The Sugar Smart Diet: Stop Cravings and Lose Weight While Still Enjoying the Sweets You Love (27 page)
Authors: Anne Alexander,Julia VanTine
BOOK: The Sugar Smart Diet: Stop Cravings and Lose Weight While Still Enjoying the Sweets You Love
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Condiments, Sauces, and Dressings
Sweet Treats
When it comes to your sugar allowance, waste not. Balsamic vinegar, pure olive oil, herbs, spices, hot sauce, salsa, and natural sweeteners add plenty of flavor without added sugars.
| Swap this . . . | . . . for this |
 Newman’s Own Creamy Balsamic dressing (1 tablespoon): 50 calories, 4 g sugar | Newman’s Own Creamy Caesar dressing 1 tablespoon): 85 calories, 0 g sugar |
| Bertolli Tomato & Basil pasta sauce (½ cup): 70 calories, 12 g sugar | Monte Bene Tomato Basil pasta sauce ½ cup): 40 calories, <1 g sugar |
| Smuckers Strawberry Jam (1 tablespoon): 50 calories, 12 g sugar | Polaner All Fruit with Fiber, Strawberry 1 tablespoon): 35 calories, 6 g sugar |
| La Choy Orange Ginger Sauce & Marinade (1 tablespoon): 25 calories, 4 g sugar | La Choy Stir-Fry Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade 1 tablespoon): 10 calories, 1 g sugar |
Skeptical? Just give them a try. One taste of the low-sugar indulgences on this list we’ve sampled them all) and you’ll never miss the sugar-laden items.
| Swap this . . . | . . . for this |
| Twix (1 package): 250 calories, 24 g sugar | Dagoba Organic Chocolate Xocolatl dark chocolate bar 74% cacao 1 ounce): 140 calories, 7 g sugar |
| Entenmann’s Deluxe French Cheesecake (1 serving): 390 calories, 25 g sugar | Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt bars 1 coconut bar): 80 calories, 12 g sugar |
| Premium ice cream, vanilla (½ cup): 266 calories, 22 g sugar | Creamies Ice Cream Bar 1 bar): 120 calories, 13 g sugar |
| Jell-O vanilla pudding (½ cup): 110 calories, 17 g sugar | Julie’s Organic Juliette Ice Cream Sandwiches 1 bar): 100 calories, 6 g sugar |
| Gummy worms (10 worms): 293 calories, 43.6 g sugar | Angie’s Classic Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn 2 cups): 140 calories, 8 g sugar |
| Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake (1 slice): 430 calories, 46 g sugar | Starbucks Almond Cookie 1 cookie-: 230 calories, 14 g sugar |
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