Learning Objectives Demonstrate how much sugar can be found in popular drinks. Show you how to can calculate the amount of sugar in a drink and understand what too much sugar is. Identify 1-2 changes you can make to promote a healthy lifestyle AND save money by not purchasing expensive sugary drinks. Specifically, we will be looking at how many teaspoons of sugar are we drinking.

What is a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage? A beverage that has sugar added to it and does not have naturally occurring sugar. Examples: Soda Fruit Punch Energy drinks Juices Vitamin water Sports drinks

Concerns about Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Sugary drinks are the single largest contributor of added sugar in the American diet. The average American consumes ¼ pound of added sugar a day, or 100 pounds a year. Extra calories from sugar-sweetened beverages can lead to weight gain and obesity. Adults who drink one or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day are 27% more likely to be over weight than those that do not.

Consumption Facts Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by adults has doubled in the last 30 years. The typical bottle of soda has tripled in size, from 6.5 ounces in the 1950’s, to 34 or even 64 ounces today. This translates to increased caloric intake and subsequent weight gain.

Nutrition Facts: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages High in calories and sugar Low in vitamins and minerals Drinking your calories vs. eating your calories Can lead to excess caloric intake Leaves you unsatisfied and hungry (when you drink vs eat your calories)

How Much Sugar are we Drinking? 1 gram of sugar/4 = number of teaspoons of sugar Always check serving size Calories per serving 27 grams sugar/4 = 6.75 teaspoons of sugar

How much sugar are we drinking? SUGAR SHOCKERS How much sugar are we drinking?

Rockstar Energy Drink Worst Energy Drink 280 calories 62 grams sugar Sugar equivalence: 6 Krispy Kreme original glazed donuts 1 can, 16 fl ounces While the calories are not the same, the sugar content of a Rockstar Energy is the same as 6 Krispy Kreme donuts! By far one of the worst culprits of added sugar. In general, avoid energy drinks whenever possible.

Worst Soda Sunkist 320 calories 84 g sugars Sugar Equivalent: 6 Breyers Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches 1 bottle, 20 fl ounces Sodas are notorious for adding high amounts of sugar to the American diet. Sunkist in particular is high in sugar and calories.

Arizona Kiwi Strawberry Worst Juice Imposter Arizona Kiwi Strawberry 345 calories 81 g sugars Sugar Equivalent: 7 bowls of Froot Loops 1 ca, 23 fl ounces Arizona brand drinks are often sought after as alternatives to sodas. These masquerades as “juices” and “teas” when in fact they often contain very little of these but tons of sugar.

Worst Tea SoBe Green Tea 240 calories 61 g sugars Sugar Equivalent: 4 slices Sara Lee Cherry Pie 1 bottle, 20 fl ounces A good example of misleading advertisement as a “tea”.

Walking time to burn off Beverages Water 20 fl. oz. 0 minutes 1% Milk 16 fl. oz. bottle 56 minutes 100% Orange Juice 16 fl. oz. bottle 53 minutes Soda 12 fl. oz. can 30 minutes Sports Drink 20 fl. oz. bottle 27 minutes Energy Drink 16 fl. oz. 52 minutes Sweetened Tea 20 fl. oz. bottle 46 minutes

DRINK MORE WATER! What can we do? Zero Calories Free or low cost Helps suppress appetite Helps remove toxins from organs

How much water do we need? Depends on height, weight, and activity level Women generally need 9-11 8-oz cups a day Men generally need 13-15 8-oz cups a day

Activity Lets take a closer look at the sugar content of some common drinks. Number of servings Calories per serving Grams of sugar Teaspoons of sugar A day of beverages

Thank You! Questions?