Open your refrigerator door. Pull out the ketchup, barbecue sauce, salad dressings, teriyaki sauce, sriracha mayo. Check the ingredient list. If sugar, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, or any sweetener appears in the first five ingredients, you’re adding hidden sugar to foods you thought were savory. Condiments are where sugar sneaks in without detection—a tablespoon here, a squirt there, adding up to surprisingly significant amounts.
This companion explores common offenders and their sugar content, how daily accumulation adds up, lower-sugar alternatives, and simple recipes for sugar-free versions. (6 min read)
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