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Basic Nutrition Principles (Page 2 of 3)
Eat less sugar — All people should eat less sugar. Sugar has lots of calories and no vitamins or minerals, and it causes cavities. Foods high in sugar include desserts (for example, frosted cake and pie), sugary breakfast foods, table sugar, honey, and syrup. One 12-ounce can of a regular soft drink has nine tablespoons of sugar!
Sugar Content of Common Foods:
Food |
Serving Size | Sugar Content |
| Corn, Pasta | 4 ounces | 3 tablespoons |
| Potatoes | 4 ounces | 3 tablespoons |
| Peas | 4 ounces | 2 tablespoons |
| Cola | 12 ounces | 8 tablespoons |
| Ketchup | 1 tablespoon | 1 tablespoons |
| Creamer | 1 tablespoon | 2 tablespoons |
| Yogurt | 1 cup | 8 tablespoons |