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Seven tips for cutting your sugar intake

  Sugar seems to be in everything we eat, from the obvious desserts and pastries to foods like peanut butter, breakfast cereal, and even tomato sauce. For those trying to limit their sugar intake, meal planning and proper nutrition can be tricky. The Terraces carefully curates  cuisine and food options  to include a variety of healthy choices that are limited in sugar and are also absolutely delicious. Below are some helpful tips on reducing how much sugar you eat: 1. Know your daily intake Keep in mind the recommended limits so you have a baseline. The  World Health Organization  recommends 25 grams of sugar per day or up to 10 percent of your daily caloric intake, although they suggest sticking closer to 5 percent. 2. Learn how to identify sugar Sugar has multiple names on food ingredient labels. So, it can be hard to decipher how much a grocery item actually contains. According to the  American Heart Association , it can appear in ingredient lists as a s...