DID YOU KNOW?
· The average American eats
about 150 lbs. of sugar every
year.
· ¾ of our sugar intake is in the
form of junk foods like soft
drinks and candy.
· Sugar promotes tooth decay.
· A pop having 50 grams of
sugar is equal to 10 teaspoons
of sugar.
Reasons to limit sugar:
– Sugar contains only calories
and lacks vitamins,
minerals, & fiber.
– High sugar foods often replace
healthy foods.
– Promotes tooth decay.
A food is likely to be high in
sugars if one of these terms
appears first or second in the
ingredient list:
-Brown sugar -Invert sugar
-Corn sweetener -Maltose
-Corn syrup -Molasses
-Dextrose -Raw sugar
-Fruit juice -Syrup
concentrate -Sucrose
-Fructose -Table sugar
-Glucose
-Honey
-High-fructose corn syrup
Sugar Substitutes
Sugar substitutes are a good way
to satisfy a sweet tooth. They
have only 4 calories per teaspoon
as compared to regular sugar,
which has 16 calories per
teaspoon.
Sugar substitutes do not
cause tooth decay unlike
regular sugar.
Types:
Aspartame-found in Equal,
Nutrasweet,
Nutrasweet
Spoonful, and
Nutrataste.
– 180-200 times as sweet as
sugar.
- Nutrasweet Spoonful can be
used spoon for spoon in place of
sugar.
– People with PKU
(Phenylketonuria) should not
use aspartame.
– Cannot be heated. It loses its
sweetness.
Saccharin-found in
Sweet ‘N Low and Sweet 10.
– 300 times sweeter than sugar.
– Can be used
for cooking.
Acesulfame-K-also known as
Sunette and Sweet One.
– 200 times sweeter than sugar.
– Can be used for cooking and
baking.
Sucralose-known as Splenda.
– 600 times sweeter than sugar.
– Can be used for cooking and
baking.
– Cannot be digested so it adds no
calories to food.
– Does not affect blood glucose
levels so diabetics can use it.
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KEY
NUTRIENT
SUGAR
REMEMBER: The US Dietary
Guidelines advise “Choose
beverages and foods to moderate
your intake of sugars.”
