Hidden sugar in the processed food

sources of hidden sugar

Breakfast cereals
Salad dressings
Frozen vegetables
Canned soups
Dehydrated soups
Canned fruits

A large part of your daily sugar intake is hidden inside the processed foods you eat, many of which marketed as healthy

The American heart association limits the amount of added sugar to 6 teaspoons per day for women and 9 teaspoons to men per day

Breakfast cereals do contain varying amounts of sugar and children get used to a cereal with high sugar content.This promotes weight gain right from the childhood. 

Remember

Processed foods have become an integral part of our diet
more so in America. 

There is a lack of regulation by the authorities about the amount of sugar in these foods

Gradually they are becoming a part of Indian diet

How often and how much you consume these foods, will determine the risk (weight gain and diabetes)

In the long term this could result in weight gain. 
children quickly become used to the taste of these cereals and find healthier ones less palatable.
As far as possible, children should not be exposed to these processed foods


Read packaging labels

We should be aware about the hidden sugar in these processed foods and look for the amount of sugar on the packaging labels.

Remember that the word "sugar" is never mentioned on the label. There are different names for sugar and we are not familiar with them.

Different names of sugar

Glucose
Dextrose (another name for sugar)
Modified starch (It means dextrose)
Maltose (malt sugar)
Fructose (fruit sugar)
Lactose (milk sugar)
Molasses

Honey