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5 Unexpected Sugar Bombs In Your Diet

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Just when you thought you were eating “healthy,” these foods are spiking your sugar levels on the low:

 

“Healthy” Cereals

yogurt cereal flakes

Though you aren’t likely to grab the pretty cereal boxes with the exciting characters on it that remind you of your childhood, it may be in your best interest to reconsider them. Many of the cereals that are marketed toward adults as healthy and wholesome often have just as much, if not more, sugar than the kiddie marshmallow-filled kinds. Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran has  14 grams of sugar per serving and Kellogg’s Müeslix has a whopping 28 grams of sugar! That’s more than a full size Snickers and is definitely more than most of the kid-inspired morning treats.

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Energy Bars

cereal energy bar

Hopefully you are already doing this, but before you run to snack on an energy bar, make sure you are checking the nutritional information. For instance, the popular Luna bars have 13-15 grams of sugar, but worse are some variations of the Cliff Bar which have up to 23 grams of sugar and the Lärabar which has 24 grams. When it comes to sugar content, you’re better off eating a full size Kit Kat.

Green Juice

Naked-Green-Machine

You want a meal replacement so reach for the healthiest juice at the store, I mean, it is the most obvious healthy choice right? Perhaps not. Fruit and vegetable drinks have sugar contents that are incredibly high. For instance, the Green Machine juice from Naked has 28 grams of sugar per bottle and the Super Green juice from Evolution Fresh has 54 grams. Thats more sugar than what you’d find in a 22 ounce Slurpee. Natural sugar in these large doses is unhealthy and excessive.

Flavored Yogurt

open strawberry yogurt

Flavored yogurt might as well be offered on the dessert menu. One serving size of Yoplait flavored yogurt has as much as 26 grams of sugar.  Might as well treat yourself to a scoop of cream, at least it’s more satisfying.

Dried Fruit

bowl of dried fruit

You’re feeling like something different so you opt for fruit, the dried variation. Despite its fiber content, dried fruit is loaded with sugar! Even the smallest box of it contains about 20 grams of sugar. Be particularly wary of dried apricots, as they tend to be naturally more sugary. A half cup of dried apricots has about 35 grams of sugar, just 2 grams short of a Hostess Ding Dong.

 

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