Although you're not consuming loads of candy bars and soda, you could be unknowingly eating too much sugar. You'd be surprised how much sugar is found in the least expected food and beverages.  A graduate student at New York University's department of nutrition says " We shouldn't consume more than 40 grams -- about 10 teaspoons -- of sugar a day, based on a 2,000-calorie diet". To me 10 teaspoons of sugar seems like an impossible amount to consume in an entire day, but the truth is that sugar is hidden everywhere and we should all be aware of this.

THE CULPRITS:

• A breakfast muffin could contain 11 tbs. of sugar.
• A Clif energy bar has five teaspoons of sugar.
• A grande vanilla latte from Starbucks contains about 7 grams of sugar
• Tomato sauces and other condiments also contain an abundance of added sugar.
• Fruit flavored yogurts including those labeled "low fat" are loaded with extra sugar.
• Bread and cereals are the least expected sugar-filled culprits.

IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM: 

• Sucrose is essentially table sugar.
• Lactose is a naturally occurring sugar found in milk.
• Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruits and some vegetables -- it's what makes an apple sweet.
• High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), an inexpensive sweetener used in many processed foods made by changing the sugar in corn starch into fructose.

MONITOR YOUR SUGAR INTAKE:

• Check nutrition information on product packaging for grams of sugar.
• Visit the website, most restaurant's and coffee shops offer nutrition facts right on the website.
• Don't forget about the sugar in beverages. Try drinking more water instead.
• While grocery shopping compare labels. If one brand contains more grams of sugar per serving, go for the brand with less sugar.
• Use less condiments. If you normally smother your burger or veggie burger with ketchup, try using less.

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