Do pre-schools need a sugar policy?
- Recommendation of the American Heart Association (AHA): Children ages 4-8 with a daily caloric intake of 1,600 calories should consume no more than 130 calories, or about 3 teaspoons a day.
- 4g of sugar = 1 teaspoon
- A serving of a lot of the cereals marketed to children contains 8 – 12g of sugar or 2 – 3 teaspoons
- 125g of one of my kid’s favourite dairy desserts contains 16g of sugar or 4 teaspoons
- A small sugar waffle covered with chocolate contains 5g of sugar or more than 1 teaspoon
- A standard can of coke (330ml) contains 35g of sugar or 8.75 teaspoons
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