The easiest way to avoid added sugar is to learn to read labels. When shopping for packaged foods like cereal, yogurt, bars, crackers and chips, don't look at the amount of sugar on the nutrition label, look at the actual ingredient list. Below is a list of commonly used terms for added sugar. I know the list is intimidating, but the more you get used to reading labels, the easier it becomes and then you find your go-to products!
- dextrose
- brown sugar
- cane crystals
- cane sugar
- corn sweetener
- corn syrup
- corn syrup solids
- evaporated cane juice
- fructose sweetener
- fruit juice concentrates
- high-fructose corn syrup
- honey
- fructose
- lactose
- malt syrup
- maple syrup
- molasses
- maltose
- maltodextrin
- malted barley
- rice syrup
- sorbitol
- sugar
- xylitol
