Your «sweet tooth» could have you grabbing for high
sugar and calorie packaged food items, sodas, and candy but the weight gain is not the only problem coming from these high commodities.
Not exact matches
In fact, you're likely to save yourself a bunch of fat,
calories,
and sugar when you make your own granola versus buying the
packaged crap filled with ingredients that you can't pronounce.
(Also in
calorie, carb,
sugar,
and fat count...) It is made by baking a boxed chocolate cake mix, according to
package directions, then poking holes in it
and pouring sweetened condensed milk, along with optional caramel (like the jarred stuff for topping ice cream), all over the cake.
America's beverage companies are doing their part to help people manage their
calorie and sugar intake by providing a wide range of beverage choices, a variety of
package sizes
and clear, easy - to - read
calorie information — on
package and at point of purchase — to help them make the choice that's right for them.
I believed the
packaging labels
and the media's obsession with «low - fat,» «low -
calorie,» «
sugar - free.»
The company's Cheese Crème line comes in honey lemon, strawberry,
and vanilla,
packaged in 4.4 - ounce single - serve cups with 170 - 190
calories and 16 - 19 grams of
sugar.
So you'll see cheery, often green - accented
packaging, signs,
and pop - outs that will try to convince you that what your diet really needs is that low - fat, gluten - free yogurt (that, oh, happens to be packing lots of
calories of pure
sugar per serving).
When I flipped over the
package to check the nutritional value, they had 250
calories, 28 grams of
sugar and 15 grams of fat.
The U.S. Food
and Drug Administration said it would update guidelines for nutritional labels on
packaged food
and beverages to include information on added
sugar and to prominently display
calorie count
and servings.
Although many of the diet foods at the market claim that they are low in
calories,
sugar and fats on their
packaging, they might be more damaging than you think.
Many people are shocked to discover that their «healthy» go - to breakfast is actually laden with extra
sugar, unnecessary
calories, carbs
and fat —
and rightly so when the
packaging and slogans scream promises of greater health.
«But the term organic has no effect on a product's
calorie, fat, or
sugar content,
and a product with carb control slapped on the
packaging could be packed with processed ingredients
and additives,» says Batayneh.
So if the food has 150
calories per serving
and the
packages says 2 servings, it means you will consume 300
calories if you eat the whole
package as well as double the amount of the labeled
sugar, fat,
and sodium.
Another measure dictates that individually sold snacks, excluding items such as vegetables, nuts,
and packaged cheese, may derive no more than 35 percent of their
calories from fat;
sugar content
and portion size also are limited.
However, semi-moist foods are often high in
sugar and calories and should be carefully chosen based on their nutritional qualities rather than taste,
packaging, or consistency.