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Eating healthily but struggling to shed weight?
You could be caught in a hidden sugar trap...
Meet the latest food fad
taking Hollywood by storm
– the Whole30 plan. This
30-day program doesn’t just
promise weight loss, but
an improved mood, too!
Sure, you have to cut
out grains, sugar, dairy,
alcohol and processed
foods, but fruits, vegies and
protein are still up for grabs
– and it’s only for 30 days.
The eating plan is said to
boost energy, encourage
sleep and ward off anxiety –
as well as drop the kilos.
“We’re not asking you to
eat like this for the rest of
you life,” says UK nutritionist
Melissa Hartwig. Want more
info? Head to whole30.com.
Meanwhile, over in diet world...
W
e all know that eating too much of
the sweet stuff is bad for you. But if
you’ve ditched the desserts and fizzy
drinks but the scales still aren’t shifting, you could
be filling up on the hidden sugar lurking in so-
called “healthy” foods. With French scientists
recently discovering that sugar can be even more
addictive than cocaine, there’s no time like the
present to kick the sweet habit for good.
Coleslaw
If you buy pre-made slaw,
chances are it’s packed
with sugar. In fact, half
a cup of coleslaw can
contain up to 22g of
the stuff! Instead of the
supermarket special,
make it yourself using
Greek yoghurt instead of
mayonnaise and a splash
of red wine instead of
sugar. Add lemon juice,
garlic and Dijon mustard
for a zingy dressing.
Condiments
While telling you to give
up sauce on your snags
would be un-Australian of
us, you should think twice
before drowning your
food in it. A tablespoon
of barbecue sauce packs
in around 11g of sugar,
while the same amount
of tomato sauce can
contain close to 4g.
Flavoured
yoghurt
Berry yoghurt may look
like it’s chock-full of fruit,
but the amount of hidden
sugar is staggering. An
average 200g serving
of flavoured yoghurt can
contain up to a whopping
23g of sugar. The
solution? Go for natural
or plain yoghurt and add
a little fresh fruit.
Pasta Sauce
We all love a big bowl of
pasta smothered in sauce,
and while the pre-made
versions are packed with
tomatoes and vegies,
they’re also bubbling
with sugar, with half a cup
containing anywhere from
5g to 10g. Create your
own sauce instead with
fresh tomato, onion and
garlic – and go heavy on
the vegetables!
Muesli
Sorry to be the bearers
of bad news, but half
a cup of muesli typically
contains around 11g of
sugar. What’s worse, some
brands contain more sugar
than sweet cereals. The
main culprit is dried fruit
– five dates, for example,
packs nearly 20g of
sugar. Yikes!
Anything
“Fat-Free”
The label may suggest it’s
sin-free, but that generally
means it’s stuffed with
sugar to deliver the
flavour that’s lost when
the fat is removed. In fact,
in two tablespoons of
a fat-free salad dressing,
you could find up to 8g
of sugar. Make your own
dressing of olive oil and
lemon juice instead.
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