Sugar in food

fruits, veggies and diary

you need to eat some added sugar in your diet

sugar can be found in:

naturally:

fruits, veggies and diary

sugar is toxic

you shouldn’t eat too much sugar

added sugars are hidden in many foods

some sugar is naturally-occurring in
whole foods

added sugars

artificially:

for example:

table sugar (sucrose)

high fructose corn syrup

what are added sugars?

added sugars are concentrated sweeteners that are added as ingredients to foods to make them sweeter.

They add calories to a food but contribute little to no essential nutrients

nearly 75% of packaged foods in the U.S. are now sweetened.

can be found with fiber in some fruits

fructose, glucose, sucrose and lactose.

sprouted grain bread

maltose

cookies, ice cream, and soda, in yogurt, breakfast cereals, energy bars, ketchup, salad dressings, bread, and pasta sauce

for example apples: each contain about 23 grams of sugar and 5 grams of fiber

the fiber slows down the digestion and absorption of the sugar into your bloodstream

giving you a greater feeling of fullness

you can use it to make nutrient-dense food tastier

for example:

you can drizzle honey into plain yogurt or sprinkle some brown sugar

mappa concettuale di Ayah El Hanafi e Sabrina Badawi