When we look at what we eat there seems to be sugar in so many things.  For many of us, having a sweet tooth doesn’t help in making sure we don’t overdo it with the sugar intake.  There is nothing wrong with eating extra amounts on a special occasion, but it isn’t healthy on a regular basis. It has been found that most of us eat at least 22 teaspoons of sugar a day.  We don’t normally think about it like that.  That is quite a bit more than what we really need to be consuming.  For most of us we need to really only be consuming about 3-5 teaspoons a day, this is depending on the caloric intake you work with each day.

Some will look at the amount of sugar you eat in things like teaspoons, while others look at it in forms of grams, while others look at the overall percentage of the diet that it is.  You need to find the way that works for you so that you will remember how to go about it yourself.

(more…)

Tags: sugar