Tips for reducing the Sugar in your diet: 1. If you use sugar in hot drinks, gradually cut back on the amount until you can cut it out completely. 2. Stop drinking beverages that contain sugar, including soft drinks, certain juice drinks, and punches. A 20- ounce bottle of soda can contain 161⁄2 teaspoons of sugar! Get in the habit of drinking more water. Jazz it up with lemon or a cucumber slice. 3. Instead of spreading sugary jam or jelly on your toast, make the switch to a no-sugar-added or all-fruit jam, a sliced banana, or fat-free cream cheese. 4. Be aware that many foods you’re eating may be filled with added sugar. Some examples are breakfast cereals, cereal bars, and baked beans. 5. Become a sugar detective. Read labels, looking for added sugar. If sugar is listed as one of the top ingredients, then the product contains a high amount. Sugar also goes by other names: corn syrup, high- fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, fructose, dextrose, maltose, glucose, or any word with “ose” in it. 6. Definitely avoid products that contain high-fructose corn syrup. It is a particularly nasty sweetener that has been implicated in heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. 7. When you crave something sweet, reach for fruit such as a banana, watermelon, a peach, or strawberries. 8. You can usually cut back on sugar in recipes by one- third to one-half. Try substituting applesauce or fruit puree for some of the sugar. (courtesy of my colleague, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, drfabmancini)
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:38:58 +0000
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