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Health Check Can Help - Sugar
In December 2007, as a result of the update to Canada’s Food Guide, Health Check has added a sugar limit to food categories that may contribute higher sources of added sugar, such as cereals, waffles, muffins and grain-based bars.
To be part of the Health Check grocery program, foods in the following categories are restricted in sugar:
| Food Category | Health Check Nutrient Criteria for Sugar |
| Breakfast cereals 30 g (20 g to 42 g per 250 mL) | 6 g or less sugar (excluding sugar from pieces of fruit) |
| Breakfast cereals 55 g (43 g or more per 250 mL) | 11 g or less sugar (excluding sugar from pieces of fruit) |
| Waffles/pancakes 75 g | 11 g or less |
| Grain-based bars | 50% or less carbohydrates from total sugar |
| Muffins | 50% or less carbohydrate from sugar |
| Fruit juices | No added sugar |
| Dried fruit and dried fruit snacks | No added sugar |
| Frozen fruit bars | No added sugar |
| Milk | No added sugar |
| Yogurt | No added sugar |
| Soy beverages | 13 g or less sugar (levels of sugar naturally occurring in 1 cup of plain milk) |
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