12 Foods Your Dentist Won't Eat
Dec. 25, 2011— -- A fully grown male deer. The carbon body of a 2007 Shelby Mustang Funny Car. Tom Cruise. And all the sugar and other sweeteners you, the average American, will eat this year. What do they all have in common? They all weigh approximately 140 pounds.
Life is sweet, all right -- so sweet that each of us will eat the sugar equivalent of 6,047 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the next 12 months. Impossible, right? Sure, you like a piece of birthday cake now and again, and you're not above raiding the kids' Halloween stash or Christmas stockings or even stealing a serving of ice cream once a week or so. But 140 pounds of the sweet stuff? How can that be?
The authors of the best-selling weight-loss books, Eat This, Not That!, reveal 12 of the most sugar-packed foods in America. Some are ice cream treats, sure. But just as many are regular food products that you'd never in a million years consider "desserts"—that is, until now. Steer clear of these 12 sugar-packed foods. Your blood sugar—and teeth!—depend on it.
Most Sugar-Packed Canned Product: Del Monte Peach Chunks in Heavy Syrup (1/2 cup)
Unlike most food on this list, these peaches aren't bona fide junk food; they are, after all, still fruit. But why manufacturers feel the need to can, package, and bottle nature's candy with excess sugar is a question we will never stop asking. In this case, the viscous sugar solution clings to the fruit like syrup to a pancake, soaking every bite with utterly unnecessary calories. Looking for cheap sources of fruit to have on hand at any time? Opt for the frozen stuff -- it's picked at the height of season and flash frozen on the spot, keeping costs low and nutrients high.
Eat This Instead: Dole Frozen Sliced Peaches (3/4 cup)
10 g sugars
50 calories
0 g fat
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