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What is a sweetened beverage?
Any drinks that have added sugar OR drinks that have a concentrated amount of sugar with little nutritional benefit.
Examples include:
- 100% fruit juice or juice drinks – Juice sounds like it should be healthy, but it contains lot of sugar. Read more
- Regular soda
- Regular kool-aid or lemonade
- Flavored milk
- Sports drinks – surprised? Read more
- Coffee drinks (latte, mocha or frappuccino)
- VitaminWater™
- Energy drinks (Red Bull®, Monster™)
Health risks of drinking too many sweetened beverages:
- Higher risk of type 2 diabetes
- Weight gain
- Higher risk of developing cavities in your teeth
Benefits of eliminating sweetened beverages:
- Reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- It will help you lose or maintain your weight
- Reduced risk of developing cavities in your teeth
What you can do:
- Avoid beverages with added sugar. How can you tell if a drink has added sugar? Read more.
- Dilute 100% fruit juice with extra water. How? Read more.
- Try beverages with less sugar or choose unsweetened beverages half the time.
- Drink:
- Water
- Milk – unflavored, skim or 1%. Why not flavored milk? Read more.
- Flavored beverages with less than 3 grams of sugar per serving. For example:
- Propel®
- AquaFina Flavor Splash™
- Dasani® flavored water
- Crystal Light®
- Sugar free Kool-aid®
- Caffeine-free diet soda
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