Think you're not eating any sugar at all but your weight still goes up? There are lots of foods you eat that are full of sugar and you think they're healthy. Fitness Garage will show you those foods and how to cut the sugar in them.
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First food: fruit yogurt
Yogurt in general is healthy and has lots of good nutrients like protein, but when you start picking flavors, you'll find lots of sugar added in the yogurt cup. The amount can be close to what's in ready-made cake.
You can avoid this by buying Greek yogurt and then adding fresh fruit yourself to the yogurt cup.
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Second food: add-ons
Adding ketchup and BBQ sauce to your meals means adding more sugar and calories. One spoon of ketchup has a lot of sodium, salt, and added sugar. So you can swap it for healthier, lower-calorie options like mustard, avocado, and hot sauce.
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Third food: packaged fruits
Packaged fruits have a lot of syrup, at least 25 grams of sugar. The fruit itself is also full of sugar and seems healthy, but the best choice is always fresh fruit.
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The fourth food: Energy drinks
Energy drinks have large amounts of sugar, each can contains 46 grams. Sparkling water has about the same amount. So you should replace them with natural water to avoid lots of sugar.
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The fifth food: Granola bars
Ads always tell you granola bars are healthy, but they have lots of sugars and sweeteners like honey, corn syrup, and brown sugar. A cup of granola has 14 grams of sugar.
Sometimes chocolate is added, which adds even more sugar. So you can swap it for some whole grains with raw chocolate.
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The sixth food: Pasta sauce
Many store-bought sauces are full of sugar to cut the sour taste. They taste good to many people. Half a cup has about 12 grams of sugar. Always try to choose ones with less sugar and add natural tomato sauce when you can.
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Seventh food: Cranberry sauce
Cranberry sauce is one of the options added to most desserts and drinks. Half a cup of it has 21 grams of sugar. Cutting out sugar takes a lot of effort. Always try to avoid these sauces and extras. You can use natural cranberry juice instead.
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Eighth food: Peanut butter
Many types of peanut butter in the market contain a lot of sugar and unhealthy additives. This keeps you from getting the health benefits of peanut butter. So it’s one of the unhealthy fat sources. Always try to pick versions with no additives. You can also make it at home to be healthier.
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Ninth food: Bread
Bread also has sugar because it’s made from processed wheat with added sugar. One slice has half a spoon of sugar. Try to choose bread made from whole wheat.
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Tenth food: Instant oatmeal
Oatmeal is always best for breakfast. But market types try to be sweet to please customers. So don’t buy or eat versions with added sugar. You can get sugar-free kinds and eat them with fruit or cinnamon.
