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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Our 3-in-1 Dilemma

I saw from the newspaper yesterday that our favourite 3-in-1 beverages is one of the health hazards due to the high content of sugar. It is a potential time-bomb (diabetes) for us if our intake is consistently high and uncontrolled each day.  


A usual coffee sachet is 20g packed with coffee, sugar and creamer. For my favourite White coffee, the sachet contains double of that, which is 40g. Everything is doubled, especially the sugar and creamer. I totally agreed with the statement above because we cannot control the amount of sugar that is taken since it was pre-packed.

 
There are 2 ways to go about; drinking in a bigger cup or choosing the sugar-free option but both are not the best solutions. Option 1 will makes our cuppa not-so-perfect tasting anymore, while option 2 gives us another headache; sugar-free means more creamer, and it becomes cream coffee.

So, my favourite cup of white coffee now comes with a 3-in-1 dilemma;
1) more 3-in-1, potential health problem due to high sugar content
2) go for sugar-free option, potential health problem due to high creamer content
3) go for sugar-free option, price is more expensive though no sugar content

1 comment:

lyk said...

i saw the article you read, i am fairly concern of the sugar harmful impact on our health both adult and children alike as both beverages are now filled with high content of sugar. and myself had been a 3 in 1 coffee drinker since i was 19 and now i am 35, i can feel the side effect alongside with my favorite cuppa each day (i drink 2-3 cups a day), my job performance drop due to the fact that i am unable to remember things and difficulties in concentration. i am thinking to quit this 3 in 1 coffee but i tried twice and failed. i need to try again.