Cut Down On Sugar Flashcards
What is sugar
Sugar is a sweet crystalline substance which is soluble in water
What’s the food standard agency’s 8 tips for eating well?
Base your meals on starch food Eat lots of fruit and veg Eat more fish Cut down on saturated fat and sugar Try to eat less salt no more than 6g per day Get active n try to be a healthy weight Drink plenty water Don't skip breakfast
Where does sugar come from
Sugar cane and sugar beet
What type of food is sugar
An empty food as it only provides energy no nutrients
What does viable sugar mean?
You know the sugar is present
What is invisible sugar?
You don’t realise it’s in the food ie milk
How to reduce sugar
Replace sweets with fruit/ veg Use sugar free snacks Don't put sugar in tea coffee Buy unsweetened fruit juice Buy reduced sugar foods Cut down sugar in recipes
What happens when sugar+bacteria in plaque =
Acid attack=tooth decay
How long after u eat sugar does tooth decay occur?
20 mins
Why should we eat less sugar
Less risk of replacing with more nutritious foods
To control our weight
Less tooth decay
What does sugar do to teeth?
The sugar is changed to acid by bacteria in plaque, plaque is the build up of bacteria from food and saliva
