Smart Way of Consumption of Sweet Foods

Sweet Foods

Sugar or sweetened foods are now often blamed as the cause of a number of health problems, such as tooth decay, obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, disorders of the child's behavior (hyperactivity), and much more. Sugary foods are also often called a zero because it only accounts for nutritious calories to the body, without any other nutrients.
Is it true that the effects of sugar consumption that bad? Eating lots of sugary foods without reducing the dose of other foods will certainly boost your calorie intake into the body. Excess calories are stored as fat and makes you fat or obese. If already at that stage, we are also becoming close to many problems that were mentioned.

Earlier we must understand, is the sugar in here does not refer to natural sources, such as fruits and vegetables, but more on the sugar, syrup, or honey added to foods and beverages, such as candy, chocolate, biscuits, cakes, soft drinks , and the like, which is often consumed as a snack.

Recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO), which may be added sugar levels in foods and beverages up to 10 percent of total calories per day. Or, simply 3-12 teaspoons, with notes 1 teaspoon equals 4 grams of sugar (1 gram will yield 4 calories). If the total caloric intake is 1,600 calories per day, we may add the sugar is not more than 3 teaspoon. As for who needs 1,800 calories daily can add 5 teaspoons of sugar, and so on.

So, let's keep the sugar intake from food and beverages daily. Change the following habits.

1. Drinking sweet tea every morning and eveningMany people drink tea by adding 2-3 teaspoons of sugar (9 grams) or about 36 calories. If drinking in the morning and afternoon, meaning the number of calories in as many as 72. That's just the tea. We recommend: Try drinking tea without adding sugar. The first may seem bitter, but we have been able to experience the joys of tea leaves undisturbed natural sweetness of sugar.

2. Drinking coffee with the addition of various sweetenersThe combination of the bitter taste of coffee and sweetened just added to taste. However, sometimes we are too far and add more than one type of sweetener. For example, you have added sugar, then combined with honey, caramel, vanilla, or whipped cream. Of course the number of calories in a cup of coffee rose sharply. We recommend: Limit additional sweetener in a cup of coffee. One tablespoon (15 grams) alone already accounts for 60 calories for our bodies.

3. Breakfast bread one handfuls, plus butter and chocolate spreadWe should be alert to jam on this one because of the additional sugar to neutralize the bitter taste of chocolate quite a lot. If applied to about one tablespoon (approximately 15 g) with butter (about 10 grams), the number of calories in reaching 130 calories. This does not include that of bread. We recommend: Replace spread chocolate spread with a piece of fresh fruit.

4. Drinking ice syrup for lunch or dinnerAt lunch or dinner in a restaurant, we are often tempted to choose drinks with bright colors that look at the menu. Colorful drinks that show the impression of delicious and refreshing. In fact, if calculated, each cup can contain about 65 calories. Better: If you really want a refreshing drink, choose fresh fruit juice without added sugar.

5. Add sugar when cooking foodActually it is only natural when we use the sugar to add flavor to food more delicious. However, sometimes without realizing there's too much. In fact, we still got a supply of sugar from snacks and other beverages that we consume. Better: Reduce the additional sugar by 50 percent. Replace with natural sweeteners, such as cinnamon, ginger, or nutmeg. Can also add fresh fruit or dried fruit.