Healthy Choices
The maximum sugar intake per day is about 9 teaspoons or 36 grams of sugar.
It is healthy and okay to eat the MAXIMUM 9 teaspoons daily?
YES or NO
NO
9 teaspoons is a lot of sugar, and the MOST we should consume. Its healthier to aim to consume much less.
Natural Sugar
4 grams = 1 teaspoon
How many teaspoons of sugar is in a cereal that has 8 grams of sugar?
2 teaspoons
Our Bodies need sugar to survive
True or False
True!
Our central nervous system needs sugar to survive.
Chocolate or strawberry milk has the same amount of sugar as regular milk.
True or False
FALSE!
Flavored milks has lots of ADDED SUGAR!
Water
Zero sugar!
Which has more sugar?
Coca-cola or Monster energy drink?
Monster energy drink!
a monster energy drink has 14 TSP of SUGAR!!!!
a regular coke has 9.6 tsp- still A LOT of sugar
Most Americans eat more than the maximum sugar intake per day.
True or False
True.
sadly,
Every day, American adults consume on average 17 teaspoons of sugar that have been added to their food and drinks, say health scientists at the University of California at San Francisco
Just 1 energy drink can have Triple your daily sugar intake.
True or False
TRUE!
you could be consuming 3 days worth of sugar in 1 energy drink... YUCK!
Regular Milk
Natural sugars
which has more sugar-
Starbucks Tall (small) Frappacino
or
One Glazed donut from krispy kreme
A starbucks frappe has 69 g OF SUGAR!
a glazed donut only has 10.
most of the sugar Americans consume come from their drink choices.
True OR False
TRUE
Drinks are the main culprits for sneaking in added sugar!
Gatorade is a healthy drink choice because it is low in sugar.
True or False
FALSE
Sports drinks are meant for athletes, so have added sugar for energy, as well as added sodium for when athletes sweat. It is normally not a healthy drink choice for someone who is not going to work out.
Strawberry Milk
Natural and Added
Which has more sugar
Frosted Flakes Cereal
OR
Fruity Pebbles
Frosted Flakes!
While frosted flakes might seem like the healthier option, they have more sugar than most sugary cereals.
Frosted flakes- 12g of sugar
Fruity Pebbles have 10g
High Fructose corn syrup is an example of an ADDED sugar.
True or False
TRUE.
some other ways an ingredient list may hide added sugar are by naming them as:
fructose, corn syrup, and dextrose