1. Sugar Originally Created by Cyndi Willmarth, M. Ed.
And Presented by Cyndi Willmarth and Mendy Covington
Kentucky Department of Education
School and Community Nutrition
August 2011

2. Clear Target: Learn what sugar is.
Know why products have added sugar and identify the various names for these sugars.
Compare and contrast amounts of added sugar in everyday items

3. What is sugar ?
Sugar is a natural substance that comes from the fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy products.
Sugar provides necessary energy for the body.
Refined sugar is plant sugar that has been chemically processed.

4. Why do we crave sugar?
"Sweet is the first taste humans prefer from birth," says Christine Gerbstadt, MD, RD, a dietitian and American Dietetic Association (ADA) spokeswoman.
The taste of sugar also releases endorphins that calm and relax us.

5. Different Names for Sugar
Agave Nectar
Barley Malt Syrup
Beet Sugar
Brown Rice Syrup
Brown Sugar
Cane juice crystals
Cane Sugar
Corn sweetener
Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids
Dehydrated Cane Juice
Dextrin
Dextrose
Evaporated Cane Juice
Fructose
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Glucose
Fruit Juice Concentrate
Honey
Invert sugar
Lactose
Maltodextrin
Malt syrup
Maltose
Maple syrup
Molasses
Raw sugar
Rice Syrup
Saccharose
Sorghum or sorghum syrup
Sucrose
Syrup
Treacle
Turbinado Sugar
Xylose

6. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Used in much greater quantity in the United States than table sugar, because it is significantly less expensive to produce and transport.
The most common added sweetener in processed foods and beverages. (Soda!)
Produced by milling corn (not sugar cane or sugar beet as in typical table sugar. ) Per gram, It is much sweeter than table sugar.

7. How Consumption Has Changed
Sugar, Sugar,
SUGAR!!
At the end of the 19th century ( ), the average American consumed 5 lbs. of added sugar per year. Today, an average American consumes 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. 
Over the last 20 years, sugar consumption in the U.S. has increased from 26 pounds to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year. (60 lbs is High Fructose Corn Syrup)
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Added Sugar consumption includes table sugar and highly refined sugars that are incorporated into many of the foods we eat (bread, peanut butter, condiments, sauces, etc.). 

8. Why Has The Amount Changed?
1. Increase in sugary drinks.
2. Larger variety of sugars.
3. Sugar is added to more foods than in the past.

9. 7 Reasons why companies add sugar to their products?
1. Gives baked goods texture and color
2. Fuels fermentation which enables bread to rise
3. Helps preserve foods such as jams and jellies

10. 7 Reasons why companies add sugar to their products?
4. Balances the acidity of foods containing vinegar and tomatoes
5. Serves as a bulking agent in baked goods and ice cream
6. Boosts Flavor
7. Makes you want MORE!!

11. Added Sugar:
In What?
How Much?
Part 2

12. Let’s Look at Some Sugar Stacks!
(www. Sugarstacks.com)

13. 20 oz 3 Tablespoons 8 oz 1 Tablespoon
Vitamin Water- B Relaxed (Jackfruit and Guava Flavor)
20 oz
3 Tablespoons
8 oz
1 Tablespoon

14. Capri Sun Pacific Cooler
3 ½ tablespoons

15. Minute Maid Lemonade
20 oz bottle
1/3 cup
8 oz glass
2 Tablespoons

16. 32 ounce Big Gulp (Coca-Cola) and a 44 ounce Super Big Gulp
(15% Ice in Cup)
32 oz drink
2/3 cup of sugar
44 oz drink
2/3 cup of sugar

17. 8 oz glass 2 Tablespoons 16 oz bottle 1/4 cup
A word about 100% juice……
100% Apple Juice
8 oz glass
2 Tablespoons
16 oz bottle
1/4 cup

18. Yoplait Light Yogurt (6 oz)
1 Tablespoon

19. Graham Crackers (2 sheets/4 squares)
2 teaspoons

20. Fig Newton's
4 cookies
2 Tablespoons

21. (A ketchup packet has about ½ teaspoon sugar)
1 Tablespoon Ketchup
1 teaspoon sugar
(A ketchup packet has about ½ teaspoon sugar)

22. Pop Tarts Frosted Cherry
2 Tablespoons

23. 2 plain Eggo waffles with ¼ cup syrup
3 Tablespoons
1 tsp

24. One Cup Cheerios Cereal
¼ teaspoon

25. Slurpee: 28 oz Cherry and 40 oz Cola
28 oz cup
1/3 cup of sugar
40 oz cup
1/2 cup of sugar

26. 21 oz (Medium) Chocolate Shake from McDonalds
½ cup sugar

27. The Last Word…How Sweet it is!
Read the labels of all packaged food you buy, prepare, or eat. Look for sugar names, and look at how many grams of sugar are in the product.
Artificial sweeteners do not have the empty calories of sugar, but they do contribute to your craving of more sugar.
Processed /Packaged Foods have added sugar. Whole Foods do not. Limit packaged foods and you limit added sugar!