Clever branding makes you think you are eating healthy, but the reality can be extremely opposite. Yes, you read it right, those healthy digestive biscuits, nutritiously labeled peanut butters are a complete myth.
If you take on a magnifying glass to find out the hidden sugar these apparently ‘healthy’ pantry staples are offering to you, you will faint. Check out the evil face of the most common pantry food that you have been having with zero guilt so far.
Hidden Sugar Sources Sneaking Into Your Daily Diet
Think your everyday snacks are healthy? Think again! HealthKart’s latest Instagram reel exposes the surprising pantry staples that are secretly sabotaging your diet. These “healthy” foods are hiding sugar where you least expect it – and they’re ruining your nutrition goals.
Check out the top 5 culprits you never knew were packing in the sugar!
- Biscuit or pastry items – Most biscuits/pastry-type foods are highly processed products made with refined flours and contain a significant amount of added sugars.
- Labelled tomato ketchup – Up to 22-30% sugar per serving. One tablespoon of tomato ketchup means an equal amount of sugar on your plate.
- Regular peanut butter – Many mass-produced peanut butter products are sweetened with sugars, use oils, and/or have added salt.
- Breakfast cereals – When you see “healthy” marketed cereals, keep in mind they contain approximately 20-40% sugar.
- Flavoured yogurts – Even if you buy a healthy-looking flavoured yogurt, it can often contain sugar levels comparable to a dessert.
Healthy Alternatives to Replace Common Pantry Sugar Traps
By swapping out unhealthy items in your pantry with simple, whole-food-based alternative options, you can reduce the number of hidden sugars you’re consuming. This will increase your stable energy levels and improve your digestion.
- Instead of biscuits or pastries, try makhanas, nuts, or make your own seed crackers.
- In place of packaged tomato ketchup, try making your own tomato chutney.
- Stop buying commercial peanut butter. Try 100% natural peanut butter without any added sugars or oils.
- Instead of purchasing sugary breakfast cereals, try oats or millet porridge.
- Avoid purchasing flavored yogurt; try using plain yogurt with fresh fruits.
Why Reading Food Labels Is More Important Today?
To keep yourself safe from other such diet-ruining foods, you will have to make it a habit to check the ingredients list of your food. You can take the help of AI to assess the ingredient list behind your packaged food to detect whether it is safe for you. If you notice the hidden sugars like maltose, dextrose, or corn syrup in the list, you know that you will have to stop.
So, choose the absolutely healthy pantry staples by breaking the commercialised myth. Use AI and your own wit to detect what is wrong in your diet. Don’t let the diet-ruining foods take over your healthy meals.
Disclaimer: This content, including advice, provides general information only. It is not a substitute for a qualified medical opinion in any way. The methods and claims mentioned in this article should be considered as suggestions only; DNP India neither confirms nor denies them. Always consult a doctor before following any such suggestions/treatments/medications/diets.
