3. Dried Fruit

Top 10 Sources Of Hidden Sugar That Weren’t On Your Radar

3. Dried Fruit

Fresh fruits and veggies are irreplaceable as healthy foods from which you truly get the vitamins and minerals you need without any unwanted additives.

On the other hand, as soon as their structure changes so do their molecules, and the effects are simply different.

Not that dried fruit is particularly unhealthy, but it is essentially candy. It goes nice to add flavor to a salad or cereal, it is used in baking and many other forms of cooking, but its delicious taste comes from, you’ve guessed it, sugar.

Consider this: a cup full of fresh cranberries contains 4 grams of sugar found in the fruit naturally, whereas a quarter cup of dried cranberries contains as much as 29 grams of sugar! With the recommended daily dose of sugar being at 5% of the daily calories, (for a 2,000-calorie diet, 100 calories can come from sugar), dried cranberries are most definitely candy.

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2. Salad Dressing

Top 10 Sources Of Hidden Sugar That Weren’t On Your Radar

2. Salad Dressing

Salad dressing makes a surprise appearance on our list as most people don’t think of this food as a threat when it comes to sugar content.

In reality, salad dressings that are fat free or light are often loaded with sugar and salt to compensate for the lack of taste after cutting out the fat.

Everyone should make it a habit to avoid “fat-free” or “light” foods as they are usually even more unhealthy than their fatty counterparts, but in the case of salad dressing always stay clear of fruity vinaigrettes, as those definitely come with unwanted sugar, and avoid ketchup or ketchup-based dressings.

Even better, when you toss out salad dressing you have raw, healthier salad as it is found in its natural state and meant to be consumed. This way you’d be getting the most out of your fresh veggies.

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