I feel like society has made sugar the outlaw of the food world. People aren’t only reducing their intake, they are trying to eliminate it altogether.
As someone who wouldn’t want to live in a world where she couldn’t eat at least four squares of Caramello before bed every night, this confounds me.
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Okay, I know I should at least try eating within the recommended guidelines; according to the Dieticians Association of Australia the recommended intake of sugar for an adult is no more than 90 grams of sugar per day.
But that little table is why I’m so upset.
I cannot tell you how frustrated I am to discover that instead of forcing a boring strawberry yoghurt down my throat each morning for breakfast, I could have been enjoying two – yes, TWO – delicious Krispy Kreme glazed donuts. Because it turns out the sugar content is EXACTLY the same.
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That’s the problem with sugar. It has a sneaky way of showing up where it isn’t obvious.
Sure, you know there’s sugar in donuts and you’re prepared to find it in chocolate, but it seems grossly unfair to discover so much of it in foods you would never have guessed were hiding masses of the stuff. Like the eight foods listed below.
Yes — I know these conversions don’t take into account the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ sugars, the other important elements of a healthy diet, or the additional unhealthy things in donuts (like fat, of which there is quite a lot).
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It does, however, show that it pays to look at the food you are eating when you think you’re going for a healthier option.
1. Half a cup of frozen yoghurt
22g of sugar = 2 Krispy Kremes (and one little bite)
2. 40g of dried cranberries
26 grams of sugar = 2.5 Krispy Kremes
3. Small box of sultanas
30g of sugar = 3 Krispy Kremes
4. 100g of Sultana Bran
23g sugar = 2.25 Krispy Kremes
5. Small tub of strawberry yoghurt
27g of sugar = 2.5 Krispy Kremes
6. One tube of Go-ghurt
10g of sugar = 1 Krispy Kreme
7. Grande size Mocha Frappuccino
47g of sugar = 4.5 Krispy Kremes
8. 100g of Nutrigrain
32g sugar = 3 Krispy Kremes (and one little bite).
What are your go-to snacks? Do you worry about your sugar intake?
This post was originally published on Debrief Daily.
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