It may surprise you but sugar is a carbohydrate, and is considered a macronutrient. The generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, sugar has far-reaching implications for brain health and development. 
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As your baby explores solids, it may be tempting to give them foods loaded with sugar or fruit (i.e. foods you know they’ll eat) but what they eat today will affect who they are in the future. Consuming too much sugar at such a young age comes with real risk.
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Not all sugars are created equal. 
‍There are natural sugars in both fruits and vegetables which make for important sources of energy. In the body, sugars are turned into carbohydrates, which you burn for energy. 
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Added sugars found in juices and candy, as well as highly processed sugars, have detrimental effects on health and can lead to obesity, diabetic, tooth decay, and heart disease. 

Just say no to fruit juice. 
‍Science shows that sweet tooths are made, not merely inherited. The flavors kids are exposed to in the first 1,000 days, from conception to age two, have a profound impact on the flavors they will crave later in life. This is why it is particularly important to feed a broad array of healthy, real foods. The window is short. By their 3rd birthday, their dietary preferences are largely set. Studies have shown that infants who were regularly exposed to sugar water during infancy later preferred sweeter beverages as older children.

Kids  today,  especially  young  children,  are  consuming  more  sugar  in  liquid form than ever before.

Pick blends with a balanced fruit to fiber ratio and no added sugars. 
‍You don’t need to add sugar to baby food to get them to eat it. It’s a myth that babies will never eat what they don’t like. In fact, repeated exposure to new foods will help your baby accept new textures and flavors. On average it takes 12-15 times for a baby to accept a new food. The payout is a healthy eater for life. 

Shrinkage happens. 
No, seriously. Studies have shown that sugar has the ability to shrink your brain. According to Dr. Michael Goran, one of the foremost experts in childhood nutrition, and the author of Sugarproof: How sugar is silently damaging your child’s health and what you can do about it: