How Can You Avoid Consuming Sugar? 
 
It isn't easy to shop for products that don't contain sugar because food and beverage 
manufacturers know that this substance leads to cravings. In addition, some forms of 
sugar will help to preserve foods, giving the items a longer shelf life at the supermarket. 
You already know that foods such as boxed cereals, cookies and ice cream are loaded 
with sugar, but this sweetener is also in many unusual food products. Consider this list 
of beverages and foods that have added sugar.  
 
Be Careful with Peanut Butter 
 
Most peanut butter along with the foods made with peanut butter will have added sugar. 
Various forms of sugar are added to peanut butter so that the product remains fresh for 
several months. The sugar helps to keep the peanut butter from discoloring or 
becoming rancid. Most peanut butter is marketed toward children who love its flavor but 
are unaware that they are eating a large amount of sugar. If you want to eat peanut 
butter, then buy natural peanuts to chop in a food processor until the mixture has a 
smooth texture so that you can spread it on homemade whole-wheat bread.  
 
Read Your Bread Labels 
 
When you buy any variety of bread at the supermarket, it probably has sugar listed on 
the ingredient label. Breads made with white flour tend to have the highest amount of 
sugar, but whole-grain breads also have added sweeteners. Bakeries add sugar to 
bread to preserve the food in its plastic wrapper. In some cases, the bread is baked and 
packaged several days before it arrives in your supermarket, and it can remain on the 
store's shelf for a week or longer. 

When packaged bread doesn't contain sugar, it begins to lose moisture, making it dry. 
In addition, the moisture from the bread will lead to mold growth, making the food 
unpalatable. If you want to have whole-wheat bread that doesn't contain sugar, then you 
can learn how to bake your own bread so that you can keep it in a kitchen's freezer until 
you are ready to eat it.  
 
Reduce Your Condiments 
 
You may pour a large amount of ketchup on your healthy homemade hamburger that is 
made with a homemade slice of whole-wheat bread, but by doing this, you are adding a 
huge amount of sugar to your food. Instead of using condiments such as ketchup, 
barbecue sauce or mayonnaise on your sandwiches, add lettuce and mustard to the 
food.

