Sugar is present in several foods, being used mainly to make them more palatable. Small amounts of food such as chocolate and ketchup make the diet rich in sugar, favoring weight gain and the propensity to develop diabetes.
The list below shows the amount of sugar present in some foods and is represented by packets of 5 g of sugar.
1. Soda
Soft drinks are sugar-rich beverages, and the ideal is to exchange them for natural fruit juices, which contain only the sugar already present in the fruit and in addition, natural juices are rich in vitamins important for the proper functioning of the body. See tips for healthy grocery shopping and diet.
2. Chocolate
Chocolates are rich in sugar, especially white chocolate. The best option is to choose the bitter chocolate, with at least 60% of cocoa, or the carob 'chocolate', which is not prepared with cocoa, but with carob.
3. Condensed milk
Condensed milk is made only with milk and sugar and should be avoided in food. When necessary, in recipes, one should prefer light condensed milk, noting that even the light version is also very sweet.
4. Hazelnut cream
Hazelnut cream has as its main ingredient sugar, and it is preferable to use homemade pates or fruit jelly to consume with toast or to pass on bread.
5. Yogurt
To make yoghurt tastier, the industry adds sugar in the recipe of this food, being ideal to consume light yogurts, which are made only from plain milk or natural sugar.
6. Ketchup
Ketchup and barbecue sauces are rich in sugar, and should be replaced with tomato sauce, which is rich in antioxidants that help prevent diseases such as cancer.
7. Stuffed biscuit
In addition to too much sugar, the stuffed biscuits are also high in saturated fat, which raises bad cholesterol. Thus, the ideal is to consume simple cookies without filling, preferably whole, rich in fiber.
8. Breakfast Cereals
The cereals used for breakfast are very sweet, especially those of chocolate or with stuffing inside. Therefore, you should prefer corn cereals or light versions, which contain less added sugar.
9. Chocolate
Each spoon of normal chocolate contains 10 g of sugar, and should prefer the light versions, which in addition to being rich in vitamins and minerals, are also tasty.
10. Gelatin
The main ingredient of gelatin is sugar, and because it is easily digested, rapidly increases blood glucose, favoring the onset of diabetes. Therefore, the ideal is to consume diet gelatine or zero, which are rich in protein, ideal nutrient to strengthen the body.
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