adjust the taste. To maximize the health and nutritional benefits of peanut butter, there should be only two ingredients: peanuts and, of course, a little salt. That's it.
9. Bread
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