Let’s say you need to watch your sugar intake. So you are headed out to eat with some friends and think you need to be careful to not eat too much sugar while you are out. You start off well by beginning with some water to drink. Sodas and tea can contain tons of sugar. If you are not into the fake sweeteners, then water may be a great choice. Then you think you will order a nice Asian chicken salad with a Teriyaki dressing to show you are really trying to do what is right by your health. Before ordering it though, it might have been wise to have asked about the sugar content of your meal. Sure, it seems healthy eating a salad, and maybe overall it is not bad. But some salads can contain tons of sugar. The sweet type dressing will more than likely have lots of sugar. Then there might be sugar hidden inside the chicken, the breading, or other things that are in the salad. Before you know it you may end up with more sugar in your meal than you realize and feel you should eat. There can actually be enough sugar that you could have had a few desserts, equaling the sugar in your salad. So when you eat out, if you need to, ask questions about what is in your food.