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Hey, sugar sugar! 15 surprising foods that are loaded with the sweet stuff
The thing is, sugar is hidden in pretty much everything these days. Even WHO admits that the 5 percent guideline is unrealistic, and suggests that you use it as a goal rather than a practical reality. So where’s all that sugar lurking (and what’s really a good low-sugar snack)? Let’s see…
Yogurt: 16 g in a cup of FAGE Total 2% Strawberry Greek Yogurt
Hummus: 0 g
Marinara sauce: 7 g
Almonds: 6 g in 1 cup of whole, unsalted almonds
Strawberries: 8 g sugar in 1 cup of sliced strawberries
Saltine crackers: 0.3 g in a 5-cracker serving
Peanut Butter: 3 g in a 2 tbsp serving
Avocado: 1.3 g in a whole avocado
Oatmeal: 12 g in 1 packet of Quaker Instant Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon
Cheddar cheese: 0.7 g in 1 cup of diced cheese
Celery: 1.8 g in 1 cup chopped celery
Apple: 19 g in 1 medium-sized apple
Pistachios: 9 g in 1 cup
Whole wheat bread: 1.6 g in 1 slice of bread
Fruit snacks: 11 g in 1 0.9 oz packet of Welch’s Mixed Fruit Snacks
Carrots: 2.9 g in 1 medium-sized carrot
Egg: 0.6 g in 1 large hard-boiled egg
Which one surprises you the most? Tell us in the comments!
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