How much sugar do you /your family consume in one month?

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I am not sure I am posting in the right place but...

I was just asking myself that question. As a family of 6, we consume just under a kg of sugar per month. (I do quite a bit of baking as well) is that too much?

None [smug]

But I am NOT a baker

As in bags of sugar?

None, as we add sugar to nothing, unless I bake which I rarely do.

But I do buy cakes and ice-creams and other sweet foods.

last time i bought a small bag of sugar was at my old house, so must be nearly 2 yrs ago.
We dont add sugar to anything and I very rarely bake!

the family probably consume about 100g a month

but I bake birthday cakes for people and get through alot so it ihard to gauge what is family use and what isn't

yes, just under 1 bag of sugar per month. Dh puts sugar in coffee, I don't.

About 4oz a month in buns/cakes we bake but other than that none.

We don't sweeten tea or cereal, although we do use jam or honey on porridge..

I do not put sugar on the DCs cereals eithe. Where is it all going?

(But - do not impose a blanket ban on the white stuff... just don't add it to anything)

Don't buy biscuits though

Thank you butterfly effect, a pound a foortnight woul be similar to two just under a kg a month . Phew...

None really here either unless i make cakes or biscuits and usually use brown.

We too have a very old and maky bag of white sugar somewhere. I'd hate a sugar taking guest to see it.

fortnight

One bag a fortnight or thereabouts, DH and DD take 2 sugars each in drinks despite several pleadings from me to give it up although when I make they get one and don't notice

That's all.

Not sure it makes a difference but I like to think so... makes me feel better anyway...

none added to food but I do a fare bit of baking and dh uses loads in wine and beer making.

I don't bake and don't use very much sugar in cooking. We don't have sugar n drinks or on ceraels.

A bag of sugar lasts months.

I'm on my 3rd bag in about 6 years. Don't add it to drinks or cereals. I do bake sometimes but tend to use brown sugars / syrup / treacle for better flavour.

Goodness you all put me to shame, I am really starting to feel very uncomfortable please can someone other than Butterfly reassure me? I might try buying a 1/2kg bag next shopping to see where it takes me!

I don't keep track as use all sorts of different sugars in baking not just one type - very little nutritional difference with any of them. People who eat ready meals and prepackaged cereals eat an awful lot of hidden sugar much better to cook from scratch and bake alot IMO.

I totally agree with you there iwantitnow, it also tastes better (most of the time anyway!)

... don't eat ready-meals either, cook everything from scratch. Hands up - there are cornflakes, bite-sized shreddies, porridge and own-brand weetabix in the cupboard!

Not something I keep track of, but I only use sugar in baking. When I bake we buy less sweet stuff, so I think it balances out. I think if you are worried about sugar/sweet stuff consumption it is better to keep a food diary for a couple of weeks than to concentrate on the white stuff alone.

The thing is we do not buy much sweet stuff. we received some chocolates before Christmas and have still not finished them and Dcs are keen on fruit and toasts as snacks, i am starting to think it all goes between Dh's hot drinks and my backing then.