Measuring the sugar that goes into food
Sugarstacks 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.