Nutrition and Your Body: Your Body on Sugar

Nutrition and Your Body: Your Body on Sugar — page 5
there and in her small intestine where it was mixed and mashed The sugar moved into her blood A wave of energy zipped all around her body but only for a short time She soon wanted more sweet foods SWEET FOODS Sugar is in everyday foods and drinks Sugar is found naturally in many foods such as raisins and cherry tomatoes There is natural sugar in carrot sticks and apple slices But some sweet-tasting foods have sugar added to them Sodas and candy have a lot of sugar People add sugar to muffins and cereals It makes food look and taste good Sugar in treats such as cookies makes them crispy Sugar helps meat stay fresh longer Some foods with sugar do not taste very sweet at all There is sugar in many pasta sauces soups and breads Approximately 68 percent of all packaged food sold in grocery stores has sugar 8