Do you really know how much sugar you're consuming each day? It's often far more than you think. These expert tips will help you become more sugar-conscious and make healthier choices effortlessly.
Every year, the Dutch spend approximately 3.5 billion euros on sweet confectionery like chocolate, biscuits, nuts, licorice, pie, and cake. But sugar hides in many other everyday products too, often unnoticed.
What to skip and what to add for better choices?
Skip these: margarine, soft drinks, fruit juices, gravy from a packet, wheat bread, rusk, cruesli, currant buns, wheat flour pasta, sauce thickeners, gingerbread, canned soup, low-fat quark, chocolate, alcohol, crisps, gherkins, salt sticks, and jam.
Add these instead: stevia, butter, water, coconut milk, spicy mustard, sourdough and rye bread, chestnut crackers, kamut or buckwheat pasta, quinoa, fresh soup, Greek yogurt, fresh or dried fruit, raw unroasted nuts, sour pickles.
From June 7 to 13, join the Diabetes Fund's National Sugar Challenge: go a full week without added sugars in food and drinks. Ready to try?
Read also: 3 simple ways to sweeten your food without sugar
