Frosting in a jar
Who can wait for the cake to cool before we dive into the jar of frosting? Tempting as it is, don’t dive in and limit the frosting you eat. Besides being full of preservatives and ingredients you can’t pronounce, it is a sugar nightmare for your heart. A typical jar of frosting can have as much as 20 grams per 2 tablespoons. First, we rarely eat just 2 tablespoons but even if we stuck to that, we would be pretty close to tipping the scales in the wrong direction for sugar consumption that day. The AHA recommends 36 grams per day for men and 24 grams per day when it comes to added sugars. Sugar contributes to an expanding waistline and an unhealthy heart.
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