HIDDEN SUGAR IN FOOD
AS A ROUGH GUIDE TRY TO KEEP TO 11 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR PER DAY and eat foods containing sugar at MEAL TIMES ONLY
PRODUCT
1 PORTION
SUGAR PER
PRODUCT
1 PORTION
PORTION
Amount
PRODUCT
1 PORTION
PORTION
Teaspoons
BISCUITS
SUGAR PER
Amount
1 biscuit
Digestive
Ginger Nuts
Jaffa Cakes
1 biscuit
1
SOFT DRINKS
Rich Tea
1 biscuit
0.5
Savoury Crackers
Trace
Shortcake
1 biscuit
PORTION
Teaspoons
TINNED VEGETABLES
Chocolate Digestive
SUGAR PER
Amount
Teaspoons
BREAKFAST
2
Baked Beans
1 medium tin
2
CEREALS
1 biscuit
1
Peas
1 biscuit
0.5
Sweet Corn
1 small tin
0.5
All Bran
3 tbl spoons
1
1 medium tin
1.5
Cornflakes
6 tbl spoons
0.5
Muesli (+sugar)
2 tbl spoons
2
Slush Puppie
1 small cup
6.5
Rice Krispies
6 tbl spoons
0.5
Trace
Blackcurrant Cordial
4 fl ozs
4
Shreddies
2 tbl spoons
0.5
Trace
Vimto
1 glass
3
Shredded Wheat
2 biscuits
Coca Cola
1 can
7
Special K
6 tbl spoons
0.5
6 tbl spoons
2.5
CONFECTIONERY
0
Aero
1 bar
4
Tonic Water
1 glass
2.5
Sugar Puffs
Boiled Sweets
1 tube
10
Lemonade
1 glass
3.5
CAKES
Chocolate
1 small bar
6
Orange Squash
1 glass
2.5
Sponge Cakes
1 med slice
1.5
Crunchie
1 bar
6
Lucozade
1 glass
8
Scones
2 scones
0.5
Dolly Mixtures
1 box (4oz)
20
Ribena
1 glass
5
Scones - cheese
1 scone
Fruit Gums
1 tube
3
Tizer
1 glass
4.5
Sandwich Cake
1 med slice
Fruit Pastilles
1 tube
6.5
Lemon Meringue
1 med slice
3.5
Kit Kat
1 bar (2 fingers)
0.5
Currant Buns
1 bun
Mars
1 med slice
1.5
2
Murray Mints
SPREADS
4
Peanut Butter
3 teaspoons
1 bar (standard)
5
Treacle
2 teaspons
2.5
Chocolate Cake
1 packet
10
Chocolate Spread
2 teaspons
BEVERAGES
Polo Mints
1 packet
5
Honey
2 teaspons
Smarties
1 tube
4.5
Jam
2 teaspons
Turkish Delight
1 bar
8
Lemon Curd
2 teaspons
Marmalade
2 teaspons
Brown Sauce
3 teaspoons
1
Syrup
2 teaspons
2.5
2.5
2
2
2.5
2.5
Salad Cream
3 teaspoons
0.5
SOUPS
Sweet Pickle
3 teaspoons
1
Tinned Tomato
1 bowl
Tomato Ketchup
3 teaspoons
1
Packet Minestrone
1 packet
SAUCES
1
0.5
Ovaltine
3 teaspoons
Horlicks
3 teaspoons
0
4.5
1
1
DESSERTS
Instant Custard
1 packet
Angel Delight
1 packet
Ice Cream
Family Block
Jelly
1 packet
Fruit Yoghurt
1 small carton
7
8
9
19
4.5