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A balanced diet doesn’t have to be sugar free, but it’s easy to pile in unwanted calories if you add it to foods and drinks. Like fat, sugar also makes food very tasty – put them together – think cakes, chocolate, biscuits, puddings, rich ice cream – and it’s a lethal combination! Eating sugar frequently is also bad news for your teeth and gums. By all means enjoy the occasional sweet food but day to day follow these tips to keep your sugar intake within healthy limits:
Choose sugar free drinks
Buy fruit canned in juice
Swap regular cakes, biscuits, pastries, chocolate and sweets for healthier options such as fresh fruit, sugar free yoghurt, small handful of nuts, slice of malt loaf or mini fruit bun.
Use low calorie sweeteners in place of sugar in drinks, on fruit, in baking, and in dairy desserts. |
