Are You Aware of the Sugar Sources in Your Diet?
Probably not. No sugar. coating the fact that you’re unknowingly consuming much more sugar than you think. If you think you’re eating added sugar in moderation because you do not indulge in sweets, desserts, candies or chocolates, you’re in for not so sweet surprise becoming aware of foods that shockingly contain a high amount of sugar.
We were shocked at some of the items we were mindlessly consuming. Watch this video to get an idea:
Here’s a list of food items that are secretly adding sugar in your diet:
- Pure fruit juice
- Dried Fruits (They are good for you but if you are trying to cut back on sugar don’t snack on raisins)
- Bread (Stop buying white bread. If at all, have multi-grain bread in moderation)
- Breakfast Cereals (Plain cornflakes are fine but the ones that contain added flavors have high amount of sugar)
- Flavored Coffee and Indian tea with milk and sugar
- Ready-to-eat soups
- Sports Drinks
- Low Fat Yogurt (This contains added sugar; might as well go for full fat yogurt)
- Ketchup and salad dressing
- Sugar-free products (What can be more misleading than this! These contain sugar alcohols which cannot be digested easily. Limit your consumption of such products)
- Cookies and biscuits
- Pasta sauce
How much sugar should you eat per day?
There’s no simple answer to this question as the intake depends on how much your body can take without harm. However, it is advisable for men to consume about 37 gms or 9 teaspoons, and women to take 25 gms or 6 teaspoons only).
It is anyway better to have natural sugar than added sugar. Minimize foods with high sugar in your diet. If you think you cannot completely give up these, try sugar-detox diet for a couple of weeks.
Abhinav and I started by thinking we’d give up sugar for a month, but now it has become a part of our lifestyle. We have given up on tea, cookies, and all other sources on added sugar. The results are pretty sweet!
Tips to Cut Sugar From Your Diet
- Don’t buy processed foods. Seriously, you don’t need them.
- Eat whole fruits instead of juice
- Switch to black coffee or green tea instead of milk tea or coffee. It will take time to get fond of it but trust us you will.
- Go for plain yogurt instead of flavored ones
- Stop buying chocolates and candies. If they are in your home, you’d be tempted to eat them.
- Say no to soda and carbonated beverages
Eat well. Feel well!
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Purva Bhatia
Purva is the co-founder of Blue Sky Dreamers. A journalist with 11 years of experience, she also freelances as a content writer & editor.
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veryerin
Interesting article. It wasn’t until I did a no carb diet a few years back that I realized how many foods secretly have sugar!
Lyosha Varezhkina
It is crazy how much sugar there is around us. We sure need to find ways to reduce it
Chad
This is really an eye opener. Amazing video. We eat so much sugar, so much.
alwaysusebutter
It’s so crazy how much sugar is hidden in in our food! In Sweden we’re very good at not adding sugar to everything and most people would never buy a juice with added sugar or sugared ceral – but most people don’t realize that there’s still sugar in juice etc. even if it doesn’t say “with added sugar”.
Purva Bhatia
Oh that’s interesting to know. Such a good habit.
Christa
Eating fresh foods with an occasional splurge is the diet I try to maintain. It was difficult at first, but I feel so much better now!
IG:Suetanyamchorgh (@suetanyamchorgh)
I found this so informative. I try to avoid sugar as much as possible. It crazy how many of our fave foods have sugar in it.
Tasha at Lady Boss Studio
It’s crazy how many food items are full of sugar. I am trying to reduce my sugar intake but it’s so difficult with so much added sugar in everything!
HilLesha
I have dramatically cut down on my sugar intake and I have noticed improvement in my energy levels. As for snacks, I love eating fruit like blueberries, which are naturally sweet.
That Dog Momma
I know I could do a better job of tracking my sugars. This is very useful.
Danielle@wenthere8this.com
it is surprising how much sugar there is in anything. that’s why it’s good to stay away from processed foods. I like to know what’s in my food.
Gervin Khan
Taking too much sugar is really a bad idea and definitely bad for our health. I am glad that I am able to read this post because it helps me to be more aware about my sugar in take. Definitely processed food is a big NO NO in our family.
Bai-Leigh
Oh wow! This is super informative. So many foods that I didn’t realize contained sugar!
Taryn
I started doing this, too, and I feel so much better. Sugar is in everything, and I try to opt for whole foods. I’ll do smoothies with fruit but try to watch everything I eat. It really makes a difference!
Purva Bhatia
That’s excellent Taryn. It’s surprising how most of us are ignorant of the amount we consume unknowingly. Have to be mindful
NaturalBeautyAndMakeup(Ana)
Ugh, it’s really scary! I have high insulin level, so need to balance my diet all the time… cannot avoid sugar completely 😔 great post.
nmgilb
Oh my goodness. The amount of sugar that sneaks into our diets is mind boggling. I’m super health conscience about what I eat and watching sugar intake is so important.
Stephanie
It’s so scary how much sugar is in everything! I try not to buy processed foods, and we never have soda in the house, or sports drinks. I know we are still getting more than we should, but I do try to keep it as low as possible.
foodiemama_diaries
Great post and video! We have consciously been avoiding products containing sugar and other processed foods.