Recently on Facebook, a friend of a friend,
probably originated from a friend of another friend, posted a link regarding
the amount of sugar consumption in today’s diet among children and adults.
There are many ridiculously restrictive, physician
prescribed, dietary omissions from Old Mother Frugal’s daily cuisine; sugar has
not yet been added to the list.
Spicy out…fried food out…caffeinated coffee and
tea out…chocolate out….carbonated beverages out…alcohol consumption out…rich,
creamy desserts out…cream sauces out…sodium daily restrictions 1200mg.
Other temporary restrictions: citrus out…tomatoes out…nuts
out…berries, beef, avocados and ice-cream out, out, out and out.
However, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t curious about the
article!
The American Heart Association recommends women limit
daily sugar intake to 6 teaspoons and for men that amount would be 9 teaspoons.
The amounts lessen for pre-schoolers and teens.
What is 6 teaspoons of sugar? One teaspoon of sugar
equals 4 grams and the limit for women is 25 grams of sugar per day. Manufacturers indicate grams not teaspoons on their labels, if that helps with the Math.
Picking up a 5.3 oz container of yogurt in the
refrigerator, it contains 18 grams of sugar. Hmmm…Old Mother Frugal may want to
consider switching to plain yogurt and adding fresh fruit! Same amount of plain yogurt contains 6 grams
of sugar or one-third the amount.
Sometimes being frugal isn’t solely related to saving money.
Sometimes being frugal also means reducing excess in other aspects of life as
well, such as saving calories!
SOUND
THE BUGLE! Today’s tip: The fewer processed foods in
your diet, the fewer grams of sugar you will consume. Adding applesauce while cooking oatmeal acts as both food extender and a sweetener to your breakfast, eliminating the need for added sugar.
BREAKFAST CEREALS WITHOUT SUGAR
ONE GRAM OF SUGAR PER SERVING
USING APPLESAUCE AS AN EXTENDER
NOT ADDING EXTRA SUGAR TO MY CEREAL
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