From granola bars to instant oatmeal, many of the everyday foods we eat contain a surprising amount of sugar. Nutritionist Andrea Donsky takes a look at just how much we’re consuming.
POP
- Coke: 42 grams of sugar
- Coke Zero and Mio (water enhancers): 0 grams (355mL) - 0 grams of sugar, but it has artificial sweeteners like ace-K and aspartame.
Try:
- DRY Soda - Lemon Lime: 16 grams
- ZEVIA or Birdie & Bill's - 0 Sugar (355mL)
- ShapeSmart - Water enhancer- 0 sugar - Just add to water
CHILDREN'S BEVERAGES
- Nestle Nesquick: 16 g Sugar
Try:
- Barlean's Chocolate Silk Greens: 0 g sugar per scoop
JAM
- Kraft Strawberry Jam: 13 g sugar
Try:
- Xyla strawberry jam - 0 sugar - sweetened with xylitol
GRANOLA BARS
- Nutri-Grain Bars - 13 grams of sugar in one bar
Try:
- Made Good Organic Granola Bars - Chocolate Banana: 6 grams 50% less sugar
OATMEAL
- Quaker Maple & Brown Sugar - 14 g Sugar - 1 packet
Try:
- Nature's Path - Oatmeal Creamy Coconut - 1g Sugar (which is negligible)