Twinkies and Yogurt
Both can be extremely high in sugar and some yogurts actually contain more sugar than America’s beloved twinkie! I happened upon a great article in Huffington Post that gives us the skinny on this:
Part of this high sugar count is due to sugar that occurs naturally in yogurt, but the amount of natural sugar varies dramatically, depending on the kind. Lowfat yogurt, for example, is notorious for being high in sugar, Monica Reinagel, M.S., LDN, CNS tells The Huffington Post. The first 17 grams of sugar per serving, in low fat varieties, is naturally occurring lactose. In original yogurt, it’s common to see anywhere between 12 and 15 grams of natural sugar, according to Heather Bauer, R.D., CDN. That’s why Bauer recommends going Greek. Greek yogurt, she said, has as little as 6 grams in plain flavors.
What really ups the sugar, though, is what we put into that plain yogurt. Fruit, especially the syrupy kind mixed into store-bought yogurts, is a common culprit. Plus, once you start throwing in candied nuts or sweetened granola, you’ve can quickly find yourself well beyond the sugar content of an entire Twinkie. “If you’re going to add toppings, always stick to a plain flavor,” Bauer says.
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4 Yogurts listed as the worst offenders topping the scales of the twinkie’s 19 grams of sugar:
Yoplait Original Strawberry – Label says 99 percent fat free but it contains 26 grams of sugar in a 6-ounce container.
Dannon Fruit On The Bottom Blueberry – Think you are reaching for a healthy treat but instead end up with 24 grams of sugar per 6-ounce serving.
Stonyfield Smooth & Creamy Lowfat French Vanilla – This one takes the cake (twinkie) with a whopping 29 grams/6oz serving.
Brown Cow Nonfat Vanilla – Weighting in at 25 grams of sugar per 6-ounce container.
So don’t forget to read those labels and reach for the Greek Yogurt!
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