1. Rethink Your Drink!

2. The average American consumes ~100 pounds of sugar from food and beverages per year. That's almost 1/4 pound of sugar per day!

3. Consuming one or more sugar sweetened beverages daily increases your risk for overweight and obesity
Nearly 50% of American's increased calorie intake is from sweetened beverages.
Drinking 1-20 oz soda per day adds 235 cal/day, and can add up to 25 pounds per year

4. Increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages can cause tooth decay and cavities

5. Natural Sugars: Where are they found?
-Whole fruits and vegetables
-100% fruit juice
-Milk
What are they? -Sugars that are found naturally within a food

6. Added Sugars
Added sugars are sugars and syrups that are added to food or beverages when they are processed or prepared. This does not include naturally occurring sugars such as those in milk and fruits

7. Detecting Added Sugars-
Added sugars may appear on the ingredient list as:
Corn Syrup
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Dextrose
Maltose
Sorbitol
Fruit juice concentrate
Honey
Glucose
Fructose

8. Sweetened Ingredient List Samples-

9. Reading Nutrition Labels-
Things to notice:
Serving size
Calories
Sugars

10. Converting Grams to Teaspoons
How to find the total grams of sugar in a bottle?
(Servings) x (Grams of Sugar) = Total Grams
(2.5 servings) x (27g) = 67.5 g total
How to convert grams to teaspoons?
(Total Grams)/ 4 = Total Teaspoons of Sugar
(67.5g)/4 = 17 total teaspoons

11. 5 C’s of Sugary Drinks
Content
Calories
Cavities
Caffeine
Calcium Loss

12. Possible Health Effects
Obesity
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Tooth Decay

13. Water! Essential to life Makes up 55-75% of body weight
Functions of water in the body-
Carries nutrients throughout the body
Helps waste travel out of the body
Helps breakdown food
Acts as a cushion around joints, the eyes, and the spinal cord
Helps maintain body temperature
Essential to life
Makes up 55-75% of body weight

14. Tips for making healthy beverage choices
Carry a refillable water bottle
Serve water with meals
Have water handy-keep a pitcher of water in the fridge
Make water more exciting by adding cucumber, lemon, lime, a splash of 100% fruit juice or herbal tea
Drink unsweetened iced tea or seltzer

15. How many grams of sugar equal one teaspoon?3 5 7 4
Answer: D, 4 grams is equal to 1 teaspoon of sugar

16. The typical bottle of soda has tripled in size since the 1950’s
True or False?
The typical bottle of soda has tripled in size since the 1950’s
Answer: True
Sizes have increased from 34 oz to up to even 64 oz today

17. All of the following are effects of consuming sugary drink daily, except:
Calcium loss
Cataracts
Caffeine
Cavities
Answer: B
The 5 C’s of Sugary Drinks are calories,
calcium loss, caffeine, content, and cavities

18. True or False?
Sugary drinks are the single largest food category contributing added sugar to the American diet
Answer: True

19. If a drink contains 28 grams of sugar, how many total teaspoons would it contain?7 12 9 5
Answer: A, 28 grams/ 4 grams/teaspoon = 7 teaspoons

20. Detect the added sugars-
Answer:
Sucrose Syrup
Glucose Fructose Syrup

21. True or False?
Drinking sugary drinks regularly nearly doubles the risk of dental cavities
Answer: True

22. Approximately what percent of our body is made up of water?
10-20%
45-55%
55-75%
80-90%
Answer: C, 55-75% of the human body is made up of water

23. Sugary drink consumption has more than doubled in the last 30 years
True or False?
Sugary drink consumption has more than doubled in the last 30 years
Answer: True
~77 extra calories per day from sugary drinks, can add up to an extra 25 pounds of weight per year

24. True or False?
Sweetened juice products with minimal juice content, such as juice pouches, are considered sugar-sweetened beverages rather than fruit juice
Answer: True