Sugar Equations
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6 oz. Stonyfield Lowfat Blueberry Fruit-on-the-Bottom Yogurt = 2 Three Musketeers Fun Size candy bars = 22 grams of sugar
Yogurt gets marketed as diet food for tummy-conscious ladies (we’re looking at you, Jamie Lee.) But with all this sugar, it’s more like dessert in a plastic cup – and just as sweet as two candy bars.
One cup Motts Original Applesauce = 2.5 servings of Apple Danish Coffee Cake = 25 grams of sugar
You thought just because it was in sauce form it was less sugary than coffee cake? There’s a reason applesauce tastes so good with a savory pork chop.
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Panera Orange Scone = 31 jelly-filled Dunkin Donuts Munchkins = 62 grams of sugar
Scones – they’re so fancy and Euro. They must be healthier than drive-thru doughnut holes, right? Wrong. This one will leave you spazzing with its whopping 62 grams of sugar.
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Grande (16 oz.) Starbucks Hot Chocolate = 16 Hershey Kisses = 41 grams of sugar
In weather like this you can be forgiven for indulging in a steamy cup of hot chocolate – just be aware of exactly how indulgent you’re being.
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Subway Foot-Long Chicken Teriyaki = 2 servings of Honey Nut Clusters cereal = 34 grams of sugar
Tastes like chicken? We would have guessed cake, considering how much sugar is in this teriyaki sub from the sandwich chain that markets itself as a weight-loss panacea.
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10.4 oz. Crunchy Shrimp Sushi Roll = 16 servings of Ramen Noodles = 16 grams of sugar
Sugar in sushi? It’s no fish story. These shrimp rolls would make Charlie the Tuna beach himself.
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One cup Mashed Banana = 1 Snickers bar = 28 grams of sugar
Many fruits have naturally occurring sugar in them, which certainly doesn’t mean you should take them off the menu. Still, it’s good to be aware that you’re not downing pure potassium.
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One Collins glass (5.7 fluid oz.) Tequila Sunrise = 2 servings of Fruity Pebbles cereal = 18 grams of sugar
Liquor and mixers can be just as bad as soda pop when it comes to sugar content. A tequila sunrise may warm the gullet, but it expands the gut as well.
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“Power Size” (30 oz.) Aloha Pineapple Jamba Juice Smoothie with power boost = three 12 oz. cans of Pepsi = 123 grams of sugar
Let’s just call this Exhibit A in the case against fruit juice always being healthy. Sure, fruit contains natural sugars – pineapple especially. But at a jaw-dropping 123 grams, this smoothie is an imposter in the healthy section of the food pyramid.
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20 oz. bottle of Vitaminwater = six-and-a-half 6.5 oz. Starbucks Double Shot Lite = 32.5 grams of sugar
Targeted by a class-action lawsuit in 2010 for not being upfront about its high sugar content (among other things) Vitaminwater is indeed up there with regular soda when it comes to sweetness. Shocker: it’s owned by Coca-Cola.
Cosi Signature Salad = 1 box (about 13 pieces) of Hershey’s Milk Duds = 19 grams of sugar
There are lots of good things in this Cosi salad – vitamins A and C, calcium, protein – and a lot of one bad thing in particular: sugar. The whole thing also happens to weigh in at a fairly un-salad-like 611 calories.
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