When we consume sugar, we activate the centers of pleasure in our brain and feel good: it is the effect of dopamine. Trying to exploit this effect, sugar is added from the food industry to almost every packaged food.
It is estimated that about 80% of the pre-packaged food contains sugar. Although unknowingly, when we consume some of these products there is a certain amount of addiction that causes us to buy it again.
In case you want to follow a diet without added sugars to improve your sports performance, here are some foods to avoid that unlikely contain large amounts of it.
1) READY SAUCES, DRESSING
Ready sauces, ketchup and barbecue sauces, as well as some salad dressings, contain a lot of sugar and should be consumed no more than once a week.
2) CANNED VEGETABLE
Peas, beans, tomatoes and other canned vegetables are added sugar to flavor and to extend the product’s life.
3) DIET FOODS
Foods such as energy bars are so poor in fat but often contain a lot of sugar. Their healthy appearance is just appearance.
4) BREAKFAST CEREALS
Obviously sweet, often even colored, breakfast cereals make your blood sugar levels increase. It’s better to avoid them early in the morning.
5) SUSHI RICE
Sugar is an ingredient in the recipe for sushi rice.
6) BREAD
Especially in white bread, there are high levels of sugar. The right dose should be 4 gr per 100 gr of bread. Better buy bread in a trusted store than buy it packaged.
7) SMOOTHIES AND DRIED FRUIT
The dried fruit contains concentrated sugar and very few fibers. The smoothies purchased at the supermarket in the same way contain many sugars. Those made with 2/3 of vegetables and 1/3 of fruit are to be preferred.