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Growing up, I was addicted to apple juice. I couldn’t digest milk, and back in the 80’s, milk alternatives like Almond milk and Coconut milk weren’t readily available.I can still remember being served sippy cups of those giant cans of apple juice that you had to pierce open with a special tool. Little did my parents realize that one single cup of that golden juice contains a whopping 23 grams of sugar.The American Heart Association recommends children consume no more than 12-25 grams (3-6 tsp) of sugar a day, depending on their age. Now couple this with the fact that the average child is consuming anywhere from 12-34 teaspoons (48-136 grams) of sugar in one day. (1)Let’s face it, children are becoming addicted to sugar starting at very young ages.From sugary soft drinks to fruit juice and flavored milk, most kids are drinking their daily calorie requirements in on top of the high amounts of sugar in their foods.High intakes of sugar are contributing to the increasing pandemics of obesi…