6 Foods That Have Hidden Sugars
1. Spaghetti sauce. A half cup of store bought sauce can contain as many as three teaspoons of corn syrup or sugar. Some of the sugar is naturally occurring from the tomatoes or other vegetables but most is added. I recommend making your own sauce or looking for the brands that don’t include sugar.
2. Ketchup. Ketchup (which tops the list of things I do not like to eat or see) can be 20 percent sugar or more. Not to mention that you’ll get 7 percent of your daily sodium allowance in one tablespoon. Look for low-salt, no-sugar, brands.
3. Reduced-fat cookies. Most brands of cookies now offer a reduced-fat version of their product. But while you are thinking that you are choosing a healthier low fat version, check the label. Those sneaky food manufacturers may have taken out the fat, but they replaced it with sugar. Many times, the reduced-fat cookie is only slightly less caloric than the one you want to eat. And because there is no fat to make you feel full, you’ll be tempted to eat more “guilt-free cookies”.
4. Bread. Most processed breads, especially white hamburger and hot dog buns, can contain a good bit of sugar or corn syrup. That is what gives them the golden brown crust. Try getting your bread at a real bakery or farmers market (I love the farmers market).
5. Low-fat salad dressing. Okay, this is where I get in trouble as I eat a salad almost everyday with this low fat stuff on it. Like the cookies, manufacturers have taken the fat out of the dressing, but they have added extra salt and sugar to make up for it. Check the label to make sure that you are not replacing heart healthy olive oil with diabetes-causing sugar. Make your own vinaigrette's using a small amount of olive oil, a gourmet vinegar or fresh lemon juice and herbs.
6. Fast food. I rarely if ever eat fast food and here is another great reason to at least cut back if you are a fast food lover. Everything from the burgers to the fries to the salads is a potential place to hide sugar. Check out the ingredients carefully before you make your choices.
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26 comments:
If only sugar is healthy, then it'll be really great for sweet tooths like us! Then we'll be eating cakes, cookies, chocolates and ice cream daily. Haha!
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Thanks for keeping us informed on the hidden sugars in these foods. I will have to cut back on some of these. I will have to pay more close attention to the food labels for now on. Have a peaceful week! :-)
Heidi, you always find the best info for us!
I really enjoy your blog. I watched an author named Christopher Flett on the Today Show, he wrote a book called "What Men Don't Tell Women About Business" and it shares secrets for women working in business. I thought you might enjoy hearing about him. There could be some great content in their for future posts.
Keep up the great work.
Sincerely,
Bihter
by the way, m done the award..sorry for the delayed just my pc is getting so slow that i can't upload it would hang up the moment i submit..huhuh
anyway, have a great day!:)
Wow, you are so right. It's very difficult to get away from sugar. It's in everything. One time about ten years ago my sister decided to not eat anything made with sugar. It was a real task to say the least. But she did it, and she actually lost a lot of weight. She got down right skinny. All by eliminating sugar!
Happy trails.
Btw, MSG is another sneaky one in foods like soup and instant ramen. I think it makes you very thirsty for sweet drinks afterwards, too.
Not everyone is aware that even these type of food contains sugar! Only fat, you know.
Very good that you inform people about this!
Low-fat products are another prime example of clever marketing. Yes the low-fat claim is true but they forget to tell you that this fat is often replaced with lots of sugar.
I've been doing some additional research on the author, Chris Flett, that I talked about on my last comment. His company is "GhostCEO" (www.GhostCEO.com) and his book is a bestseller. I found it on Amazon here. Anyway, he was in the NY Times last Sunday under the "Career Couch" and he makes reference to women's blogs like yours so I thought you might like to connect. I'd like to see you interview him and see what he's all about. I saw on another blog he was a guest blogger. His email is: chris@ghostceo.com
Best wishes,
Bihter.
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