Measuring the sugar that goes into food
Posted in Links on May 2nd, 2009 by Sacha PeterSugarstacks looks at various foods and drinks we eat and displays the quantity of sugar in cube-equivalents. I’m sure they are trying to socially engineer people into selecting lower sugar products, but I found the comparisons interesting without any messaging in terms of what is good to eat.
In particular, one can infer that drinking sugar is a lot easier than eating it directly through foods – although soft drinks are a favorite target of anti-sugar advocates, most fruit juices contain just as much sugar.
The trick, as with many things, is moderation. I am also amazed to see 7-Eleven selling the “Double Gulp” which contains 64 fluid ounces of liquid, or 1.89 litres – might as well buy the two litre pop bottle at this point and stick a huge straw in it.
Interesting site! I wish they stacked the cubes in rectangles instead of pyramids, the latter which I find more difficult to intuitively judge.