Sugar is Lurking in Places We Wouldn't Expect.

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All of us are becoming more aware of the sugar in soft drinks and in our usual downfalls like cookies, cake, ice cream, white bread and soda, but a great deal of the fat-forming culprit lurks in places we might not recognize right away.  How many grams of sugar are there in a teaspoon?  4.

Like what?

• It could be 50 grams in a healthy-sounding bottled tea (12.5 teaspoons);
• That barbeque sauce or pasta sauce might contain 12 grams of sugar(3 teaspoons);
• Fruit in light syrup (mandarin oranges or pears) contain 17 grams or 4.25 teaspoons of sugar;
• Motts apple sauce (cinnamon or plain) can contain 22 grams or 5.5 teaspoons of sugar;
• Nutrigrain Cereal Bars have 12 grams or 3 teaspoons of sugar per bar;
• Quaker Oatmeal Squares/1 cup has 13 grams or 3.25 teaspoons of sugar in an 8 oz. cup

Want to see what other foods have a lot of hidden sugar? Click on http://www.m.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/sugar-shockers-foods-surprisingly-high-in-sugar

(Thanks to Barb R. for sending this link.)