The following snack foods are high in sugar and not healthy options:
- 2 sweet biscuits: 3 teaspoons sugar*
- muesli bar: 4 teaspoons sugar*
- small bottle of soft drink (390 ml): 10 teaspoons sugar*
- large chocolate frog: 5 teaspoons sugar*
- 3 fingers of lamington cake: 6 teaspoons sugar*
- 6 snake lollies: 7 teaspoons sugar*
The following snack foods have no added sugar and are healthy options:
- vegetable sticks
- plain popcorn
- salad on cracker
- strawberries
- tap water only
- cheese cubes
* Nutritional values obtained from calorieking.com.au, July 2010. One level teaspoon of sugar is equivalent to 4 grams of sugar. All values were rounded to the nearest whole number.
March 2022 @ NSW Health. SHPN (COHS) 220212.
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