>> Friday, July 6, 2012
Thirsty?
As
the weather starts getting warmer, having something cold and tasty to drink is
on my mind a lot. When we
are thirsty, water really is the perfect choice. It keeps us hydrated and
healthy, it has no calories, and it is inexpensive. Here is a comparison of
some drinks I found:
Beverage
|
Calories Per 8 ounces
|
Grams of Sugar per 8 ounces
|
Cost Per Gallon
|
Tap
Water
|
0
|
0
|
$0.00435
|
Bottled
Water
|
0
|
0
|
$1.57
|
Sugar-Free
Drink Mix
|
2
|
0
|
$2.59
|
Sports
Drink
|
50
|
14
|
$4.19
|
Regular
Soda
|
100
|
27
|
$4.44
|
Diet
Soda
|
0
|
0
|
$4.44
|
Bottled
Tea
|
0-90
|
0-23
|
$8.32
|
Energy
Drink
|
0-140
|
0-31
|
$13.48
|
Orange
Juice
|
110
|
24
|
$7.61
|
100%
Fruit Juice
|
120
|
29
|
$7.64
|
Lemonade
(from mix)
|
60
|
16
|
$1.50
|
Juice
Boxes
|
90
|
21
|
$4.80
|
Reduced
Fat Chocolate Milk
|
180
|
24
|
$4.17
|
If
plain water is not for you, here are a few ideas to try:
- Freeze juice in
ice cube trays and cool down your glass of water with flavored ice cubes.
- Put cut up fruit
in a pitcher of water in the refrigerator – the flavor of the fruit will
flavor the water. Oranges, lemons, limes, kiwi and berries work really
well for this.
- Put water in a
special cup or water bottle and store it in the refrigerator so it is easy
to grab in a hurry. Sometimes water tastes great plain when it is in a
special cup.
- Add low-calorie
drink mixes (such as Crystal Light) to your water.
Check
out choosemyplate.gov this May
through August to see what the USDA is doing to promote drinking water instead
of sugary drinks
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