You Might Be Surprised How Much Sugar Is In Your Healthy Choices

I loved this article and it is a great reminder to read your labels when making food choices.  Enjoy

9 Surprising Foods With More Sugar Than a Krispy Kreme Doughnut

A new report finds that some supposedly healthy foods are actually laden with sugar.

—By Dana Liebelson

| Fri Sep. 13, 2013 8:41 AM PDT

        

·         It's Friday! After a long week of work, you're probably ready to curl up on the couch with a big box of doughnuts. But having read Gary Taubes' expose in Mother Jones on the sugar industry's terrifying campaign to convince the American public that sugar won't kill you, maybe you'll reach for a "healthier" option instead—like a green Odwalla "Super Food" smoothie.

Not so fast. According to a new report by Credit Suisse, you might be better off eating a doughnut than some of the stuff marketed as healthy. Here are nine surprising foods that have more sugar than a Krispy Kreme doughnut, which, at 10 grams, seems saintly in comparison:

1. LUNA BAR: 11 GRAMS

2. GRANDE STARBUCKS LATTE: 17 GRAMS

3. SUBWAY 6" SWEET ONION TERIYAKI CHICKEN SANDWICH: 17 GRAMS

4. 8 OZ TROPICANA 100% ORANGE JUICE: 22 GRAMS

 

5. YOPLAIT ORIGINAL YOGURT: 27 GRAMS

6. 20 OZ VITAMIN WATER: 33 GRAMS

7. SPRINKLES RED VELVET CUPCAKE: 45 GRAMS

8. CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN THAI CHICKEN SALAD: 45 GRAMS

9. ODWALLA SUPER FOOD SMOOTHIE (12 OZ): 50 GRAMS

Dana Liebelson is a reporter in Mother Jones' Washington bureau. Her work has also appeared inThe Week, TIME's Battleland, Truthout, OtherWords and Yahoo! News. 

Thai Quinoa Salad with Fresh Herbs and Lime Vinaigrette

Yum. Yum. Yum and so Yum.  Oh yes.  So healthy for you too.

Salad
1 C Quinoa, rinsed or prewashed
1/2 tsp salt
1 red bell pepper, cut into bite-sized strips
1 carrot peeled and grated
1 English cucumber, seeded and diced
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/4 C freshly cholpped cilantro (optional)
2 Tbsp Fresh chopped mint or basil (optional)

Dressing
1/4 C freshly squeezed lim juice
2 1/2 tsp Asian fish sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil ( I used Canola)
2 Tbsp sugar (I use Stevia)
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions
1.  Cook Quinoa following directions on package.  Let cool
2.  Make dressing and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
3.  ONce the Quinoa is cook,  add vegetables and dressing.  Toss well, then taste and adjust seasoning with more.  Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.  This salad keeps for days.  I doubled the recipe.

Make it and let me know what you think.
Lisa