Sweet'n Low

Why Is It Important to Eat Less Fat & Less Sugar?

Saturated Fats	Monounsaturated Fats	Polyunsaturated Fats
Meat, Dairy, products, Coconut, Palm kernel Oil, Hardened Shortenings, Stick margarine, Butter	Canola oil, Olive oil, Nut, Avocado, Peanut oil, Sesame seeds	Vegetable oil, Fish oil , Seeds, Walnuts

- Cholesterol is fat like substance, found in animal fats and tropical oils and many other things we eat, including milks and eggs yolks.

- There are three types of fats (Saturated fats, Polyunsaturated fats, &Monounsaturated fats), each with different effects on most serum cholesterol.

- The difference between saturated and unsaturated fats is determined by the structural component. Saturated fats contain more hydrogen atoms and are worse for your health because they can raise your blood levels of cholesterol and are linked with cancer and heart disease. However, both fats are important for our body as they act as a source of energy.

- Small amounts of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats in the foods we eat are linked with good health benefits and tend to lower blood cholesterol.

- Trans fatty acids, are created using a “partial hydrogenation” process which transforms vegetable oils that are normally liquid (unsaturated) at room temperatures into solids forms that act like saturated fat in the body.

- In fact, all types of fat are equally high in calorie (9 calories per gram), more than two times the calories you get from carbohydrate and protein.

- Sugar : adds calories and increase blood glucose levels. It provides no other nutrients. So studies found that sugar was a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease, possibly because sugar fuel obesity, which boosts very low density lipoproteins and triglycerides that are dangerous for the heart. Also sugar leads to a bad dental health. Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (Nutrasweet) and Acesulfame –K (Sweet One), may prove to be a good alternative to sugar.

- So its important to eat less sugar and less fat because of: healthy eating, weight maintenance, weight reduction, reduction of dental caries, & management of diabetes and heart diseases.

- To cut down on sugar and fat in your diet, follow these guide lines:

Limit your intake of sugar, by using diet sweeteners in coffee, tea, on cereals and fruits, and to replace part of the sugar in recipes such as cakes and cookies. And don’t forget choosing sugar free products.
Use less of fat, paricularly saturated fats and trans fatty acids, also limit dietary cholesterol, by eating less of foods containing these sugars and fats such as candy, ice cream and cakes and to choose fat free or low fat products.

- Why Sweet’ N Low Candy and Chocolate are the best:

SNL Candy is sugar free and fat free.
SNL chocolate are sugar free and 45 % less fat.
SNL Candy & Chocolate save a lot of calories comparing to regular candy and chocolate.

No	SNL Kinds of chocolate & candy	Serving size	Fat content(g)/ Serving	Food Energy (Kcal)	Calories saved / serving	Diabetic Exchange
1.	Fruit Flavors	10 pcs	0.00	60	60	1 Fruit
2.	Summer Fruit	10pcs	0.00	60	60	1 Fruit
3.	PepperMint	10pcs	0.00	60	60	1 Fruit
4.	Wild Cherry	10 pcs	0.00	60	60	1 Fruit
5.	Peanut Bits	14pcs	6.00	140	70	2Fruit+1 Fat
6.	Chocolatey Wafer Bars	3 bars	7.00	140	103	2Fruit+1 Fat
7.	Peanut Butter Wafer Bars	3 bars	9.00	160	86	2Fruit+1 Fat
8.	Mint Patteez	4 pcs	2.00	100	90	1Fruit+1 Fat
9.	International Coffee	10 pcs	0.00	60	60	1 Fruit
10	Butter Toffee	10 pcs	1.00	60	60	1 Fruit
11	ButterScotch	10pcs	0.00	60	60	1 Fruit

By Mais Abu Al Rub

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