Can't escape sugar!

[eminenz2]

I try very hard to limit my sweets - except on "Eat Without Apology Fridays" (haha!). I try to eat well.

I was eating my ,unch today and the folowing happened:

Reading the label of my Glaceau Vitaminwater revealed a whopping 13g of sugar per serving (and if you drink the whole bottle its 30 grams - yikes!).

The I looked at the yogurt label and there was another 12 grams!!!

Crikes! I just ate the sugar equivalent of two candy bars!

These foods are suppose to be good for you? How can you get away from it? Nothing seems immune!

 

[LauraMax]

Well, my first reaction to your subject line was "thank goodness!"}(

But you're right. If you don't read ingredients carefully it'll sneak into your food. Also stuff that has natural sugar like honey--even though it's not processed it'll still show up on the scale!

 

[SRP]

Well, the easy way to avoid it in yogurt is to get the plain variety. It tastes more along the lines of sour cream, I guess. I always add my own sugar to it - just enough to take the tartness out, but enough to make it taste good.

 

[NY25]

Label reading is a must - there is high-fructose corn syrup in most breads!! As for yogurt - if it's flavored, it has sugar. Get the plain, then blend it in the blender with your favorite fresh or frozen fruits. Instant flavor and much more limited sugar - only the naturally occurring fructose from the fruit. Plus the benefits of the nutrients in the fruit. The fruit-on-the-bottom yogurts are nothing but pie filling and chemicals. yuck
Happy label reading!