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Do You know how much sugar is in the foods you eat and drink??

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

I found this the other day - it makes you think!!

1 cube sugar = 1 teaspoon


Remember that sugar is classed as "empty Calories" - it uses calories off your day's target but gives no nutritional value back!! Think what other food you could eat for the same number of calories but also with other minerals, vitamins, protein and good fat that will be far better for your body!!
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GARDENQE2 7/16/2012 3:45PM

    What a great picture!
Sugar is found in the strangest places!
Since I live alone, I sometimes get a roast beef frozen dinner called "Healthy Choice" which is lower in sodium and fat. I picked up one a few days ago, marked "New improved flavor". ECHHH. The sauce on the meat had a weird, sweet taste. When I checked the ingredients, sugar was second only to beef.
I guess it's back to the oven for me!!!
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Comment edited on: 7/16/2012 3:45:59 PM

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DESERTJULZ 7/15/2012 10:10PM

    Great visual!

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LIBBYFITZ 7/13/2012 6:07PM

    I quite like the sugar in bananas but cannot tolerate the sugar in soft drink!

There are sugars and sugars. emoticon

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SHARJOPAUL 7/13/2012 10:19AM

    It is amazing how much sugar we take in without even knowing it.

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MUSOLF6 7/12/2012 5:28PM

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1BEACHWALKER 7/12/2012 4:31PM

    Corn on the cob even?! Geeze! It is hard to avoid sometimes-even with the fruit! I swear we have to be so careful with everything-gets overwhelming at times! But, we have to be careful with our health and it is worth the effort and research we put into it! Thanks for sharing! emoticon

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123ELAINE456 7/12/2012 1:00PM

  Awesome!!! This shows us that they put sugar in anything and everything they can think of and getaway with. And look at all the damaged it is doing to our health. The human body needs food to promote health not to tear it down. Fresh Wholesome Foods. Foods made from scratch. Then we know what we are putting in our bodies will build health. This is what our bodies needs.This goes for all the presevatives, dyes, and the rest of the artifical stuff they put in our foods the we buy. All of it is no good for our bodies too. So we need to chose foods for our healthy way of life. The other way leads to diesaese, pain and death. I much prefer to have a healthy body and way of life.

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DAWNWATERWOMAN 7/12/2012 11:20AM

    wow, excellent visual aid. Thanks for sharing this with us Ann.

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KARIDIAN1 7/12/2012 10:13AM

    I have seen something like this before. Amazing isn't it?

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EGALITAIRE 7/12/2012 9:52AM

    Hear ya - if its whole and unprocessed you know how much sugar it contains. Have eliminated processed foods, including cereals and grains - so much healthier and weight less too.



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VHALKYRIE 7/12/2012 9:51AM

    This is why I make nearly everything homemade - even ketchup!

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JUSTBIRDY 7/12/2012 9:46AM

    yep! I know because I make everything myself instead of relying on processed junk. Salad dressing is just the worst. Who cares if it is sweet?

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BAKER1009 7/12/2012 7:33AM

    Yes, that's why I quit eating processed foods and starting eat as many fresh products as possible.

Do note though, that sugar found in vegetables and fruits are different than those added sugars found in things like soda, jellos, and spaghetti sauce.

Thanks for sharing, always a good thing for people to realize!!

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SUZBOISANNE 7/12/2012 7:09AM

    Sugar is the enemy to weight loss..... I sure found that out. Not because I was drinking soda and candy or desserts. I was following a low-fat, low cholesterol diet and working out hard and gaining weight. Now I avoid white carbs and processed foods and eat healthy fat and whole foods and like magic, the weight melted away and my blood profile and BP are in check. Amazing the damage that too many processed carbs and sugar can do. emoticon

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GOANNA2 7/12/2012 4:33AM

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ARTJAC 7/12/2012 2:27AM

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HAPPYBASKET 7/11/2012 10:58PM

    You are SOOO right Ann. Being a cereal "Junkie" I have to always go back to the Chereos or Shredded wheat for my light lunch, because the others have so much sugar in them. I use oatmeal every morning for breakfast. Then often if we eat out I use a bowl of cereal for a light 3rd meal. I DO love cerials. LOL. But all of you out there - Check the sugar on your cerial boxes. & THANK YOU Ann for bringing another good b log for us to consider.

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TEDYBEAR2838 7/11/2012 9:58PM

    Amazing how much sugar one could potentially consume
in one day, not even realizing it.

I think people, that don't track their nutrition, who can't
understand why they don't lose, might do well to take a
few weeks and track.

It's staggering.

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