Be careful not to oversweeten! 6 High-Sugar Landmines for Breakfast

Only by eating a good breakfast can you have full energy for the whole day. Although the market is flooded with many breakfasts that claim to be nutritious and delicious, many of them hide the crisis of high sugar content. The sugar content is even more than candy. If you are not careful, you will consume too much sugar. The Huffington Post website has compiled 6 types of breakfasts with too high sugar content. Both adults and children should pay attention.

1. Nutritional Vitality Bar

In order to quickly replenish nutrition and gain energy, many people will choose convenient energy bars. One bar contains 4 grams of dietary fiber and 9 grams of protein. What cannot be underestimated is that it also contains 25 grams of sugar, which is comparable to a Snickers chocolate bar. If you eat 2 to 3 bars for breakfast, your sugar intake for the whole day will have to be further limited.

2. Fruit Yogurt

Yogurt is refreshing and appetizing. A cup of yogurt is perfect for breakfast in the summer. The probiotics and oligosaccharides in yogurt are ingredients that are beneficial to health. However, adding jam or artificial sweeteners to enhance the flavor makes yogurt a sugar trap! A 6-ounce serving of yogurt has 30 grams of sugar, even more than the average candy bar.

3. Muffin

A lot of sugar is added to baked bread, cakes, etc., and muffins are the biggest landmine among them. A medium-sized muffin contains 32 grams of sugar, and muffins also contain a lot of flour, butter, etc. The average calorie content of one muffin is nearly 300 calories.

4. Fruit smoothie

Milkshakes can make you feel full and provide you with a lot of nutrients such as fruits at one time, but homemade milkshakes are the best choice. Milkshakes sold in stores are usually not low in calories, averaging 400 to 500 calories, and the amount of sugar is about the same as 4 to 5 Snickers chocolate bars. If you make your own at home, you can choose low-sugar or sugar-free yogurt to reduce the sugar content.

5. Breakfast Cereals

Crunchy and sweet breakfast cereals are the most common breakfast for many children as long as they are mixed with milk. In order to attract children's love, they are often sprinkled with a lot of sugar. Past tests on the nutritional content of cereals on the market have found that sugar accounts for 24% to 26% of cereals. Therefore, it is healthier to carefully select cereals with reduced sugar formulas or those that are naturally free of added sugar powder.

6. Muffins

Lattice muffins, also known as waffles, are often eaten for breakfast abroad and are more commonly seen in afternoon tea in Taiwan. A muffin has about 260 to 300 calories, and adding jam or cream will increase the sugar content.