You hear it all the time. The experts tell us to stop eating so much sugar, to even eliminate it as much as possible. But is this even realistic? It can be, but it isn’t easy. Sugar is added to so many foods that if you aren’t reading labels, you likely are consuming much more than you think.
Sugar is added to pasta sauce, salad dressings, ketchup, peanut butter, baked beans, barbecue sauce, bread, and crackers, to name a few. Anything that is touted as being low in fat is often high in sugar, as manufacturers try to make their products more palatable. An average can of soda contains about 11 teaspoons of sugar.
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