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January is typically a month dedicated to making healthier choices, whether that’s swapping your sugary coffee for a smoothie or switching your bacon sandwich in the morning for a bowl of nourishing muesli.<\/p>\n

However, some of the ‘healthy choices’ you think you’re making could be laden with sugar and contain more sugar per serving than a Mars bar.<\/p>\n

In fact, there are several healthy-looking meals, beverages and snacks that people are picking off the supermarket shelves that actually contain more than 30g of sugar per serving.<\/p>\n

A Mars bar, which consists of nougat, caramel and milk chocolate, contains an eye-watering 30.5g of sugar per serving – hardly surprising considering it’s a sweet treat to enjoy on occasion.<\/p>\n

But did you know Pret\u2019s Big Apple, Bircher Muesli and Five Berry bowls also contain more than 30g of sugar?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The bowls, which consist of dried fruit, granola, fruit compote and natural yoghurt, contain more than 31g of sugar each, with the Bircher Muesli Bowl containing a whopping 34.9g per serving.<\/p>\n

Pret isn’t the only culprit when it comes to unexpected sugar content. The Times has shared a list of 12 foods that contain more sugar than a Mars bar.<\/p>\n

One litre carton of Oatly Barista Edition Oat Long Life Drink<\/h3>\n

34g per litre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oatly’s “totally vegan” offering tastes delicious when stirred into coffee but it contains 3.4g of sugar per 100ml which is 34g per litre.<\/p>\n

However, these are natural sugars which come from the oats. The ingredients list does not appear to contain added sugar.<\/p>\n

M&S Classic Fruit Salad<\/h3>\n

32.2g per serving<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a mix of melon, orange, apple, grapes and strawberries this salad counts towards one of your five a day.<\/p>\n

Each serving contains more than 30g of sugar which naturally occurs from the fruit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pret The Big Apple Bowl<\/h3>\n

33.1g per serving<\/strong><\/p>\n

This healthy-looking bowl contains natural yoghurt, shredded apple, cinnamon and granola.<\/p>\n

While it appears to look healthy, the ingredients list shows it contains brown sugar, golden syrup and dark muscovado Sugar.<\/p>\n

Half a 450g pot of Yeo Valley Organic Vanilla 0% Fat Yoghurt<\/h3>\n

31.5g per half a pot<\/strong><\/p>\n

This fat-free yoghurt contains live cultures and is zero percent fat but there’s also 14g of sugar per 100g which means half a pot contains more than 30g of sugar.<\/p>\n

Sainsbury\u2019s Taste the Difference Sweet and Sour Chicken Ready Meal<\/h3>\n

36.8g per serving<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweet and sour chicken with egg fried rice may not sound sugary but this meal for one actually contains 36.8g of sugar per serving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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300ml glass of M&S Strawberry and Banana Smoothie<\/h3>\n

31.8g per 300ml glass<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smoothies are a great way to increase fruit intake but they do contain large amounts of natural sugar.<\/p>\n

This smoothie counts towards one of your five a day but contains 10.6g of sugar per 100ml.<\/p>\n

Full list of foods that contain more sugar per serving than a Mars bar:<\/strong><\/p>\n