Sugar Detective
Detective name: ______________________
Your mission
- Find a drink label. Look for the box called Nutrition Facts.
- Find the line that says Includes Added Sugars. Write the grams.
- Divide by 4 to get teaspoons. (Every 4 grams is about 1 teaspoon.)
- Is it more or less than 6 teaspoons, the most sugar a kid should have in a whole day?
| Drink | Added sugars (grams) | ÷ 4 = teaspoons | More than 6 tsp? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example: soda, 12 oz | 39 g | about 10 tsp | Yes! |
| Water | 0 g | 0 tsp | No way! |
Bonus clue
Sugar wears disguises. Circle any of these you find in the ingredients: corn syrup, cane sugar, dextrose, fructose, honey, fruit juice concentrate.
The American Heart Association says kids 2 to 18 should have less than 6 teaspoons (25 g) of added sugar a day. healthyhydrationforkids.com