Pop Quiz Answer: Holy Sweetness!

Put down the jelly donut for this one...



Q: How many teaspoons of sugar does the average American consume a day??


Answer:  22-30 teaspoons/day =92-126 grams= 350-475 calories
(from Nutrition Action 12/09)

Eekkkk...That's one sugar high.

The majority is found in beverages, dairy, cereal, sweets, candy, canned fruit, granola bars, and some bread products. You'll even find it in condiments and salad dressings.

Other sugar names to look for: agave syrup, juice concentrate, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, honey, molasses, glucose, fructose, evaporated cane juice

Beverages are the worst, check these out (tsp=teaspoon):

Min. Maid Lemonade: 17 tsp
SoBE Green Tea: 15.5 tsp             
Coke: 10 tsp
Gatorade: 8.5 tsp

Nestle Iced Tea: 12 tsp
-->Tonic Water (schweppes): 14 tsp sugar
Thirsty?



K, so what's an OK amount to consume per day?

Women: < 6.5 teaspoons A DAY (less than 100 calories)
Men: < 9.5 teaspoons A DAY (less than 250 calories)

If you're reading food labels, and ya should:
6.5 teaspoon= 27 grams sugar (women)
 9.5 teaspoons= 40 grams sugar (men)

Nutrition Quote

“Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.”

~ English Proverb

Pop Quiz:Holy Sweetness!

We seriously eat a lot of sugar in this country, and the food industry LOVES to put it in everything. We know it contributes to obesity, and in return- contributes to lots of chronic diseases.

Q :How many teaspoons of sugar does the average American consume per day?

     A teaspoon of sugar= 4.2 grams

     1 cup sugar= 200 grams

A. 22-30 teaspoons/day                    

B. 12-24 teaspoons/day

C. 30-40 teaspoons/day

D. 7-17 teaspoons/day

Lets Move!

Whether you voted for Obama or not, who can help but to applaud his leading lady in her efforts to fight childhood obesity. She initiated Lets Move:an organization targeted to combat childhood obesity by providing healthier school meals and educating American parents and children.

Find out for yourself by checking out the website!

"To help meet the goal of increasing the number of schools that meet the Challenge, major school food suppliers have agreed to meet the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations within five years to decrease the amount of sugar, fat and salt in school meals; increase whole grains; and double the amount of produce they serve within 10 years"

"Recently, the Administration unveiled its plans to enhance the nutrition and wellness of tens of millions of school children through the updating of the Child Nutrition Act and announced a proposed increase in the federal budget of $1 billion per year for the next ten years to improve the quality of school meals, increase the number of kids participating, and make sure schools have the resources they need to make changes"

(May seem like a lot, but think of the billions of dollars we will be saving on healthcare! )

IT'S ABOUT TIME!