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TheUSDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americansrecommend limiting added sugar to less than 10% of your daily calorie intake.
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For a 2,000-calorie diet, that’s no more than 50 grams of added sugar per day.
For a healthier alternative, check out our list of the10 Healthiest Cookie Brandsand 3 To Avoid.
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Still, you might enjoythe Brussels cookieoccasionally rather than as an everyday snack, she adds.
Just onePepperidge Farm Soft-Baked Captiva Dark Chocolatecookie contains 12 grams of total sugar, all coming from added sugar.
Where’s the sweet stuff coming from?
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Mostly high-fructose corn syrup, which is the first source of sugar on the ingredient list.
Still, these classic cookies are sweetened with regular sugar and high-fructose corn syrup.
One cookie provides 30% of your daily recommended amount of added sugar.
Pepperidge Farm
Each rainbow sprinkle-topped cookie contains 16 grams of sugarall from added sugars.
Fields Triple Chocolate Cookiecontains 20 grams of sugarthe highest per-serving amount on this list.
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