We are all aware of the high sugar content in cookies, candy and soda. But there's an increasing number of packaged, canned and frozen foods that also contain sugar. In fact, it's now difficult to find processed foods that don't. Twenty-five years ago sugar wasn't added to peanut butter, ketchup or mayonnaise. Sugar wasn't found in frozen vegetables or canned fruit, and we were able to buy commercial brand fruit and vegetable juices without added sugar.
Some varieties have up to five grams of added sugar.
4.5 grams of sugar equals one level teaspoon, so one can of soup contains a little more than a teaspoon of sugar. I'm including molasses, corn syrup, sucrose, fructose, glucose, honey, corn sweeteners, maltose and the like. These substances are all sugar and they all have the same effect on the body. Most of these are products people don't think they need to use sparingly, so the sugar calories add up really fast. Breakfast cereals are among the worst culprits in the battle of the sugar bulge.