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How much sugar is in your food? You won't believe what's on the list!
Posted in Nourishment for the Body » Lose It on Saturday, April 24, 2010

This Summer Tomato blog offers many eye-opening facts on the sugar content of common foods.
She writes:
"Refined sugars and high-fructose corn syrup are considered by many experts to be the biggest contributors to obesity and poor health in Western civilization.
In her book What To Eat, Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition at NYU, suggests that any food that contains more than 15 grams of sugar per serving is closer to dessert than anything else."
Here is a partial list of the foods Summer Tomato posted:
Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut -- 10 grams
Ben & Jerry’s vanilla ice cream -- 16 grams
Starbucks caffè latte grande (16 oz) -- 17 grams
Subway 6″ sweet onion teriyaki chicken sandwich -- 17 grams
Yoplait original yogurt -- 27 grams
Vitamin Water (20 oz bottle) -- 33 g
Oscar Mayer Lunchables crackers, turkey & American cheese -- 36 grams
Coca-Cola Classic 12 oz can -- 39 grams
California Pizza Kitchen Thai chicken salad -- 45 g
Jamba Juice blackberry bliss 16 oz -- 49 g
Odwalla SuperFood 450 ml bottle -- 50 g
Starbucks caffe vanilla frappuccino grande (16 oz) -- 58 g
For more, please read the full article here.

Sources:
Summer Tomato March 25, 2010

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