Sugar lurks in the strangest of places. It’s expected that you’ll find it in a chocolate brownie, but in a salad dressing? Really?!
We’ve rounded up five savoury meals to watch out for if you’ve quit sugar – yes, these dinners can have more sugar than your dessert!
Don’t believe us? A Weis Mini Mango and Ice Cream Bar has just two teaspoons of sugar (but that’s not a good enough excuse to eat ice cream for dinner… trust us).
Pasta sauce.
Example: Dolmio Extra Bolognese Pasta Sauce 785g.
There’s a reason why Dolmio started printing warnings that their sauces are meant for occasional consumption. This bolognese sauce has 9.2g of sugar (more than two teaspoons) per 130g serve! While much of that sugar comes from the tomatoes, Dolmio includes added sugar in their list, too.
Side-step sugary sauces by making your own from scratch! You can even make it in a huge batch and freeze the rest for later.
Curry.
Example: Pataks Mild Butter Chicken Simmer Sauce 500g.
Curry often contains tomato purée, so don’t freak out if you see around a teaspoon of sugar per serve. However, this Pataks butter chicken sauce also contains added sugar (and some interesting additives), bringing the sugar total above two teaspoons, or 9.5g per 125g serve.
Making your own curry takes a little more time, but it’s so worth the effort. This recipe can be whipped up in just 40 minutes.
Tomato soup.
Example: Heinz Soup For One Creamy Tomato Can 300g.
Remember how tomatoes contain sugar? Well, for some reason manufacturers think that’s still not sweet enough for a soup. This Heinz soup, sweetened with sugar, contains 4.4 teaspoons of sugar! (18.6g of sugar per 300g serve.)
Want a sweet, warming soup that’s all natural? Try our gorgeous, silky pumpkin soup recipe instead.
Anti-inflammatory Pumpkin Soup with Parmesan Croutons
Steak and sauce.
Example: ETA Original BBQ Sauce 375mL.
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with a grass-fed steak for dinner. But if you’re drowning that steak in BBQ sauce, think again. This BBQ sauce by ETA contains 3⅓ teaspoons of sugar or 14g per 30ml serve – sugar is the top ingredient after water!
Make your own BBQ sauce for the next time you fancy a snag or steak. This one is sweetened with real peaches.
Salad.
Example: Sumo Salad Low GI Chicken Deli Salad Large.
Okay, we haven’t completely gone off our rockers. Salad IS generally good for you. The sugary situation arises when you add dried fruit or sweet dressings. The salad above contains more than two teaspoons or 10.2g of sugar, likely from the sun-dried tomato (don’t worry, Sumo Salad has some healthy low-sugar options, too).
Make your own dressing (and leave out the dried fruit) for a lighter option. It’s as easy as mixing some lemon and extra virgin olive oil together!
Winter Green and White Bean Salad with Mint + Olives
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