"AVOID" FOODS Try and avoid use of direct sugar in foods. Many people use recipes or buy ready to eat foods. Any such recipe or food label, which calls for the use of following food items usually means that direct sugars have been added and should be avoided. Foods to Avoid brown sugar corn sweetener corn syrup fructose fruit juice concentrate glucose (dextrose) high-fructose corn syrup honey invert sugar lactose maltose molasses raw sugar [table] sugar (sucrose) syrup