Question

Sugar Intake Exercise Directions:1. Pick one day to document your sugar intake for 24 hours.2. Use the chart to document the food eaten and its sugar content 3. At the end of the day, add up the amount of sugar in grams.4. Answer the following questions: a. What were your thoughts on the amount of sugar consumed? b. Are there any changes you will make concerning your sugar intake? i. If yes, what will that be? ii. If no, how will you maintain your sugar intake?

Answer 1

1. Today was picked

2. Foods eaten and it's sugar content

Morning : 4 idly with chutney 12 gms of glucose

10 pm : 1 full glass of pomegranate juice 31gms of sugar.

Afternoon : 1 cup of Brown rice with veggies 100gms of sugar.

Evening : 1 full bowl of fruit salad 15 gms of sugar

Night : 2 chapati with mutton curry 30gms of sugar

3. Total grams of sugar intake for 1 day is 180gms.

4. a. I thought that the intake sugar has become more.Because the normal intake of sugar should be 150gms per day.

b. Yes , ofcourse I should make fewer changes in my diet to take with in the limits.

I have to cut down the quantity of rice and add more fresh fruits and vegetables that contains natural sugars.

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