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Original poster

I am dumbstruck; ONE small box of RAISINS has NINE spoon fulls of SUGAR in them, apparently....

34 replies

NatalieJane · 03/03/2008 16:13

So have I got to stop dishing them out as snacks? Or is my sister getting the wrong end of the stick? Or am I the very last person to know this on the entire planet?

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VanillaPumpkin · 03/03/2008 16:14

Nine!!! Holy shit!. I knew they had sugar in but surely not that much !

belgo · 03/03/2008 16:14

that's a lot. I do know that raisons have a lot of sugar and they stick to the teeth easily, causing decay.

tissy · 03/03/2008 16:14

sounds a bit extreme, how small a box?

JingleyJen · 03/03/2008 16:15

One small box of raisins has fruit sugars in them. they aren't evil, you are not spooning sugar directly into your childs mouth.

However they are very sweet and I think that there are lots of snacks that you child can have as well as raisins so perhaps alternate with other things.

JMO

dustystar · 03/03/2008 16:16

I think she's got the wrong end of the stick. Most raisins don't have any added sugar and I can't see how one small box of raisins could have 9 spoons of naturally occurring sugars in it.

witchandchips · 03/03/2008 16:16

no just means you need to stop thinking in terms of good and bad food. Raisins have loads of sugar but they also have some vitamins and they are good for the gums (but not the teeth!). Okay to give out some raisins but give other snacks as well.

tissy · 03/03/2008 16:16

according to thiswebsite haldf a cup of raisins has 4 teaspoons of sugar

VanillaPumpkin · 03/03/2008 16:18

Oh not so bad then. As I was.....
Thank you.

JingleyJen · 03/03/2008 16:18

so have just looked on t'internet and half a cup of raisins has 4 teaspoons of fruit sugars no added sugar.

Piffle · 03/03/2008 16:18

per box raisins have 8.1gms of sugar. This is fructose natural fruit sugars. Great as a snack... The sugars metabolise slowly and provide longer energy than things made with refined White sugar etc now you do the math and tell me how 8.1 gms = 9 teaspoons. Methonks someone is talking bolleaux NJ

MaryAnnSingleton · 03/03/2008 16:19

the thing about dried fruit and fruit strips/bars is that they really stick to the teeth, so I'm always a bit thing about giving them as snacks between meals

witchandchips · 03/03/2008 16:20

but it is still sugar and they are still really bad for the teeth.

Original poster
NatalieJane · 03/03/2008 16:20

Obviously raisins are not the only snacks I dish out, but it doesn't sound as though a small box is going to do much harm.

Sister said she had taken her DS to the dentist for some kid awareness thingymebob, and they had a small snack size box of raisins, with a dish of sugar next to it, and kids had to dish out 9 spoonfulls of sugar to see just how much sugar it is.

I thought it was a bit OTT.

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mears · 03/03/2008 16:20

do the maths

hoarsewhisperer · 03/03/2008 16:22

Piffle said it best...

there's a big difference between refined sugar and unrefined fructose.

I'd like to tak the people who wrote that website and give them a good talking to about misrepresentation.....{fume)

Desiderata · 03/03/2008 16:25

Oh! I'm quite disappointed now. I was hoping for a full-scale raisin boycott!

tissy · 03/03/2008 16:27

fruit sugar still rots your teeth, though! It's probably better for you that granulated, but from a dentist's perspective, all sugar is evil, particularly in food that clings to your teeth. Yes in terms of energy release it's better, but that's not what a dentist will worry about.

Our dentist was delighted that dd's favourite snack is cheese, and she hates raisins!

2happy · 03/03/2008 16:27

Aye boycott raisins. Goes well with the duffscience milk-boycotting thread too

NoBiggy · 03/03/2008 16:28

Yes, our dentist recommended crisps as a snack, and things with aspartame.

I just smiled and said rightio.

Original poster
NatalieJane · 03/03/2008 16:31

Oh blardy hell, what have I started?

List of banned substances:

Fruit shoots
Gregs sausage rolls
Anything chavvy
Nestle
Raisins

Did I miss anything?

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Piffle · 03/03/2008 16:43

I've got 14 yr old ds1 and 5 yr old dd. Neither have any decay or fillings. This according to our dentist. Is because they drink mostly water and very limited amounts of fruit juice, no fizzy drinks and eat sensibly. Raisins are part of that as are other dried fruits.

MaryAnnSingleton · 03/03/2008 17:15

same here piffle

Beadmum · 05/03/2008 14:25

I asked my dentist about this as had heard raisins were bad for the teeth and dd loves them.
My dentist told me all dried fruit with no added sugar was fine as long as teeth were brushed regularly, she also added 'much better than sweets anyday'

Original poster
NatalieJane · 06/03/2008 11:52

I asked my sister if she was sure the dentist said 9 tea spoon fulls, so she asked her son, he said it was 6 and a half tea spoons, which still sounds OTT compared to the links above.

Methinks the dentist was maybe scaremongering a bit...

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bobsmum · 06/03/2008 11:58

Ds went to the dentist yesterday and has the beginnings of decay in one of his back molars.

As his diet is good I can only assume it's because of the amount of fruit he eats. There seems to be a help yourself fruit bowl at school.

He does eat raisins a lot too - like belgo said they get stuck in the fissures quite easily and wee people aren't quite so adept at flicking them out with their teeth as adults.

I'm 31 and have never had a filling so am absolutely mortified that this has happened. DS is only 5

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