How Many Cups Of Sugar In Pound

how many cups of sugar in pound

Week 6 Drastically reduce your sugar intake! « The Health Wish

This is part 6 in the series 52 Weeks of Health. If you are just joining us please start at the beginning.

Sugar by any other name (glucose, dextrose, fructose, honey, agave, syrup, corn syrup, molasses) is still sugar and should be regarded as a toxin to be enjoyed only once in a while. I have already written a post about some of the diseases in which sugar is implicated; check out Whats So Bad About Sugar to educate yourself. If you think you cant give up sugar, or wont give up sugar, or shouldnt have to give up sugar, then chances are you are a sugar addict. Most of us are.

The American Heart Association has current recommendations of 6 teaspoons (about 25 grams) of added sugar per day for women and 9 teaspoons (about 36 grams) for men. Personally I think that number should be lower, but Ill go along with this for a start unless you are diabetic Diabetics should cut out all added sugar (and most fruit) if they want to control their blood sugars with little to no medications.

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Americans consume an average of 150 pounds of sugar per year; some consume far less than this, some far more. One hundred and fifty pounds is almost one cup of sugar (or 48 teaspoons) per day. Where does all that sugar come from?

If you drink one 20 ounce bottle of Coca Cola each day, you are consuming about 1/3 cup (15 teaspoons) of sugar per day with that bottle alone.
That small Dunkin Donuts Caramel Mocha Coffee has 1/8 cup (6 teaspoons) of sugar; a large has cup of sugar.
One cup of Campbells Tomato Soup has 3 teaspoons of sugar.
That Kashi GoLean Protein & Fiber Bar (55 gram size) has about 4 teaspoons of sugar per bar.
One packet of flavored Quaker instant oatmeal has 2 3 teaspoons of sugar.
Two tablespoons of Jif peanut butter has almost one teaspoon of sugar.
One cup of Yoplait Greek yogurt has 3 teaspoons of added sugar (on top of naturally occurring milk sugars.)
Lean Cuisine Roasted Honey Chicken meal has more than 4 teaspoons of sugar.
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A half cup of Ben & Jerrys Chunky Monkey ice cream has 7 teaspoons of sugar.
One tablespoon of ketchup contains about 1 teaspoon of sugar.

Do you see how quickly your sugar consumption can increase? The majority of processed foods have added sugar (even the ones you dont think of as being sweet.) Cutting back on sugar will mean cutting out many processed foods. Read the labels. If a product has more than one or two grams of sugar per serving it does not enter our house (one teaspoon of sugar = about 4 grams). If we choose to indulge in a little sweet poison, we do it outside of the house at a special celebration. That way we are not tempted at home.

It will take some time for the sugar cravings to subside; you may go through withdrawal. Hang in there! Drink more water, have a handful of nuts, or some cheese, or some veggies and dip. Try to avoid substituting more fruit, bread, or other carbs. Those carbs are just turned into sugar by your body and your addiction will continue. Once you break the addiction you will be amazed at how sweet vegetables taste. Food will taste better and you will feel more in control of your eating than you have for years. This step will be one of the hardest steps you will have to make during the 52 Weeks of Health, but it will also be ultimately one of the most rewarding. I promise you.

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How Many Cups Of Sugar In Pound